Title Without Prejudice/1 Timothy 5:21-22
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without prejudice
Bible Text: 1 Timothy 5:21-22
Goethe said, "I cannot promise to be honest, nor to be biased.
This means how much weight prejudice plays in human consciousness.
It shows how much prejudice people live today.
giving word.
The words that the apostle Paul wrote to Timothy, the son of faith, are the words of 1 and 2 Timothy.
is. In 1 Timothy 5:21, Paul said to Timothy, the son of faith,
I'm making the following recommendations. "Elect with God and Christ Jesus
In the presence of the silver angels, I solemnly command you to keep these without prejudice,
Do not be partial in your work." Here Paul emphasizes twice that he should live without prejudice.
that is.
The word bias refers to leaning on one side without being fair.
Prejudice means that you have already decided on something in your mind and made a quick decision. in today's text
What Paul is emphasizing is to let go of a preconceived mindset.
As Samuel Jones once said, "Obtained by one's affair always weakens." Hanma
Diro's prejudice is the root of ruin. One leader's prejudice
ruin the group.
Solomon said in Song of Songs 4:1, "You are beautiful, my love, you are beautiful in your veil.
Your eyes are like doves, and your hair is like a flock of goats lying at the foot of Gilead.
It is like a dove." To have eyes like a dove means to have the eyes of God's grace.
All. We need an eye of grace.
Paul's Lesson
The name Timothy means "honor to God?" Then Timothy
with what did you glorify God? He was a kind man, but ill
He was a strong man, not a strong man. But Timothy was an unbiased man.
He was a man who glorified God with his way of thinking and appearance of life.
When Paul preached the gospel in Lystra during his first missionary journey, the young Timothy
received a favor. As the years passed, he was praised for his faith and life.
it has been
However, the church in Ephesus had many problems. So the apostle Paul
I wrote 1 and 2 Timothy to help the shepherd of Timothy, the son of faith.
In writing 1 Timothy, Paul emphasizes three things to him. First, Ephesus
To prevent heresy from entering the church, and secondly, each believer
and ethical training. At that time, the church in Ephesus was not only Jewish, but also
Some believers were indulged in pleasure by insisting on the Greek dualism. So Paul
It is unethical for these kinds of people to live in the church.
It was a warning not to occur in the church.
Third, in order for the church to be like a church, the organization is important and the administrative part is emphasized.
Looking forward to his martyrdom in his old age, Timothy, the son of faith, is fully evangelized
I have written these words so that I can live a life of evidence.
Chapter 5 of today's text emphasizes three things.
The first is what kind of attitude the pastor will take, and the elderly and young people of faith.
This is for the bow.
Second, it is about what kind of life widows in the church should live. three
The first is how to guide the lives of the clergy in the church.
It is about.
prejudice of faith
At that time, the church in Ephesus was the church in the largest capital of Asia Minor, so the culture of East and West
It was a center of intersecting traffic, commerce, religion and art. Timothy is a young neck
it was buy It was difficult to lead such a large church in Ephesus.
“The elders who rule well are to be regarded with double respect, but those who labor in word and teaching
These shall be added. The case against the elder shall not be held unless there are two or three witnesses.
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Moreover, the issue of elders was greatly raised. This matter to Timothy
Emphasize that problems are not problems. At that time, the elders ruled and chastised.
played a role. Those who received the censure will hate the elders and
There are many cases in the church of accusing others against it when they do something wrong.
Arise, this feeble minister Timothy was having trouble with him.
All.
“Rebuke those who have sinned before everyone, and let the rest be afraid.”
People who cannot serve their office well because it is easy to minister with prejudice
to say that he is a criminal. Put these people in front of everyone
Bark and become a human being." It is easy to pastor with prejudice, so you can do well in your office.
It is to say that those who cannot serve are criminals. these people
Rebuke him in front of everyone and set him as a model so that he does not sin.
Deuteronomy 19:15 says, “For whatever sin a man has committed,
The case is not decided by the mouth of two witnesses or by the mouth of three witnesses.
I'll do it." If you listen to one person over and over again, everything that person says is right.
That's why the Bible tells us to listen to everyone and judge. two
The three witnesses are Christians.
There are indeed many people who have prejudices in their faith. At that time, the Corinthian church was filled with the Holy Spirit.
There was a prejudice that those who received the message must speak in tongues. room
1 Corinthians 12 tells us that the gifts are different, but the Spirit is the same.
Even if the disposition of faith is different, the essence of faith is that the Word is right. faith
Let go of hostile prejudices.
There are religious prejudices and there are interpersonal prejudices. in the same mother
Even the brothers who came out may have different personalities, but there is no prejudice against society or unconditional politicians.
We need to get rid of the bad stereotype. Rather, we should pray for the nation and country.
All. History cannot be hidden. You can hide it at the time, but over time
is to be revealed. There is no need to condemn the offender. woo
Lee has to go out and take on the role of light and salt. Young people these days
It categorically rejects the older generation. They don't even try to sit down and talk.
The older generation does not want to recognize the younger generation either. it's a difference of point of view
is. Prejudice today is demeaning.
A solution to prejudice
Jacob is a man who has become unhappy because of prejudice.
He has affectionate prejudices. Leah and Leah of two women named Rachel
Halman favored him. Each person has their own beauty that God has given them.
is. It is a prejudice that there is no beauty without a pretty face. By the way
Jacob fell in love with Rachel, who was a self-controlled beauty at the time. Then I had 13 children.
But he didn't care about the other sons, he showed favoritism only to the son Rachel gave birth to.
I put on colored clothes. This favoritism has destroyed the family over the years.
is. Jacob's ten sons sold the favored Joseph into slavery, and Joseph was thirteen years old.
He will suffer as a slave for a long time, and the tears in his father's eyes will never dry up.
it has been
If you look at any family, you only love the eldest son and see other children getting hurt.
My daughter doesn't even go to college. Love your children equally.
Paul discarded the prejudice against Mark Gallohan, who left alone in Pamphylia because it was difficult.
They quarreled with Barnabas, and Barnabas evangelized with John and Paul with Silas.
you will go on a trip. Barnabas was Paul's benefactor.
He prayed for Paul, who was blind, and healed his eyes, and everyone
When he did not believe in Wool, how did he testify that he received the mission, and all misunderstandings
released it. Not only that, I prayed for the Holy Spirit for 3 years in the Arabian desert.
Although he received the fullness, he went back to his hometown to visit Paul, who was spending time, and found the Antioch church.
It was also Barnabas who made it happen. In this way, Barnabas was life for Paul.
He was a benefactor of faith and faith, but because of prejudice of faith, he had to fight the benefactor and separated
has happened.
2 Chronicles 19:7 says, “Therefore, take heed that you walk in the fear of the Lord.
For the LORD our God is without injustice and does not change; he does not bribe.
He did not accept it.” That is to say that God has no prejudice.
is. If we, who believed in that God, criticize others with prejudice,
is not a true Christian.
How, then, can we get rid of prejudice? James 3:17 says, “Only
Wisdom from above is first sanctified, then peaceful, tolerant, submissive, and positive.
Full of mercy and good fruit, without partiality and without deceit."
Wisdom from above is wisdom from heaven. only from above
Wisdom is the only way to get rid of prejudice. Today we speak of God
When we delve deeply into writing, prejudice will disappear from our hearts.
Everyone, longing for the word of God and living it in your heart
To get rid of prejudice and to live a life of victory and joy as a person centered on the Lord.
Congratulations on becoming a Christian.