Officially, the New Testament church at an early stage took seriously their responsibility for widows who lacked family — Carolyn Custis James, The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules
Officially, the New Testament church at an early stage took seriously their responsibility for widows who lacked family — Carolyn Custis James, The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules
Officially, the New Testament church at an early stage took seriously their responsibility for widows who lacked family — Carolyn Custis James, The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules
Officially, the New Testament church at an early stage took seriously their responsibility for widows who lacked family — Carolyn Custis James, The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules
Officially, the New Testament church at an early stage took seriously their responsibility for widows who lacked family — Carolyn Custis James, The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules
Officially, the New Testament church at an early stage took seriously their responsibility for widows who lacked family — Carolyn Custis James, The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules
Officially, the New Testament church at an early stage took seriously their responsibility for widows who lacked family — Carolyn Custis James, The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules
Officially, the New Testament church at an early stage took seriously their responsibility for widows who lacked family — Carolyn Custis James, The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules
Officially, the New Testament church at an early stage took seriously their responsibility for widows who lacked family — Carolyn Custis James, The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules
Officially, the New Testament church at an early stage took seriously their responsibility for widows who lacked family — Carolyn Custis James, The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules
Officially, the New Testament church at an early stage took seriously their responsibility for widows who lacked family — Carolyn Custis James, The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules
Officially, the New Testament church at an early stage took seriously their responsibility for widows who lacked family — Carolyn Custis James, The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules
Officially, the New Testament church at an early stage took seriously their responsibility for widows who lacked family — Carolyn Custis James, The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules
Officially, the New Testament church at an early stage took seriously their responsibility for widows who lacked family — Carolyn Custis James, The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules
Officially, the New Testament church at an early stage took seriously their responsibility for widows who lacked family — Carolyn Custis James, The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules
Officially, the New Testament church at an early stage took seriously their responsibility for widows who lacked family — Carolyn Custis James, The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules
Officially, the New Testament church at an early stage took seriously their responsibility for widows who lacked family — Carolyn Custis James, The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules
Officially, the New Testament church at an early stage took seriously their responsibility for widows who lacked family — Carolyn Custis James, The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules
Officially, the New Testament church at an early stage took seriously their responsibility for widows who lacked family — Carolyn Custis James, The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules
Officially, the New Testament church at an early stage took seriously their responsibility for widows who lacked family — Carolyn Custis James, The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules
Officially, the New Testament church at an early stage took seriously their responsibility for widows who lacked family — Carolyn Custis James, The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules
Officially, the New Testament church at an early stage took seriously their responsibility for widows who lacked family — Carolyn Custis James, The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules
Officially, the New Testament church at an early stage took seriously their responsibility for widows who lacked family — Carolyn Custis James, The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules
Officially, the New Testament church at an early stage took seriously their responsibility for widows who lacked family — Carolyn Custis James, The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules
Officially, the New Testament church at an early stage took seriously their responsibility for widows who lacked family — Carolyn Custis James, The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules
Officially, the New Testament church at an early stage took seriously their responsibility for widows who lacked family — Carolyn Custis James, The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules
Officially, the New Testament church at an early stage took seriously their responsibility for widows who lacked family — Carolyn Custis James, The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules
Officially, the New Testament church at an early stage took seriously their responsibility for widows who lacked family — Carolyn Custis James, The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules
Officially, the New Testament church at an early stage took seriously their responsibility for widows who lacked family — Carolyn Custis James, The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules
Officially, the New Testament church at an early stage took seriously their responsibility for widows who lacked family — Carolyn Custis James, The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules
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Officially, the New Testament church at an early stage took seriously their responsibility for widows who lacked family or other resources. The office of deacon was instituted initially to address this pressing need.

— Carolyn Custis James, The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules
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