Day 7: 5:1–6:19 — Practical Instructions for Church Relationships Reading: Guidelines for various groups within the church community Study Questions: 1. Observation: How does Paul address different ages, social classes, and roles within the church? The heart of interactions with those in the church is to be treated as family. Older men are father figures, […]
Read More WIWO: 1 Timothy Day 7 – 5:1–6:19 — RelationshipsWhen Jesus addressed the Pharisees’ questions about divorce, He unveiled a profound truth that transcends cultural norms and reshapes how believers understand marriage. In Matthew 19:6, Jesus declares: “So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate”. This command challenges us to honour marriage as […]
Read More OTKC 27 – Honour Marriage as SacredTherefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. (Genesis 2:24 ESVUK) This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. (Ephesians 5:32) Matthew, Mark and Luke feature conversations that Jesus has with people who […]
Read More JJ25 #05 – Responsible – Relational Insights Part 2It’s that time of year again when I prayfully reflect on the precious gift of marriage. On this occasion, with the time coinciding with the actual day that the private was confirmed publicly, it seemed right to share some of my reflections. 1. Love Her It might seem as though it gets easier after a […]
Read More Marriage ReflectionsHere’s the premise of the conversation. Previously in the conversation: Hesediah is not obliged to please anyone, he is only concerned with what he can discern to be true in a given situation. This is abundantly apparent in his consideration of the gym and health issue that I put to him. He wasn’t primarily concerned about […]
Read More ADBC: 43 – Hate Crimes, Husbands, And Have JoyThis is a landmark entry in the ongoing blog conversation with my provocative and principled brother, David. Landmark as we go into double figures. On and look at that it’s the tenth installment in the tenth month of the year on the tenth day of the tenth month. Almost as if … anyway. Here’s the […]
Read More ADBC: 10 – Love, Slavery and Church FailureYou will get the impresion before too long that I love words. I produce writing because I consume writing – you know, the words that others have written. I know plenty of folks are just into the consuming, but what I consume inspires me to produce. It doesn’t necessarily inspire me to produce all the […]
Read More Dryden Links: Lessons in MarriageShe is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh. The man was so excited with the one the Creator had made to come alongside him. The one who would commpliment him and be integral to fulfilling the blessing of being fruitful, multiplying, subduing and ruling. He grew to appreciate that he couldn’t do […]
Read More Journeyman Jottings: That Will Help, MateFor a while she had a problem. Her problem was that in as much as we were married, it felt like something that was real in name only. She lived with him. They slept in the same bed together. Occasionally they even talked. For all of that, though, she felt like he was still looking […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: She Is With Me On The JourneyNo marriage is perfect. This does not stop people getting married. There is an idea of marriage worth pursuing that can keep it thriving. Not that I had this at the forefront of my thinking in the early years of marriage. Previously on this series of detaching and attaching, I remarked on the amazing attachment […]
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