Honor in the Family

1 Timothy 5:1-16

1) What are all of the main ideas/concepts/points in this passage? WHAT IS PAUL SAYING? Paraphrase each verse or section in your own words.

attitude toward to other people in the church family, the attitudes we should have in a healthy family

how things should be a in a loving, caring, family

people have not treated women as sisters, with all purity, especailly in our society

we can still hold up an ideal

how to I treat those in the family

don’t objectify, dehumanize

what does a healthy family look like

then a look at a specific example, treating widows as family, in the context of the first century they were not family

how we treat the most vulnerable among us matters, treat widows with respect, gentleness, care

echo of the fifth commandment in verse 4

reflecting Christ is shown in how we care for those that can’t care for themselves

children and grandchildren are called to be first up, they are to care for their widowed mother

verse 9 or 10, list of character markers, rhymes with the character markers of other leaders, reflects servant leadership

the idle, anyone one who is idle will continue to decline in their spiritual health

get busy doing the right things you are called to do

love one another . . . can preface many of these lines . . .

16 any believer should continue

reorientation in the family God, recongnition that the least in societies eyes are seen as having value in God’s family and should be cared for, outreach and care

they are still giving and participating as part of the church family

2) What are the important background details that contribute to understanding the passage? (Historical, situational, context in Timothy/Titus, etc)

background on why he is calling out widows as need of care

neglecting of the family of a widow, the need for Paul to exhort the family to care for a mother

verse 3 give proper recognition . . .

not just one sided, reciprocal

3) What are the key questions it answers or issues it is addressing – FOR TIMOTHY/TITUS and the churches they were a part of?

4) How are those questions/issues similar to what we face today? (Uncovered Tension)

How do we treat those that we don’t have to honor and treat well?

Widows become invisible in our society, just as it was then

5) What is the ONE main point we should be highlighting?