1st Timothy Five
Dont rebuke an older man, but Exhort (Strongly Encourage or Urge to do something) him as a father, younger men as brothers, Older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, with all purity.
The Definition of "Honor"ing
The Dictionary tells us ... that the Ten Commandments instruct us to "Honor thy father and mother." But what does honor entail? While all of these nouns describe the respect or esteem that one shows to another, honor implies acknowledgement of a person's right to such respect (Honor ones ancestors; honor the dead).
Timothy writes and says to Honor True widows
A true widow is one that is left alone and trusts in God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day.
This kind of thing, the widow could be applied to those that are not married and have a spouse as I do not. As i read this passage i think of the promise of one flesh that God has for his people. That "one flesh" brings a man and woman together but at one point in time one is left and the other has gone to live with God in heaven. Afterwards, being sinful in nature we are left alone and every time, not a lot of times we succumb to our sins and eat and drink the longings of our hearts. When we are alone, we cant just sit there and be alone we need to go up to someone and tlak to them, be with them or just have someone in their presence. But Timothy asks true widows as well as us to trust in God, and when i think of trust it hink of that game when i played as a young kid. Falling back and "trusting" that someone would catch me. If i was to play with someone i didnt trust i would never fall back but in this game with Christ, hes already caught me and given me in a metaphoric sense a place to lie on with green green grass and flowers and etc. Trusting, trusting which is in supplications and prayers night and day.
Those who live in pleasure are dead while they live.
Timothy like Paul tells us to be blameless so that we can burn with the fire from the spirit.
But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
WHAT!
Caring is loving. Loving is serving. Serving is dying. Simple concepts but a lot of times i just want to stop at caring, sometimes a little before that. At this point in my life, in this season God expects of me, he expects of me to provide. Whether it is through leading them in the spirit to worship his name or teaching, praying, encouraging it is all provisions for His people. The household at this point is yes, my home, but also my chruch. Vision, Cornerstone, and other churchs and people that i have met in the past. As i read this, and think about the verses from before i think of the trust thing. If you dont trust in something you are very unlikely to share about it, regardless of how knowledgable you are. If we dont share, you aren't believing because what we have faith in is that eternal life. Households, arent just churchs, and believers but this grace extends to all people because everyone is essentially created in Gods image.
Once again timothy speaks of the qualifications of being a true widow;
dont let a widow under 60 be taken into the number and the wife of one man.
Well reported for good works
Brought up children
lodged strangers
washed saints feet,
relieved the afflicted
diligently followed every good work
Transitions intowhat widows should not be.
Honoring elders
Those who are sinning rebuke in the presence of all,
Do not lay hands on anyone hastily, not share in other peoples sins; keep yourself pure
Those that take the faith seriously need to stand tall in the face of sin. The question becomes when you do sin. But then as a follower of Christ we can think of grace, the undeserving grace of the blood of the lamb. We should not dwell because we are sin, but through our weaknesses Christ is to be our strength evermore.
1st Timothy Six
Timothy continues on the conduct of the church people. Honoring God means honoring his people and also those he puts into authority.
Honoring Masters,
those that have a master, honor their masters as they are under there yoke (Connected). Honor the master so that when others see you you do not make a mockery out of God.
As a servant of the master, Serve them not despising them because of the conditions but serve because you are a believer and Christ came to serve not be served.
Error and Greed
Wholesome (Conducive to or promoting moral well being) words should be used when teaching so the way you live your life should be lived accordingly to the scripture.
Money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greedinees, and pierced themsevles through with many sorrows.
The good confession
Speaks to the men of God, the followers of Christ.
Dont follow them but pursue the things that please God which are... righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, and gentleness.
These are some fruits of the spirit.
As a follower of Christ these should be your nature. Living and bearing fruits is a life that is lived to be glorified to Christ.
Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confseed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses
on that glorious day, when i gave my life to Christ it was pretty awesome. When i confessed i guess that i needed Christ more than i needed myself was eyeopening, jawdropping, and it made my heart feel soooo good. That eternal life with Christ and his people is what im longing for, my home is not here. ITs with Christ. and tahts what im waiting for. But while im here i cant complain but i need to work my butt off so the kingdom may come and that in the end God might not say to me, i never knew you but that he woudl say welcome my good and faithful servant.
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