http://reformeddeacon.com/authors/paul-the-apostle/ Recent content in Paul the Apostle on Readings in the Reformed Diaconate Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us http://reformeddeacon.com/1-timothy-3/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://reformeddeacon.com/1-timothy-3/ Full Text Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain. They must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. And let them also be tested first; then let them serve as deacons if they prove themselves blameless. Their wives likewise must be dignified, not slanderers, but sober-minded, faithful in all things. Let deacons each be the husband of one wife, managing their children and their own households well.