WISE TREATMENT OF YOUNG AND OLD
1 Timothy 5:1
That minister of Jesus is happiest who introduces the tone and manner
of family life into the church, 1 Timothy 5:1. The attitude of son or
brother to other men is peculiarly fitting. But he must always keep up
the spiritual tone. It is so easy to desc... [ Continue Reading ]
HOME-KEEPING INDUSTRY ENJOINED
1 Timothy 5:9
The sphere of the younger woman must be in the home. This is the
noblest work of all, and wherever it exists, it has the prior claim;
yet even during the years of early motherhood there may still be
opportunities of offering hospitality to strangers, mi... [ Continue Reading ]
IMPARTIAL AND KINDLY SUPERVISION
1 Timothy 5:17
A man of years was always to be honored, and if he were called to rule
in the church, he was to be treated with double honor; but none should
be appointed to that sacred office hastily or with partiality. Purity,
gravity, and abstinence from alcohol... [ Continue Reading ]