Paul and the other Apostles definitely made distinctions between diakonoi and presbyteroi/episcopoi. So, from the early church as recorded in Acts and in the Pauline letters, there were two distinct offices.
159 posted on 07/09/2018 11:15:45 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o
(St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the snares of the devil.")