Advice About Widows, Elders and Slaves - 1 Timothy 5:1-6:2
Understand It
- How should believers treat older men, younger men, older women, and younger women? (5:1-2)
- To whom did Paul tell Timothy to give proper recognition? (5:3)
- What should the children and grandchildren of a widow do? (5:4)
- What does the widow who is really in need and left alone do? (5:5)
- What is true about the widow who lives for pleasure? (5:6)
- Why did Paul tell Timothy to give these instructions? (5:7)
- Why is it important to provide for your family? (5:8)
- When should the church go out of its way to care for widows? (5:9-10)
- Why should younger widows not be put on the "list of widows"? (5:11)
- How do younger widows bring judgment upon themselves? (5:12)
- To what habits may younger widows fall prey? (5:13)
- What was Paul’s advice to younger widows? (5:14)
- What had some of the younger widows already done? (5:15)
- Why did Paul encourage Christian women to care for the widows in their families? (5:16)
- Of what is the elder who directs the affairs of the church worthy? (5:17)
- Why should elders be paid? (5:18)
- How should accusations against an elder be handled? (5:19)
- Why should those who sin be rebuked publicly? (5:20)
- How did Paul encourage Timothy to keep these instructions? (5:21)
- What did Paul encourage Timothy to do and not to do? (5:22)
- Why did Paul encourage Timothy to use a little wine? (5:23)
- What is the impact of a person’s sins and good deeds? (5:24-25)
- Why should slaves consider their masters worthy of respect? (6:1)
- How should slaves treat masters who are believers? (6:2)
Apply It
- In what area of your life do you need to depend on God to help you keep yourself pure?
- How can you assist your church in the care of widows or others in need?
- In what specific ways do you need to treat older men, younger men, older women, or younger women?
