1 Timothy 3:10
10 And [de] let [dokimazo] these [houtos] also [kai] first [proton] be proved; [dokimazo] then [eita] let them use the office of a
deacon, [diakoneo]
being [on] found blameless. [anegkletos] KJV-Interlinear
10 And let these also first be
tested; then let them serve as deacons if they are beyond reproach. NASB
Deacon is a reference
to anyone who is engaged in Christian service.
Everyone who has believed in Christ is a candidate for Christian service
in some aspect of their life.No one is
excused from service.It is an
obligation.
But being a candidate,
your service is a potential, not automatic.
God uses prepared
believers.
Unprepared believers
become nothing more than historical filler, just as all unbelievers are.
And unprepared
believers are those who decline to obey Gods mandates for spiritual
preparation.Most of whom
think that they can prepare themselves on their own. They are wrong.
Self preparation means
failure and the perpetuation of failure because more often their self
preparation is based on wrong ideas, which are perpetuated leading them to hold
on to their wrong ideas, thus preventing them from making the necessary changes
in their life, in order to get back on solid ground.
Therefore, testing is
in order.But this testing is not a test
applied by you or me, it is an ongoing test,
throughout ones life, applied by God. The spiritually mature believer is tested
moment by moment, day by day, for all of their life.
This is not a test
whereby you can pray, Lord test me.
That is a sign of an immature believer.
The word for first, proton,
means before, and in this case, before a person can be used, they must first be
prepared.Preparation always precedes
testing.There is no point in testing if
one has not first prepared.Without
preparation, failure would be automatic.
If I told you that you
were going to have an advanced test, right now, in genetics or physics, or some
subject that you obviously were not prepared for, what would the test results
be?Failure.
If, however, you
studied your subject for many, many months, and you knew what was going to be
on the test, then your preparation of learning and knowing,
would insure you a passing grade.
Your relationship is
with God, not man.And God uses prepared
believers, regardless of what people might think of you. The Egyptians wanted to kill the Israelites,
but a wall of fire prevented them and a wall of water defeated them.
God works His will in
accordance with His plan.He does not
depend on human means.He works without
regard to human means.There is nothing
in this world, that can prevent God from executing His
will in accordance with His plan for you.
The believer must be spiritually
mature in order to be used to the fullest in Gods
plan.
The word for blameless,
anegkletos, means irreproachable, free of blemish,
blameless, unaccused.
Since all people are
sinners, then there is only one place of sanctuary, free from sin, and that is
within the fellowship sphere, acquired by confession of ones
sins.
The fourth and fifth
Levitical offerings dealt with the principle of confession, 1 John explains the
mechanics of confession.
And after salvation,
confession is a necessary function for the believer, in order to get into
fellowship, where his spiritual growth and his spiritual life function.
All spiritual activity
ceases to function when one is out of fellowship.
And this testing applies
to and proves beyond any doubt, the qualifications of maturity, within the
spiritually mature believers life.
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