Category: 1 Timothy 5

METAPHORS DESCRIBING THE CHURCH (I Tim. 5:1-2)  OVERVIEW OF I TIMOTHY 1:1 to 4:16  1:1-2 - Overview of Christian Faith based on His names and blessings. 1:3-4a False teaching in Ephesus and how humanistic philosophy effects us today. 1:4b-6 - Commanded to love.…

3Give proper recognition to those widows who are really in need. 4But if a widow has children or grandchildren, these should learn first of all to put their religion into practice by caring for their own family and so repaying their parents and grandparents, for this is pleasing to God.…

3Give proper recognition to those widows who are really in need. 4But if a widow has children or grandchildren, these should learn first of all to put their religion into practice by caring for their own family and so repaying their parents and grandparents, for this is pleasing to God.…

SORTING OUT THOSE WORTHY OF RELIEF – A BIBLICAL APPROACH TO SOCIAL WELFARE. (I Tim. 5:3-16)  Overview of I Tim. 4:1-5:16  4:1-2 How False Teaching Enters the Church 4:3-5 Common Grace 4:6 Word of God in Life of the Believer 4:7a Godliness – Divine / Human Role 4:7b Train Yourself to be Godly 4:7c Spiritual Disciplines (The Word of God) 4:7d Spiritual Disciplines (Devotions, Worship) 4.7e Spiritual Disciplines (Church Attendance, Journaling, Practicing Presence of God) 4:8-9 Read more [...]…

“The English word widow describes a woman whose husband is dead. The Greek word chera includes that meaning, but is not limited to it. It is an adjective used as a noun, and means “bereft,” “robbed,” “having suffered loss,” or “left alone.”…