Faith & Reason Nexus

Negative Qualifications:

• Not double-tongued (1 Timothy 3:8)
• Not given to much wine (1 Timothy 3:8)
• Not greedy of filthy lucre (1 Timothy 3:8)

Positive Qualifications:

• Grave (serious, dignified)
• Holding to the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience (1 Timothy 3:9)
• Blameless (1 Timothy 3:10)
• Husband of one wife (1 Timothy 3:12)
• Ruling well their children and their own houses well (1 Timothy 3:12)
• Good report (Acts 6:3)
• Full of the Spirit and wisdom (Acts 6:3)
• Must be proved (tested and proven) (Acts 6:3; 1 Timothy 3:10)

In Acts 6:1-6, the early church selected seven men to serve as deacons to handle daily ministration tasks, based on their honest report, being full of the Holy Ghost, and wisdom.

This outline captures the essential qualifications and context from both passages regarding the role of deacons in the early church.