1 Timothy 3:14–15 (ESV) — 14 I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these
things to you so that, 15 if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in
the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and
buttress of the truth.
NOTE: This letter
clearly teaches order, behavior, and operations of the local church. This is
one of the loftier descriptions of the local church, Paul calls it the
household of God, the church of the living God, and a pillar and buttress of
the truth. Wow, sometimes I don't see it. But we, the body of Christ, are a
very special entity. Like Israel, we are unique in our relationship to God. We are also the pillar
and buttress of the truth. Maybe that is why the last church in Revelation is
the age of apostasy. It seems like more and more, the church is becoming like
the world instead of a light to the world. We need to be different, not the
same. We need to hold to the truth of God's word in an evil age.
PRAYER: Father, I
pray you would show us how we have compromised with the world. Help us to see
where we need to stand up for truth and your commands. Makes us a light to a
dying generation.
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