This Sunday we’ll be continuing to read through 1 Timothy, and we’ll be considering the last part of chapter 5 (v17-25).

Paul has a lot to say about leadership.  How to treat them, how to correct them, how to appoint them and what to expect from them.  There’s part of me that feels really uncomfortable dealing with this passage, especially the first part…but I believe it’s important to examine all of the Scriptures, not just the stuff that I’m comfortable with.  It’s there in the text, so we’ll deal with it.

Sometimes we can look at a passage like this and think “I’m not in leadership, this doesn’t apply to me”. The reality is, as a community of believers, it’s the responsibility of all of us to hold our leaders accountable. We can only do that if we understand the standard Scripture provides for us. Why do you think it’s important to examine and know who the leaders are in the church?

V23 is quite the topic.  Do you have any thoughts on what Paul is telling Timothy in that verse?