The Qualifications of Deacons (3): Male Recipients of God’s Grace

That God sets a high standard for deacons in I Timothy 3:8ff., and that God supplies His church with men who, by His grace, attain that standard, we have noticed. Now we must examine the standard more closely. What are the qualifications for the office of deacon? We ask the question for three reasons. First, because God requires His church to nominate for or vote into the diaconate only those who are properly qualified, we must know in detail what the qualifications are. Second, those who are...