Family Life: Relating to One Another in God’s Household (1 Timothy 5:1-2)
Sermon Notes:
INTRODUCTION:
MAIN IDEA: Christ makes those in Him uniquely familial; therefore, we must embrace this reality and respond accordingly in our local church for God’s glory, our good, and the benefit of others.
Theological Reality of the NT Church Family (Various Passages)
a. God’s Ontological Fatherhood of His Unique Son (John 1:1, 14, 18)
b. God’s General Fatherhood of Man (Ephesians 3:14–15)
c. God’s Salvific Fatherhood of Man in Christ (Romans 8:1, 12–17; Galatians 4:4–7)
d. Christians as Beloved Children of God (1 John 3:1–2)
e. Christians as Fellow Family Members with Christ and One Another (Matthew 12:46–50; 1 John 4:19–5:4; cf. Hebrews 2:5–18)
Practical Function in the NT Church Family (1 Timothy 5:1–2)
a. Conduct Required (verbs of v. 1)
i. Negative (“Do not rebuke”)
ii. Positive (“encourage”)
b. The Older Male (v. 1a)
c. The Younger Males (v. 1b)
d. The Older Females (v. 2a)
e. The Younger Females (v. 2b)