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Sacred Sunday Bible Study~Real Widows of Ancient Rome/1 Timothy, Chapter 5

Sacred Sunday Bible Study~Real Widows of Ancient Rome/1 Timothy, Chapter 5

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The Real Widows of Ancient Rome Okay, time for some more
guidelines.Respect your elders! Seriously. Paul wants everyone to
treat older men and women with kindness.And widows? Be good to
them, too… if they're really widows.A "real widow" is someone who
has no husband, kids, grandkids, or family to care for her. Since
she has no one else, it's up to the community to care for her.…If
she meets a couple criteria. She has to be over 60 years old and
married only once, and people have to come forward and say what an
awesome lady she is. Oh, and she needs to devote herself to God and
pray day and night.If a widow has a family, though, they should be
the ones to help her. Otherwise, they're just a bunch of unfaithful
jerks.Any widow under 60? Well, she can just fend for herself.Why?
These young widows have "sensual desires," which Jesus does not
approve of at all. They're also lazy gossips and busybodies.Okay,
then.Paul thinks these ladies should just go get married and have
some kids. That'll teach 'em. In any case, the community doesn't
have to help them out. Sorry, ladies.Okay, what about elders? These
guys are leaders in the church as well, and Paul thinks they should
be well respected and well paid.He also lets everyone know that
anyone who accuses an elder of a crime better have two or three
witnesses to back it up. Note to elders: only break laws in front
of one person at a time. It's the perfect crime!Paul wraps all this
up by telling Timothy to follow all this to the letter. Don't bend
the rules just because you like or don't like someone.He also lets
Timothy know that it's cool to drink a little wine every now and
then…as long as it's medicinal. Thanks to shmoop.com