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Originally Posted by Evangelical
You have claimed that Romans 16:1 says
" "Our sister Phoebe is a deaconess of the church in Cenchrea."
Wallace says this:
In Rom 16:1, Phoebe is called a “servant of the church of Cenchrea.” This word, ‘servant,’ is what is occasionally translated as ‘minister,’ or less often as ‘deacon.’
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Your argument backfires on you when we consider the ramifications.
If the Greek work "
DIAKONOS" refers to Timothy a "good minister of Jesus Christ" (I Tim 4.6) as you say, then lets also call Phoebe a "good minister of Jesus Christ."
How about that Evangelical? A sister ministering to the church in Cenchrea, now recommended by Paul to the saints in Rome. Wow!