KEY SCRIPTURE:1Ti 3:8 KJV “Likewise must the deacons be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre.”

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This time, the scriptures instruct that the deacon should not be double-tongued. A double-tongued person is simply a deceiver. One who tells brother A one thing and says another thing to sister B. It is extremely dangerous for a deacon to have such a trait. Basically,  serpents are creatures with a double tongue. It is the cardinal characteristic of Satan. The bible says he is a murderer and a liar, even the father of all liars ( John 8:44)  .Anyone who is double-tongued is either under the influence of the devil or totally filled with a devil. This person would do lots of harm to the people of God. He would easily divide friends by creating enmity among them. Pro 16:28 KJV” A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.”

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The church of God is the pillar and foundation of truth and  should not tolerate any person in leadership who carries such traits. Such a one is in the true darkness and has not come to the knowledge of our Lord Jesus.They are fundamentally pretenders or hypocrites who seek the admiration or good books of the pastor.They act like deeply spiritual people and always appear to be very prayerful. The hard truth is that unsuspecting or a brother who does not seek the counsel of the spirit would easily locate a doubletongued lady as a good marriage material, not knowing that he is falling into the arms of Satan in a human form. The same goes for a brother who is double tongued.

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The following are some of the traits of double-tongued brothers or sisters, which would be noticed by those who are very close to them.

1 .The one who is very close to such a person would find out that this person, in his or her private moments, does not honour God’s word as they seem to portray in the midst of lots of people

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2.They normally speak evil of others. This is their highest characteristic.

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3 They easily tell lies. You would  again notice this if you do not accept what they say at face value, but probe further into what they say

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4.Such a person is also a thief who pilfers monies that come to them.

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Church leadership should be careful never to appoint a double-tongued person into leadership. Leadership should not just look at the supposed spiritual gestures but must look beyond them. Put them to the test by assigning them some tasks that demand truthfulness or faithfulness  and see how they perform. Pray intensely about whoever you seek to appoint into leadership.

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Now if you are double tongued, you don’t have to stay that way.As a believer in Jesus every wrong negative traits was crucified with Jesus.There is nothing like a doubletongue with you now that you are in Jesus.It is the Spirit of Jesus who has taken over your life( Gal 2;20, Eph 4:23).Accept that you are indeed crucified with Jesus and your present nature is the very Christ living and acting through you.Maintain a Christ consciousness always.This is the way out of wrong characters.

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THOUGHT:OUR CRUCIFIXION WITH JESUS IS OUR ANSWER TO ALL NEGATIVE LIFESTYLES

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FURTHER STUDIES

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Pro 18:8 KJV” The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.”

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Pro 26:20 KJV” Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.”