1 timothy 3 deacons qualifications

Deacons as Servants or Enforcers? Scripture Versus Branham’s Church Order

The New Testament presents deacons as servants entrusted with practical care and moral integrity, not as enforcers of authority or discipline. This study contrasts that biblical role with William Branham’s authoritarian redefinition of deacons as church “police,” exposing a fundamental shift from service-oriented ministry to control-based governance.