"Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;" 1 Timothy 3:3
Patient means not quarrelsome, peaceable; that is, does not argue over minor matters or always seek to have his way, but defers to the wishes of others when no cardinal doctrine or policy is sacrificed. Not covetous, literally, "not a lover of money": main priority is not the acquisition of money.
I surely am not a deacon (bishop) or deacon-wannabe. But I believe that God would want all His children to have the same values and virtues. Is the answer 90%?
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