But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed. Titus 2:1-5
Church discipline is something most Christians today may not of even heard of, its something that is not practiced or implemented in most Churches today, which is most likely why we see such depravity in the Church today. From the Word of God, there is an order of the Church and their is an expected conduct of the Church also. We can’t claim to be Christians when we look nothing like Christ, the Church should model their lives and conduct after our Lord Jesus Christ
Now as we look at the list of ways the Church should be behaving, this should be common sense. If your calling yourself a Christian, then you should be Born Again, filled and led by the Holy Spirit and in obedience to your Lord Jesus Christ. You should walk in the Spirit and not by the flesh (Galatians 5:16) A Church that is carnally minded and driven is worldly, it’s known by its fruit. Unless a Church be led by the Holy Spirit and not the ways of the world, it will never fulfill its anointed purpose to be the body of Christ
As we see in this teaching by the Apostle Paul under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, God has a creation order, God , man, woman, and children. This order and structure is the infrastructure to creation and the Church. This is why Satan spends so much time trying to destroy the order of Creation and the family. All of these attacks on the divine nature of creation, are deliberate personal attacks against God. When you break down the order of Creation, not only does society suffer but also the Church suffers, as the Church compromises and adapts worldly ideas that weakens the leadership of the Church
I like how the Apostle Paul concludes this list by saying “that the Word of God may not be blasphemed or discredited” There are many who will reject this list given by the Apostle for the Church, to disregard these instructions is to blasphemy the Word of God. The Church is a family of God through our Lord Jesus Christ, when we act and behave like the family of God, we bring glory to our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, Amen!
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