What is Paul’s advice to young Timothy about how to be a successful young disciple and pastor? Previously I discussed a passage about men who would be elders and deacons. Paul’s first letter to Timothy provides a similar list (3:2-14), then provides a list for older widows, for younger women, and even for slaves. FinallyContinue reading “GODLY YOUTH. 1 Timothy 4:12; 6:11-12.”
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Have you ever been treated badly because you were young? 1 Timothy 4:12
Adults often look at youth and make assumptions. They dismiss you. They don’t take your problems seriously. They assume you are a whiner. And they don’t give you the benefit of the doubt. They assume you are lazy, or cheating, or selfish, or deceitful. But what does the Bible say? You know the most popularContinue reading “Have you ever been treated badly because you were young? 1 Timothy 4:12”
Seek God While You Are Young! Ecclesiastes 12:1.
Twenty-somethings raised in the church are growing up to be the nicest adults. They have the best intentions. They are sensitive to everyone’s triggers. They are so sincere! They have not been drunk since college. They are not trying to score heroin on the street at midnight. Most of them have never seen a prostituteContinue reading “Seek God While You Are Young! Ecclesiastes 12:1.”
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