“The Family of God” (1 Timothy 5:1–2)

“The Family of God” (1 Timothy 5:1–2)
^{Cameron Jungels/Eastside Baptist/Wed PM/April 22, 2015}

“Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.” (1 Timothy 5:1–2, NIV)

1.    The young minister is to exhort the older men of the church as fathers (v. 1).

2.    The young minister is to exhort the younger men as brothers (v. 1).

3.    The young minister is to exhort the older women as mothers (v. 2).

4.    The young minister is to exhort the younger women as sisters (v. 2).

Main Idea: Christians need to treat their fellow church members like family.


“if I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.” (1 Timothy 3:15, NIV)

“He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him, and he must do so in a manner worthy of full respect. (If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?)” (1 Timothy 3:4–5, NIV)