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THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO TIMOTHY
CHAPTER 5
CHRISTIAN WIDOW WALK - WIDOW BIBLE VERSE
WIDOW IN THE BIBLE
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THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO TIMOTHY
CHAPTER 5
CHRISTIAN WIDOW WALK & WIDOW BIBLE VERSE TRUTH
WIDOW IN THE BIBLE RULES
Glad to have you back for today's Daily Bread.
We've been studying Paul's first letter to
Timothy and the expected conduct for the people within the church.
If you like to
read straight from your Bible either before or after you read through your
Daily Bread, you might notice that sometimes Paul jumps from one topic to
another, and then back again. Don't forget, Paul is inspired by the
Holy Spirit,
and while he's writing, he may get a vision or a message and need to
interject something that doesn't follow the subject that he's writing about
at the time ... Or it may just appear that way to us, as we get different
messages oft times even though we may read the same scripture.
You know how it is when
you're doing something and you think of something important, so you jot down
a note so you won't forget it?
CHRISTIAN WIDOW WALK - WIDOW BIBLE VERSE GIFT
WIDOW IN THE BIBLE BLESSINGS
Well, imagine Paul getting messages from the
Holy Spirit all the time! He didn't have Post-It®
notes to stick on the walls of his tent, or his prison wall to remind him to
add things to his writings later, and Paul wasn't a rich man either, so he
probably didn't have extra papyrus lying around to scribble notes on either,
so when it seems like something is out of context - literally - you can bet
that the Holy Spirit has a reason for every sentence to be just exactly
where it is. It may not make sense to you, but maybe to someone else, it
makes perfect sense. And maybe when you read the same passage at another
time, a verse that you simply could not understand for your very life, is
suddenly crystal clear.
Alright then, Paul is
now addressing Timothy's position as minister, and in addition to making
sure his youthfulness remains an asset instead of a hindrance to the Gospel,
he tells Timothy:
Do not rebuke (scold or criticize sharply) an elder, but
advise him as a father, and the younger men as brothers, the elder women as
mothers, and the younger as sisters with all purity.
Now if you've ever
read the Psalms, you know that the Lord has much compassion on the widowed
and the fatherless (Psalms
68:5; 94:6;
146:9), and
for most of us as well, even the mention of the word widow, invokes
compassion in our hearts.
CHRISTIAN WIDOW WALK & WIDOW BIBLE VERSE TIPS
WIDOW IN THE BIBLE PROMISES
If you'll bear
with me, I know that many women are still a little sensitive about what Paul
had to say in Chapter 2 of this letter, but when TRUTH is your motive, you
call things as you see them, and the Holy Spirit isn't gonna let Paul sugar
coat anything so that women will agree or not be offended.
In a moment, we're
gonna study some things that Paul says about widows, and in advance, I feel
compelled to ask you to be open minded to the TRUTH about women who are
alone. What happened to Eve when she was alone in the Garden of Eden? Also,
take into consideration her age. We don't know exactly how old she was, but
she didn't have any children yet, so it's a good guess that she was fairly
young. Now, think about women throughout history and the women that you know
today. Would you say that young women or old women are more likely to stray
from their faith?
Okay, while you contemplate those things, let's look at something that will help you a little.
Paul was alive somewhere around 4,000 years after Adam and Eve, and
apparently young women then were still easily lured as Eve was. The truth is
- painful childbirth and being under man's rule aren't the only things that
women inherited from Eve. If you hide and watch, today, 2,000 year later,
women STILL have the same reputation. Why? Because it's the TRUTH.
CHRISTIAN WIDOW WALK / WIDOW BIBLE VERSE HOPE
WIDOW IN THE BIBLE SECRETS
You see, Paul
wasn't a chauvinist. He wasn't a woman hater either. Paul had insight. The
intuition that women brag about having all the time ... When you realize
where a woman's characteristics come from, you won't want to claim this so
readily. What Paul had was Spiritual intuition.
Don't get me wrong
here. I'm not saying that being a woman is a shameful existence by any
means. I'm saying there are challenges that are beyond anyone's control,
and that if you understand them better, it will make many of your actions,
reactions and instincts much easier to understand and deal with as well.
If you're a woman
and you read all the way through to the end of the study of
Chapter 2 of this letter
from Paul, kudos to you. Now let's look and learn what he has to say about
widows.
Honor widows that are widows indeed.
Honor, meaning support. Indeed, meaning "in deed" or by their deeds. Perhaps it was
commonplace for a widow to be "employed" in some respect by the church, thus
benefiting the church as well as the widow. In essence, Paul was saying:
Show compassion to widows that live according to
God's expectations. But if any widow have children or nephews, (near kin) let them
support them instead of putting the burden on the church.
I have an
interesting little Daily Bread Crumb for you. Actually, the term nephew used
to be used for the word grandchildren, but is now obsolete.
CHRISTIAN WIDOW WALK AND WIDOW BIBLE VERSE
WIDOW IN THE BIBLE DISCUSSION
Paul further
describes a widow, "indeed," as one who is totally alone ...
She has no
children or family on whom she can depend, so she has no one to turn to but
God. She is also very prayerful. But widows who live a lifestyle opposite
of this is spiritually dead.
Paul advises Timothy to stress these things for
the peoples' (especially the widows') own good.
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1 Timothy 5:8
But if any man doesn't provide for his own, and specially (namely) for those of his
own house (family), he has denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel (an unbeliever). |
Paul then gives Timothy
some other requirements for those widows seeking support from the church, as
well as what kind of behavior to beware of concerning younger widows. One of
the things Paul points out is that they abandon their first faith. What does that mean? It means
that before the women married, they served the Lord. They were holy, prayerful,
pure. When they married, they served their husband and children and home.
But when they became widowed, they didn't return to their first beliefs,
their first faith, their first love, and instead they become interested in
worldly matters. Then Paul describes what worldly women since creation until
now have done and still do today when they are alone, single, widowed. And
now, you know the difference between a widow and a widow indeed. One turns
to the world(ly) and one turns back to the Lord.
CHRISTIAN WIDOW WALK & WIDOW BIBLE VERSE LAW
WIDOW IN THE BIBLE COMFORT
So, knowing woman's natural tendencies, Paul says:
I wish therefore, that
the younger women (widows) marry, bear children, manage the house, and give no
opportunity to the adversary (the devil) to speak reproachfully (to accuse
them to God shamefully), because some have already been led away by Satan.
If any believer
have widows (who are relatives, servants, etc.), let them assist them, and
don't make the church responsible, so that the church can assist those who
are widows indeed.
Now Paul switches
subjects midstream and gives Timothy all different kinds of advice.
Let the elders
that rule well, get special treatment, especially those who work in the Word
(preach) and doctrine (teach). Because the scripture says, Thou shalt not
muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn (Deuteronomy
25:4).
(Paul likes that scripture, doesn't he? If you remember back ...
he cited that scripture when he was pointing out to the Corinthians (1
Corinthians 9:9) that he supported himself so as to avoid feeling
obligated to anyone.) And, The labourer is worthy of his
reward. ( Luke
10:7)
Do not accept an
accusation against an elder unless it is in front of two or three witnesses
(Deuteronomy
17:6;
19:15). Those that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear. I
command you before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels,
that you observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by
favoritism.
Lay hands suddenly on no man ...
CHRISTIAN WIDOW WALK / WIDOW BIBLE VERSE NOW
WIDOW IN THE BIBLE TODAY
This is probably concerning the ordaining of ministers, since
Paul has used this phrase before in other letters meaning such. In other
words, one shouldn't be appointed without considering their qualifications
for it carefully. Paul continues:
... Because if if you appoint an unfit man to
the ministry, you become responsible ... Don't do this, keep yourself
pure.
On a personal note, Paul tells Timothy:
Don't
drink water, but use a little wine for your stomach's sake and your frequent
ailments.
This may have just been a personal note which Paul felt compelled to insert
here out of concern for Timothy, apparently he had some health issues that aren't
explained in detail here. Then Paul
continues talking about the appointing of prospective ministers ...
Some men's sins are clearly evident beforehand; and some men's
sins show up later. Likewise also the good works of some are plainly seen
beforehand; and they that perform evil works, they can't be hidden.
CHRISTIAN WIDOW WALK - WIDOW BIBLE VERSE END
WIDOW IN THE BIBLE SUMMARY
As usual, Paul has given us
some great advice, some interesting things to think about that we may have
never contemplated before, and more TRUTH to add to our faith, which helps
us to grow as Christians and follow the Lord's path for us to eternal life.
Join us again next
time for the conclusion of Paul's first letter to Timothy, right here at
Daily Bread.
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