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. 310) 1Tim 5:5-7 . .The widow who is really in need, and left all alone, puts her hope in God and continues night and day to pray and to ask God for help. But the widow who lives for pleasure is dead even while she lives. Give the people these instructions, too, so that no one may be open to...

. 309) 1Tim 5:3-4 . . Give proper recognition to those widows who are really in need. But if a widow has children or grandchildren, her kin 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...

. 308) 1Tim 5:2b . . Speak to the younger women as sisters, in all purity. Officers should especially avoid speaking to the young women in church as if they've met in a beer joint or a bowling alley. There are some forms of language, and figures of speech, that no sensible man would ever use...

. 307) 1Tim 5:2a . . Speak to the older women as mothers, Honoring one's mother means giving her the respect that her age and her maternal position deserve. It means watching your language, and it means keeping a civil tongue in your head. It means speaking to her as a grown-up instead of a...

. 306) 1Tim 5:1b . .Speak to the younger men as you would to your own kindred. In this case, the kindred would be sort of like a man's younger siblings; viz: his kid brothers. Young boys look up to their big brothers; who by all rights should be setting the example as role models that a growing...

. 305) 1Tim 5:1a . . When speaking to an older man, appeal to him respectfully as though he were your own father. Children are not their parents' peers; no, parents are their children's betters. It's an insolent demonic dunce who treats their parents with no more respect than a college beer...

. 304) 1Tim 4:15-16 . . Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress. Goods and services are often advertised by means of comparisons; i.e. before and after, e.g. weight loss programs, age-resisting cosmetics, hormone replacements, house...

. 303) 1Tim 4:13 . . Focus upon the public reading of scripture, and to preaching and teaching. Public reading was necessary because of the scarcity of Bibles in print those days. All were hand-written; none were mass-produced like now. But even with the ease of access to Bibles nowadays, the...

. 302) 1Tim 4:12 . . Let no one look down on your youthfulness, but rather in speech, conduct, love, faith and purity, show yourself an example of those who believe. It's commonly assumed that Paul's instructions were in reference to Timothy's age; but I suspect it had more to do with his...

. 301) 1Tim 4:11 . . Command and teach these things. The Greek word translated "command" basically refers to a teaching method that not only gives instructions, but also urges the hearers to comply. It's a kind of teaching that makes demands on folks. For example: ● Matt 7:24-27 . . Everyone...

. 300) 1Tim 4:7b-8 . .Train yourself to be pious. For physical training is of some value, but piety has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come. The Greek word translated "train" refers to the conditioning that athletes underwent in order to be in...

. 299) 1Tim 4:7a . . Have nothing to do with the worldly fantasies of withered old women. I think this refers to spiritual traditions that the seniors and elders of every generation customarily pass down to the young; thus perpetuating cultural beliefs and practices rather than those in the...

. 298) 1Tim 3:12-13 . . Let deacons be husbands of only one wife, and good managers of their children and their own households. Qualifications for deacons are very similar to those for the officers they assist. (cf. 1Tim 3:2 & 1Tim 3:4-6) Monogamy is a practical consideration. Keeping it down...

. 297) 1Tim 3:11 . . In the same way, their wives are to be women worthy of respect; not malicious talkers but temperate and trustworthy in everything. Though an applicant for deacon may himself be a pious man, he's to be disqualified if his wife's piety isn't on a par with his own. I think...

. 296) 1Tim 3:10 . . And let these also first be tested; then let them serve as deacons if they are beyond reproach. The vetting process must of necessity include interviewing people who've had experience with a candidate; for example: ● Acts 6:1-4 . . Now in these days when the disciples were...

. 295) 1Tim 3:8-9 . . Deacons likewise must be men of dignity; etc, etc. "dignity" is from a Greek word that means venerable, i.e. deserving honor and respect, especially by reason of age; viz: esteemed. The Greek word for "deacons" means an attendant, i.e. (genitive case) a waiter (at table...

. 294) 1Tim 3:2 . . An overseer must have a good reputation with outsiders Paul lists that qualification as a requirement, as opposed to merely a good idea. You know; that's all a church needs is to install a new officer only to find out later he's his neighborhood's worst nightmare. The new...

. 293) 1Tim 3:2 . . An overseer must not be a novice, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the Devil. According to Ezek 28:12-19, the Devil's fall was due to his insufferable superiority complex; roughly defined as a sort of master-race mentality. ● Rom 12:3 . . By...

. 292) 1Tim 3:2 . . An overseer must manage his own family well, and see that his children obey him with proper respect. (If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God's church?) There's respect, and then there's "proper" respect; which has to be nurtured...

. 291) 1Tim 3:2 . . An overseer must be free from the love of money That is a very, very important qualification because he'll be afforded many opportunities for embezzlement. I would highly recommend that a prospective church officer's background be checked before proceeding with the...