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Behaving in God’s House

Behaving in God’s House. 1 Timothy 3:14-15. Behaving in God’s House. Christian behavior in God’s house, the church, is the theme of 1 Timothy “ Be havior” = “ be ing”; what we are to “be”; moral character and conduct (Gr. ἀναστρέφω = to turn around)

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Behaving in God’s House

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  1. Behaving in God’s House 1 Timothy 3:14-15

  2. Behaving in God’s House • Christian behavior in God’s house, the church, is the theme of 1 Timothy • “Behavior” = “being”; what we are to “be”; moral character and conduct (Gr. ἀναστρέφω = to turn around) • Paul presents five truths concerning the Christian’s behavior

  3. 1. Moral Behavior Is Given • “…how men ought to behave” • Like the word “should,” an “ought” (Gr. δεῖ = necessary) is a divine moral and ethical necessity of behavior (Rom. 15:1; Eph. 5:28; 1 Tim. 5:13; Tit. 1:11; etc.) • The NT is not a book of suggestions

  4. 2. Moral Behavior Is Known • “…that you may know” • We are not left to guess what the moral standard of behavior is (1 Jn. 5:14) • Skepticism and agnosticism have no place in a Christian’s life

  5. 3. Moral Behavior Is Objective • “These things write I unto you…” • How we ought to behave is determined by the written word of God in the New Testament • Our morality is not subjective, but objective; not relative, but absolute

  6. 3. Moral Behavior Is Objective • Jn. 17:14-19 • 1 Thess. 4:1-2 • 2 Tim. 3:16-17 • Titus 2:11-12 • 2 Peter 1:2-8

  7. 3. Moral Behavior Is Objective • Not civil government (Ex. 1; Dan. 3; 6) • Not religious authority (Mt. 15; Ac. 5) • Not self (Ex. 23:2; Judg. 21:17) • Not situations (Rom. 3:8) • Not extra-biblical sources (Gal. 1:6-9) • Not culture (Acts 19:27; Tit. 1:12)

  8. 4. Moral Behavior Is Necessary • “but if I tarry long, that you may know” • Paul did not want these Christians to be without a standard of behavior; he was urgent because moral behavior is necessary and important • We should not live without a standard of moral behavior (Eph. 4:17-19)

  9. 5. Moral Behavior Is Dignified • “in the house of God … the church … the pillar and ground of the truth” • Christians ought to behave a certain way because (1) we are God’s house, not just a social club; and (2) we support the truth, not just a bunch of man-made opinions (Phil. 3:14)

  10. Behaving in God’s House • Christians today must have a clear understanding these 5 truths concerning proper behavior • Why? Because people will always call evil, good; and good, evil (Isa. 5:20)

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