101- Priests are Servants Of The Scriptures

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[9] They Are Also Servants Of The Scriptures

When the seven deacons were ordained the apostles described their apostolic service, as one of the Word of God..

(Acts 6:4) "but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word."

Here we see the importance of serving the word.

Also Saint Luke quoted the apostolic service of the word as his main role:

(Luke 1:2) just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word delivered them to us,

Serving the word is explained by Saint Paul as serving of the Scriptures.

(Eph 3:7) of which I became a minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effective working of His power.

(1 Th 2:4) But as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, even so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who tests our hearts.