Followers of Jesus are expected to and different from the world they live within.
Verse 11-12: The general call to Kingdom living.
(Proverbs 3:21, Proverbs 14:8, Galatians 5:22-23, 2 Timothy 1:7, Proverbs 15:28, Colossians 4:6, Romans 12:3, Hebrews 5:14, James 3:13, Psalm 119:105, Galatians 5:16-17, Proverbs 11:14, 2 Corinthians 13)
Verses 13-14: The reason for Kingdom living is .
Verses 1-10: Putting Kingdom living to practice.
- Sound doctrine
- Older men
- Temperate
- Dignified
- Sensible
- Sound in faith
- Sound in love
- Older women
- Not malicious gossips
- Not enslaved to much wine
- Teach what is good
- Loving their husbands and children
- Being sensible and pure
- Working at home
- Being kind
- Being subject to their husbands
Younger women the direction and example of the older women.
- Younger men
- Be sensible
- Follow the example leaders set
- Slaves
- Be pleasing
- Not contradicting
- Not pilfering
- Demonstrating all good faith
- “…adorn the doctrine of God…in everything.”
These verses apply to any Christian under : employees, students, citizens, etc…
How are you going to respond and live within the world yet beyond it?