A Study Of 1st Timothy Lesson #9 – The Duties of an Evangelist Toward the Members 1 Timothy 5:1-15

Behavior Toward Older & Younger Members (5:1-2) “Do not rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father, younger men as brothers, 2 older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, with all purity.”

Behavior Toward Older Members (5:1-2) “Do not rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father 2 older women as mothers” Eph 6:2-3 – “Honor” [prize, fix a valuation upon, revere] Deut 27:16 – “Cursed is the one who treats his father or mother with contempt” [despise, dishonor, make light] Prov 20:20 – “Whoever curses [to be trifling, light. YLT: “Vilifying”, spread negative information] his father or his mother, his lamp will be put out in deep darkness.”

Behavior Toward Older Members (5:1-2) “Do not rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father 2 older women as mothers” Prov 16:31 – “The silver-haired head is a crown of glory, if it is found in the way of righteousness.”

Behavior Toward Younger Members (5:1-2) “Exhort…younger men as brothers, 2 younger women as sisters, with all purity.” Spiritual brothers are NOT rivals Sisters in Christ are NOT objects of illicit affection

Behavior Toward Widows Indeed (5:3-10) 3 “Honor widows who are really widows. Church’s Duty: verses 3, 5, 9, 10 Family’s Duty: verses 4, 7, 8, 16 Widow’s Duty: verses 5, 9

Behavior Toward Younger Widows (5:11-15) 11 “Refuse the younger widows. The Reason: verses 11, 12, 13, 15 Grow wanton [lewd, careless, wasteful] against Christ Desire to marry Become idle gossips & busybodies Turn aside after Satan Younger Widow’s Duty: verse 14 (1 Tim 2:15) “Therefore I desire that the younger widows marry, bear children, manage the house, give no opportunity to the adversary to speak reproachfully.”

The Duties of an Evangelist Toward the Members (Lesson 1 of 2)