Biblical Reading and Reflections: July 11th (Esther 7 & 1 Timothy 3)
Alastair's Adversaria
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The Overseering of the Deacons in Verse 12
Many of the former elders or house church leaders are now functioning in this diaconal office. It is not clear whether the deacons ordinarily taught, although we are told that they had to hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. Verse 12 also singles out deacons as husbands, fathers and heads of households - all of which phasize male dimensions of their office.
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