1 Timothy 5:2

“The older women as mothers”: “So when Timothy admonishes the older women, he must deal with them as. loving adult son would deal with his own mother were she erring” (Reese p. 218).

1 Timothy 5:2 “And the younger women as sisters”: “Paul's mention of father, brothers, mothers, sisters, shows that he is thinking of the church as. family and each member must be treated with family affection” (Hiebert p. 90). Becoming. Christian may cost us some physical family ties, but Jesus noted that we have become part of. larger and bigger family (Matthew 12:49; Matthew 19:29; Mark 10:29).

1 Timothy 5:2 “In all purity”: With proper manners and behavior (1 Timothy 4:12). “Denotes chastity which excludes all impurity of spirit, manner, and act” (Vine p. 232). When Timothy must deal with younger women, he should behave, as he would want other men to act toward his own sister. “This warning is significant, for at this very point many young men on the threshold of long and fruitful service have lost their usefulness” (Kent p. 169). Paul was not naïve; rather he knew the danger that could beset. young preacher when it was his duty to admonish. youthful female. “He was therefore to guard his heart with more than common vigilance in such circumstances, and was to indulge in no word, or look and action, which could by any possibility be construed as manifesting an improper state of feeling” (Barnes p. 174).