4. Showing Godliness: Age and Gender

Showing Godliness: Age and Gender

Talk 4 of 5 in a series on 1 Timothy given at Mid Year Conference in 2016 for University Students.

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Talk Outline

1. How One Ought to Behave in the Household
   • godliness does not deny creation
   • godliness does not deny created relationships
     • age
     • gender
   • honouring widows, elders and masters
2. Widows and the Practicalities of True Religion
   • providing for widows?
     • family responsibility
     • church responsibility
   • enrolled widows
     • true i.e. all alone without family
     • hoping in God not self indulgent
     • over 60 and monogamous
     • reputation for good works
   • young widows
     • passions and desires
     • idlers, gossips and busybodies
3. Elders and the Importance of True Judgements
   • elders’ double honour
   • dealing with accusations
     • do not admit a charge lightly
     • public rebuke
     • no partiality
     • no participation
     • truth will out
4. Slaves and the Obligation of Honour
   • yoke
   • motivations for honour
     • gospel reputation
     • brothers