The Qualifications of Deacons (5): Godly in Their Conduct

One could divide the qualifications for deacons, set forth in I Timothy 3:8-12, into several categories. Some of the qualifications clearly concern their family situation and life. They must "be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well" (v. 12). Furthermore, their wives must be "grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things" (v. 11). One qualification regards the deacon's personal situation with regard to the church -- he must "first be proved" (v. 10)....