Character of a Healthy Church


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Character of a Healthy Church Titus 2: 1-10

Sound Doctrine (Healthy)

How a Godly Congregation Functions • Older Men (v. 2) • Older Women (v. 3) • Younger Women (vv. 4-5) • Younger Men (vv. 6-8)

Older Men v. 2 Sober-minded Dignified Self-controlled Sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness

Older Women v. 3 Reverent in behavior Not slanderers Not Slaves to much wine Teach what is good Training younger women

Younger Women

vv. 4-5 Loves husband and children Self-controlled Pure Worker at home Kind Submissive to their own husband

Younger Men vv. 6-8 Self-controlled Model of good works Teach with integrity, Dignity and sound speech

Bondservants (Workers)

vv. 9-10 Submissive to boss Well pleasing Not argumentative Not pilfering, but showing good faith

Observations

Legitimate age and gender distinctions Interaction, not complete separation The Driving Concept: Discipleship Differences at every stage in life

Order our lives with Godly behavior