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 ==General Credibility Issues==
-William Branham portrayed himself as a simple, honest, uneducated man with a divine gift from God.  However, many of the stories that he told have been proven to be untrue and many of the doctrines that he said he received directly from God were, in fact, plagiarized from other ministers.  If you click on the individual items below, they will take you to a detailed explanation of each issue.
+The Bible plainly tells us what is expected of Christian leaders:
+:''An elder must be blameless...<ref>Titus 1:6 (NET)</ref>
+:''For the overseer must be blameless as one entrusted with God’s work...<ref>Titus 1:7 (NET)</ref>
+:''The overseer then must be above reproach...<ref>1 Timothy 3:2 (NET)</ref>
+:''And these also must be tested first and then let them serve as deacons if they are found blameless.<ref>1 Timothy 3:10 (NET)</ref>
+William Branham portrayed himself as a simple, honest, uneducated man who was sent from God as a prophet to fore-run the second coming of Christ.  However, many of the stories that he told have been proven to be untrue and many of the doctrines that he said he received directly from God were, in fact, plagiarized from other ministers.  If you click on the individual items below, they will take you to a detailed explanation of each issue.
 #[[Plagiarism]]