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Neglected biblical teaching: older people should train younger people, especially same gender

Women Leaders in the New Testament: Women in Ministry part 4 01:09:28 – 01:10:58

Mike draws a positive application from Titus 2.

Titus 2 teaches that older women should train younger women, and older people in general should exercise a training role with younger people. This is radically neglected in the modern church. Social media separates generations further. Mike sees this cross-generational mentoring as an important, largely ignored biblical principle.

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Scripture Commentary article

Modern Myths About The Titus 2 Woman

When the issue of women in ministry is brought up, one of the scripture passages that is used as a slam-dunk women-must-stay-in-the-home passage is Titus 2:3-5. Is this passage really about women restricted to the area of the home with cooking, cleaning and raising children, or are women allowed by

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@kimberley_7_ @BogdanOancea77 As for your comment on Titus 2:3-5, yes women teaching other women is important just like men instructing men. Yet we all have common instruction for each other. Your comment actually shows why female pastors are such a ...

@kimberley_7_ @BogdanOancea77 As for your comment on Titus 2:3-5, yes women teaching other women is important just like men instructing men. Yet we all have common instruction for each other. Your com

Scripture Commentary tweet

@sparkobuzzer @ronhenzel Also, when Ron quotes Titus 2:3-5 seemingly to suggest that the role of older women is solely to teach younger women, does he not forget that it was older women who taught Timothy? “For I am mindful of the sincere faith with...

@sparkobuzzer @ronhenzel Also, when Ron quotes Titus 2:3-5 seemingly to suggest that the role of older women is solely to teach younger women, does he not forget that it was older women who taught Tim

Scripture Commentary article

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Titus 2:3-5

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