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Tag Archives: 1 Timothy 5
Even the Dogs
“Then she came and worshipped Him, saying, ‘Lord, help me!’ But He answered and said, ‘It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs. And she said, ‘Yes, Lord, yet even the little … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Faith, Word Study
Tagged 1 Timothy 5, bdag, behavior with gentiles, benevolence, canaanite woman, charity, crumbs for little dogs, demon possession, dogs, Galatians 6:10, gentiles, gentiles with great faith, great commission, great faith, Greek woman, Jesus' mission, kunarion, kuon, limited commission, lost sheep of Israel, Mark 7:24-30, marvin vincent, Matthew 15:21-28, mothers concern for daughter, other sheep, phoenicia, priorities, rest, saints only benevolence, sidon, syro-phoenecian woman, tyre, vacation
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Children’s Homes
Homes for children (sometimes called orphans’ homes) began to appear among our brethren in the early twentieth century. The first was Tennessee Orphan Home in Columbia, Tennessee which opened on September 5, 1910. By 1940, there were seven such homes … Continue reading
Posted in Bible authority, church, Church Organization, Family, Fellowship
Tagged 1 Kings 3:25, 1 Samuel 1-2, 1 Timothy 5, 1910, 1940, 1957, 1967, 2 Samuel 9, Acts 6, Alan Highers, anti-ism, aram and jechobed, arndt gingrich, benevolence, bibletruth.net, book church cooperation and orphan homes, burbankgardens church of christ, church controversy, church issues, church-of-christ.org, columbia tennessee, component parts, constituent elements, contending for the faith lectures, corinth mississippi, david brown, ecclesiasticism, eural bingham, Exodus 2, fellowsip, foster homes, Galatians 4:1-2, grand prairie texas, guardian, highers bingham debate, in loco parentis, in place of parents, institutional brethren, joseph and mary, mephibosheth, mid 1950s, missionary society, noninstitutional brethren, orphan homes, orphanos, para church organization, randy mabe, saints only benevolence, school master, substitute homes, tennessee orphan home, thomas warren, three institutions, tutor, unique homes, widows and orphans
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God’s Safety Net
Some think that it is primarily the government’s or the church’s responsibility to care for those in need. I have seen church members, who were able to relieve a family member in need, refuse to do so themselves, but instead … Continue reading
Don’t be a Busybody
The KJV uses the word “busybody” or “busybodies” three times in the New Testament. (1) 2 Thessalonians 3:11, “For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.” (2) 1 Timothy … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Word Study
Tagged 1 Peter 4, 1 Timothy 5, 2 Thessalonians 3, allotrioepiskopos, busybody, oversee, periergazomai, responsibility to others
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