Let’s say you want to know what the Bible says about “Faith.” Now this is a pretty large bite since faith is seen throughout the Bible. So, let’s pick a book of the Bible and see what it has to say on the subject.
The word “deacons” appears 6 times in Scripture; let’s look there first.
- Pray for guidance from the Holy Spirit and that He will speak to you in the study.
- Go to the Blue Letter Bible site and type “deacons” into the search field (or find “deacons” in your concordance).
- Go to the verses you find in your search.
- Read each verse and the surrounding verses to put each usage of the word in context.
- Note down what each verse has to say about deacons.
- Now write a paragraph or two on the information you found.
- If you want to know more about deacons, you might do a word study (instructions for this in a preveious blog) on the word “deacon.” The Greek word for deacon, “diakonos” appears 29 times in the New Testament and can be translated as minister, servant, or similar English words. Romans 16:1 speaks of Phoebe as a “servant”. Could this also be translated that she was a deaconess at Cenchraea? You would need to look at the context and at other translations to see if that might be a valid translation of the word in context.
Romans 16:1 (ESV)
1 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church at Cenchreae,
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