Give Proper Recognition
1 Timothy 5:1–25
Key Verse: 5:17
“The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching.”
Most Christians who read this chapter cannot fully comprehend it nor see how it could be relevant to their Christian lives in any significant way. So it is likely that many who read it simply pass over it without much thought, thinking widows and elders are not my concern. But that’s precisely why this chapter is of great importance and very relevant to our Christian lives. Widows and elders should be our concern. In fact, if Paul devoted a whole chapter writing about them to Timothy, then we should take a very close look at them to see why and make them our … Read the rest