1 Timothy 5: 1, 2 - Relationship Guidelines.
1 Timothy 5: 1, 2 - Relationship Guidelines.
1 Timothy 5:1, 2 (CEV) Don't correct an older man. Encourage
him, as you would your own father. Treat younger men as you would
your own brother, and treat older women as you would your own mother.
Show the same respect to younger women that you would to your
sister.
There must be no evidence of discourtesy on the part of
Christians toward any group, especially by those who are younger toward
those who are older. Even secular propriety recognizes the moral
appropriateness of youthful deference toward age and experience. Regardless of
the correctness that may characterize a young person's ideas, it is
highly disrespectful for him to treat inconsiderately those who are
older. Such action does not commend him as a genuine Christian [SDA
Bible Commentary]
Respect must be paid to the dignity of years and place. The
younger, if faulty, must be rebuked, not as desirous to find fault with
them, but as willing to make the best of them. There is need of much
meekness and care in reproving those who deserve reproof. [Matthew Henry
Commentary]
A rebuke given solely in anger may produce fear; and may cause
pain; but it will almost inevitably arouse resentment; and its
ultimate effect may well be to confirm the mistaken person in the error
of his ways. The rebuke of anger and the reprimand of contemptuous
dislike are seldom effective, and far more likely to do harm than good.
. . . . The rebuke which clearly comes from love is the only
effective one. If we ever have cause to reprimand anyone, we must do so in
such a way as to make it clear that we do this, not because we find a
cruel pleasure in it, not because we wish to do it, but because we are
under the compulsion of love and seek to help, not to hurt. [Barclay
Commentary]
To those of the opposite sex our relationships must always be
marked with purity. The Arabs have a phrase for a man of chivalry; they
call him "a brother of girls." There is a famous phrase which speaks
of "Platonic friendship." Love must be kept for one; it is a
fearful thing when physical things dominate the relationship between the
sexes and a man cannot see a woman without thinking in terms of her
body. [Barclay Commentary]
A man in his relationship with a woman should always treat her
as someone's mother and someone's sister. [Tennessee Ernie Ford?]
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