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Text: 1Timothy 5:17-18 (The holy Bible) Version.
17 Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.
18 For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward.
Introduction:
Moral Ethics refers to a set of rules that describes acceptable conduct in society. Ethics serve as a guide to moral daily living and helps us judge whether our behavior can be justified.
Ethics refers to society’s sense of the right way of living our daily lives. It does this by establishing rules, principles, and values on which we can base our conduct. The concepts most directly associated with ethics are truth, honesty, fairness, and equity.
Moral and ethical behavior expected from a person that has a good a good training are:
1. Good conduct towards Elders
How to handle elder is one of the issue that every good parents are to address in the up-bringing of their children. Prov.22:6 God expect younger once to treat Elders with great humility 1pt 5:5. For example;
a. If you see an Elder with an heavy load you shouldn’t be told to assist before you do so.
b. Stand up for an elder when he/she do not have seat.
c. Greet an elder first before he/she greet you.
d. Give way for an elder when both of you meet in a narrow way. Etc.
It is unethical for workers and ministers, seeing their pastor carry heavy load and pretends not seeing it. These load could be physically or logically; logically in the sense that the pastor is engage in several works in the church. People with good moral ethics are expected to assist to help their pastors in order to make the work of God easier for them.
Others rebuke their pastor and speak ill of them and called this boldness. But it is lack of home training.
By the virtue of your pastor’s office is an elder even such is a child you can give birth to. Therefore if he does something wrong, prayerfully bring it to his notice. Heb.13:7, Gal.6:7, Phil.4:10-12
2. Anti-social behavior
It very common among Christian to be disorderly in public places and even in the church. This aptitude show lack of spiritual and home training:
a. Rushing for food or chair in a large gathering.
b. Littering the environment with waste.
c. Reckless talk and lack of good table manner.
d. Driving against traffic and braking traffic laws.
e. Improper dressing of any kind. Deut.22:5, 2Corin3:2, Phil.316-18
Questions
1. How do you relate with those God have put over you?
2. Mention some ways God expect us to treat elders
3. How does home training affect the church today?
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