SHOWING GODLINESS TOWARD OTHERS IN THE BODY OF CHRIST—PART I
Main Idea: We need to treat each other as family!
• Treating church members as family (1-2)
• Honoring widows (3-16)
Honoring widows who are “widows indeed” (3)
Recognizing “widows indeed” (5) • Are “left all alone” (5b) • Have set their hope on God (5c) • Continue in prayers night and day (5d) • Disqualifier: self-indulgence—alive but dead (6)
Reminding children & grandchildren of responsibilities (4) • Learning to show godliness to household (4a) • Making some return to their parents (4b) • Being pleasing in the sight of God (4c)
Commanding children to care for their parents (7) • Being without reproach (7) • Providing for their relatives, especially their own household (8a-b) • To not provide is to deny the faith! (8c)
Applications Take care of your family in their old age! Take care of the church in their old age!
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