HOW WE SHOULD LIVE WITH OTHERS

1 Timothy 5:1Never speak harshly to an older man or an elder. but appeal to him respectfully as you would to your own father. Talk to younger men as you would to your own brothers. 2Treat older women as you would your mother, and treat younger women with all purity as you would your own sisters. 3 Take care of Or Honor. any widow who has no one else to care for her. 4 But if she has children or grandchildren, their first responsibility is to show godliness at home and repay their parents by taking care of them. This is something that pleases God. 5 Now a true widow, a woman who is truly alone in this world, has placed her hope in God. She prays night and day, asking God for his help. 6But the widow who lives only for pleasure is spiritually dead even while she lives. 7Give these instructions to the church so that no one will be open to criticism. 8But those who don't care for their relatives, especially those in their own household, have denied the true faith. Such people are worse than unbelievers.

The Word gives instruction on how we should live with others.  We should never speak angrily to our elders, but, respect them as if they were our parents.  We should treat young men as our sons and brothers and treat young women like our daughters and sisters.  We must never turn against our family members if we do we have turned against the faith and is worse than someone who does not believe in God.

Father, teach us the rules for living with others; Lord, we must always stand for what's right, before You.  Lord, Your Words tells us in 1 Timothy 5;21 we must do the right thing without showing favor of any kind to anyone.  Father, You also tell us 1 Timothy 5:22 "to think carefully before we lay our hands on anyone, and do not share in the sins of others;" do not dislike someone because of someone else, if so you will be just as guilty as they are, keep yourself pure.  Father, the sins of some people are easy to see even before they are judged, but the sins of the wicked are not seen; but Lord You, see all and know all, so bring them to the light and serve justice.  Jesus, give us Your desire to please our Father so we will not veer off the path of righteousness.  Jesus, remove all the stumbling blocks Satan and our enemies have placed before us.  Father, thank for forgiveness and giving us the courage to forgive those who have wronged us and we put them in Your hands, in Jesus name, Amen