READ Romans 16 COMMENTARY: : 1        I commend unto you Phoebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea. (1249 “servant”[diakonos] means minister, deacon, one who exercises the commands of another, waiter, one who serves without necessarily having the office of a deacon, helper, deaconess, agent, assistant, or a messenger.) DEVOTION:  This word has caused much trouble in the church because of some of the interpretations give to it. Paul in his writings to the churches has mentioned the office of deacon in the church on a number of occasions to Timothy and Titus for example. In each of the mentions we find that the office of deacon in a church was filled by a man only. One of the characteristics of those who fill the office of deacon is the husband of one wife. It…