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The question of who is responsible for caregiving to the elderly, and in particular widows, is not a new one. It had to be dealt with in the 1st Century as well as the 21st Century. Today we see Paul advising Timothy how to relate effectively to individuals who make up various age groups in the church. We begin with Paul’s more general advice and then move to his more specific instructions involving widows.

The question of who is responsible for caregiving to the elderly, and in particular widows, is not a new one. It had to be dealt with in the 1st Century as well as the 21st Century. Today we see Paul advising Timothy how to relate effectively to individuals who make up various age groups in the church. We begin with Paul’s more general advice and then move to his more specific instructions involving widows.

The question of who is responsible for caregiving to the elderly, and in particular widows, is not a new one. It had to be dealt with in the 1st Century as well as the 21st Century. Today we see Paul advising Timothy how to relate effectively to individuals who make up various age groups in the church. We begin with Paul’s more general advice and then move to his more specific instructions involving widows.

The question of who is responsible for caregiving to the elderly, and in particular widows, is not a new one. It had to be dealt with in the 1st Century as well as the 21st Century. Today we see Paul advising Timothy how to relate effectively to individuals who make up various age groups in the church. We begin with Paul’s more general advice and then move to his more specific instructions involving widows.

Many pastors call this section of 1st Timothy the “Ten Commandments of Ministry” because in the space of six verses Paul commands young Timothy to do ten things. It’s interesting that Paul would select as a protégé someone wired so differently from him in temperament. Paul is an older man with a notoriously bold and assertive personality. Timothy had a low-key unassuming more laid-back temperament...

Many pastors call this section of 1st Timothy the “Ten Commandments of Ministry” because in the space of six verses Paul commands young Timothy to do ten things. It’s interesting that Paul would select as a protégé someone wired so differently from him in temperament. Paul is an older man with a notoriously bold and assertive personality. Timothy had a low-key unassuming more laid-back temperament...

Many pastors call this section of 1st Timothy the “Ten Commandments of Ministry” because in the space of six verses Paul commands young Timothy to do ten things. It’s interesting that Paul would select as a protégé someone wired so differently from him in temperament. Paul is an older man with a notoriously bold and assertive personality. Timothy had a low-key unassuming more laid-back temperament...

Many pastors call this section of 1st Timothy the “Ten Commandments of Ministry” because in the space of six verses Paul commands young Timothy to do ten things. It’s interesting that Paul would select as a protégé someone wired so differently from him in temperament. Paul is an older man with a notoriously bold and assertive personality. Timothy had a low-key unassuming more laid-back temperament...

We live in a society that suggests there is a quick fix to every problem. We’re suckers for anyone claiming to offer a proven way to lose weight or tone muscle effortlessly because we like quick easy answers to tough long-term problems. What doesn’t work in the physical realm also doesn’t work in the spiritual realm either. Just like there are exercise and diet fads there are occasional spiritual fads...

We live in a society that suggests there is a quick fix to every problem. We’re suckers for anyone claiming to offer a proven way to lose weight or tone muscle effortlessly because we like quick easy answers to tough long-term problems. What doesn’t work in the physical realm also doesn’t work in the spiritual realm either. Just like there are exercise and diet fads there are occasional spiritual fads...