HOW TO ENCOURAGE AND REBUKE YOUR CHRISTIAN BROTHER
Scripture: PSALMS 19:14, TITUS 2:15
How To Encourage And Rebuke Your Christian Brother
Titus 2:15, Psalm 19:14
Introduction: Paul concludes this practical chapter on home relationships by reminding him of the three-fold task of a Christian leader.
I am concerned that the, application of these life changing, value shaping principles would do as much as any, one thing to restore the godly purpose of the family or the church.
Copy of Barclay's translation of
''You must be constantly speaking sound doctrine. You must charge the senior men to be temperate, serious, self-controlled, healthy in Christian faith, love and endurance.
''In the same way, you must charge the older women to live in such a way as befits those who are engaged in sacred things. You must charge them not to spread slanderous stories, not to be enslaved with an over- indulgence of wine, to be teachers of fine noble ideals, in order that they may train the young women to love and be devoted to their husbands, love their children, and to be self-controlled, pure morally, to be home keepers, and home minders, to be kindly, to be obedient to their own husbands, so that no one will have any opportunity to speak evil of the word of God.''
''In the same way urge the younger men the duty of self control. And all the time you are doing this, you must offer yourself as a pattern of fine conduct, an in your teaching, you must display absolute purity o motive, dignity. A sound message, which no one could condemn so that your opponent may be turned to shame, because he can find nothing bad to say about us.
''Impress upon slaves the duty of obeying their own masters. Urge them to seek to give satisfaction in every job, not to answer back, not to steal, but to display that they can be fully trusted with a good attitude so that they will make the teaching of God our Savior attractive.''
So three vital things we can do to enforce these teachings laid out in Verses 1-10 are:
I. SPEAK ABOUT THEM
''Talk,'' not a formal l ...
Titus 2:15, Psalm 19:14
Introduction: Paul concludes this practical chapter on home relationships by reminding him of the three-fold task of a Christian leader.
I am concerned that the, application of these life changing, value shaping principles would do as much as any, one thing to restore the godly purpose of the family or the church.
Copy of Barclay's translation of
''You must be constantly speaking sound doctrine. You must charge the senior men to be temperate, serious, self-controlled, healthy in Christian faith, love and endurance.
''In the same way, you must charge the older women to live in such a way as befits those who are engaged in sacred things. You must charge them not to spread slanderous stories, not to be enslaved with an over- indulgence of wine, to be teachers of fine noble ideals, in order that they may train the young women to love and be devoted to their husbands, love their children, and to be self-controlled, pure morally, to be home keepers, and home minders, to be kindly, to be obedient to their own husbands, so that no one will have any opportunity to speak evil of the word of God.''
''In the same way urge the younger men the duty of self control. And all the time you are doing this, you must offer yourself as a pattern of fine conduct, an in your teaching, you must display absolute purity o motive, dignity. A sound message, which no one could condemn so that your opponent may be turned to shame, because he can find nothing bad to say about us.
''Impress upon slaves the duty of obeying their own masters. Urge them to seek to give satisfaction in every job, not to answer back, not to steal, but to display that they can be fully trusted with a good attitude so that they will make the teaching of God our Savior attractive.''
So three vital things we can do to enforce these teachings laid out in Verses 1-10 are:
I. SPEAK ABOUT THEM
''Talk,'' not a formal l ...
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