Teachers of Good Things (Titus 2:3-5) Introduction: A healthy body internally and a healthy witness externally. "Show me your redeemed life, I might be inclined to believe in your Redeemer" (H. Heine).
1. The command: Older, admonish the younger. Ministers have to teach each class of people the things "which are proper for sound doctrine." The older need to teach the younger personal godliness and domestic piety.
2. The Teacher: Older women who are godly in their behavior, words, and self-control A godly older generation is crucial to the life of the church (for "old" see 1Tim 5:9-11).
3. The curriculum: Six areas of practical godliness - A pattern to follow (v. 3): model practical godliness themselves. - A practice of admonishing (4a): which definitely needs some planning. - Principles to teach in verses 4b-5a): six of them listed here. - A perspective to keep (5b): the glory of God, that his word not be blasphemed.
4. The Goal: The glory of God, that His word not be blasphemed A reference to 2Sam 12:14 (compare Ps 51:4, Ezek 36:20-21). If you love Christ, if you seek to honor God, if you want to lift up and exalt the Word, if you want to silence the critics-be eager to obey these commands.
Conclusion: "Miss" Elizabeth (Spiritual Mothering, pp. 3-4). "Although we have decided that none of us can fill her shoes, we are determined to collectively work together to fill the huge vacuum.. She showed us what women in a local church should be. She left us a precious legacy."
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