"Know how to behave in the household of God - which is the church of the living God - a pillar and bulwark of truth," 1 Timothy 3:15.
Paul (old, jailed preacher) writes Timothy (twenty-something preacher). About prayer, harmonizing the congregation's actions, new way of life for followers of Jesus, power of the Word, and stuff like that. New life in God's house. God's church. (No! It's not about how to be reverent inside a building called "a church.") It's how to honor each other. How to treat God's redeemed. God's congregation. The church. God's stanchion. God's stronghold. And what are they bulwarks about? Listen carefully: about the mystery of godliness: Jesus. Manifested in flesh. Vindicated in Spirit. Seen by angels. Proclaimed among peoples. Believed on in the world. Taken up in glory. So, behave new.
As we see brothers or sisters today, we see a pillar for Jesus' truth. And, together, we hold up our Lord in thanksgiving for this new life.
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