2009-09-17T15:28:09-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/one+wife/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Timothy%203:12&version=NIV 2009-09-17T15:28:09-05:00 Paul tells Timothy that anyone who wants to be a deacon must only have one wife and be able to handle managing his household. To Paul, these were prerequisites for being able to handle everything that a deacon would be responsible for.