[1 Timothy 3:8 KJV] "Likewise [must] the deacons [be] grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;"
[1 Timothy 3:9 KJV] "Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience." ******** To be a deacon he must hold fast the mystery.
The mystery was revealed to Paul and included our gospel *******[Ephesians 6:19 KJV] "And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel," ********** The mystery was the formation of the church, the body of Christ ******* [Ephesians 3:6 KJV] "That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:"
[1 Timothy 3:9 KJV] "Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience." ******** To be a deacon he must hold fast the mystery.
The mystery was revealed to Paul and included our gospel *******[Ephesians 6:19 KJV] "And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel," ********** The mystery was the formation of the church, the body of Christ ******* [Ephesians 3:6 KJV] "That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:"
