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1 Timothy 3
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Chapter 3
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Here is a saying that you can rely on: To want to be a presiding elder[*a] is to want to do a noble work.
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That is why the president must have an impeccable character. He must not have been married more than once, and he must be temperate, discreet and courteous, hospitable and a good teacher;
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not a heavy drinker, nor hot-tempered, but kind and peaceable. He must not be a lover of money.
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He must be a man who manages his own family well and brings his children up to obey him and be well-behaved:
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how can any man who does not understand how to manage his own family have responsibility for the church of God?
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He should not be a new convert, in case pride might turn his head and then he might be condemned as the devil was condemned.
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It is also necessary that people outside the Church should speak well of him, so that he never gets a bad reputation and falls into the devil’s trap.
Deacons
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In the same way, deacons must be respectable men whose word can be trusted, moderate in the amount of wine they drink and with no squalid greed for money.
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They must be conscientious believers in the mystery of the faith.
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They are to be examined first, and only admitted to serve as deacons if there is nothing against them.
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In the same way, the women must be respectable, not gossips but sober and quite reliable.
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Deacons must not have been married more than once, and must be men who manage their children and families well.
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Those of them who carry out their duties well as deacons will earn a high standing for themselves and be rewarded with great assurance in their work for the faith in Christ Jesus.
The Church and the mystery of the spiritual life
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At the moment of writing to you, I am hoping that I may be with you soon;
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but in case I should be delayed, I wanted you to know how people ought to behave in God’s family – that is, in the Church of the living God, which upholds the truth and keeps it safe.
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Without any doubt, the mystery of our religion is very deep indeed: He was made visible in the flesh, attested by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed to the pagans, believed in by the world, taken up in glory.
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