Dependable Discipleship 05 – Daily Study Themes and Questions – 1 Timothy 5

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Let’s choose seven themes from this chapter, one for each day of the week, for personal study. We’ll add a parallel passage each day for further consideration. Then we’ll pose some questions for thought and discussion.

DAY 1 – Church = Family (1 Tim 5:1-2). See also 1 John 3:16-24.

DAY 2 – Widows with Families (1 Tim 5:3-8). See also Matt 15:3-9.

DAY 3 – Older and Younger Widows (1 Tim 5:9-16). See also Acts 6:1-7.

DAY 4 – Honor and Rebuke (1 Tim 5:17-20). See also 1 Cor 9:6-18.

DAY 5 – Caution and Fairness (1 Tim 5:21-22). See also Tit 2:6-8, 15.

DAY 6 – Medicinal Use of Wine (1 Tim 5:23). See also 1 Tim 3:3, 8.

DAY 7 – Exposure Sooner or Later (1 Tim 5:24-25). See also Mark 4:22.

Questions for Thought and Discussion

Describe some traits of a healthy, faithful marriage and family. How does each person treat the others?

How can we treat every older Christian man as if he were our own father, each older woman as our mother, and so forth?

In what place must Christians first put their faith into practice? Why?

What kind of professing believer has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever? Why?

How could a bereaved woman use her widowhood to draw closer to the Lord?

Could a widow voluntarily commit herself to forego remarriage for spiritual purposes? Discuss.

Which widows should be put on the church’s list? For what purpose?

Note other Scriptures that show God’s deep, compassionate concern for widows.

How could widows “give the adversary an opportunity to speak reproachfully?”

What does “double honor” suggest? Discuss “Do not muzzle the ox (Deut 25:4).”

How serious is it to bring unsubstantiated charges against an elder? Or to entertain or repeat such charges?

How can church leaders guard against partiality and favoritism?

For what purpose would Timothy need to lay hands on people? Why should he not be hasty?

Why would Paul advise Timothy to drink wine? Why only a little?

Why do you suppose that Timothy should not drink water alone?

Were early Christians (like Timothy) always told to expect miraculous healing?

Why do you think Timothy (except for this) abstained totally from wine?

Could one use these words about “a little wine” to justify social drinking today?

Are sins and good deeds always evident … in the same way and at the same time?