Pastoral Relationships (I Timothy 5:1-2)

(Class Notes)

• Elder Men and Younger Men (I Timothy 5:1)
  • Paul exhorted Timothy not to rebuke (sharply reprove) an older man, but to gently entreat him as one would a father (I Timothy 5:1)
    • This would particularly apply to elders (older men) who have proven to be faithful in the communication of the Scriptures to the congregation (I Timothy 5:17-19)
    • Note the case of Rehoboam who forsook the counsel of the elders and listened to the counsel of youth and lost most of his kingdom !! (I Kings 12:1-17)
  • Paul exhorted Timothy to remember that the younger men are also brethren (I Timothy 5:1) who need to be admonished NOT with strife, BUT with meekness so as to allow the Lord to restore a brother who has been taken captive by the enemy (II Timothy 2:24-26)

• Elder Women and Younger Women (I Timothy 5:2)
  • Paul exhorted Timothy to treat an older woman as one would a mother (I Timothy 5:2)
    • This would particularly apply to widows (older women) who have proven to be faithful in service to the congregation (I Timothy 5:9-10)
    • Note the Lord's parting instruction to His disciple concerning the care of His own mother (John 19:26-27)
  • Paul exhorted Timothy to respect a younger woman as one would a sister with all purity (I Timothy 5:2)
    • Note Paul's admonition to young men concerning holiness (I Thessalonians 4:3-7)

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