Workers at Home

Bible Bites

Scott Beyer
12/08/23 - Bulletin

[I posted this last year when our reading was in this section of the New Testament… I received such an outpouring of encouragement from women that I feel compelled to share the exact same message this year as we read through Titus chapter two. To all you women doing such honorable work in the face of a society that seeks to dishonor your service – thank you.]

“…so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be sensible, pure, workers at home, kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be dishonored.” (Titus 2:4-5)

Do we still consider these words to be honorable ones? The image painted by the apostle Paul of the godly woman, working at home, breathing love into hearth and home is considered antiquated and vulgar by today’s standards (even misogynstic), yet the picture Paul describes is the loving home that every child and family yearns for, and statistically, the model that has been most successful.

Society has discouraged young women from being workers at home. The Holy Spirit says we should encourage them to be workers at home. We must decide which camp we shall join.

Matthew 4:4 #Biblebites

Today’s Reading: Titus 2:1-15

Questions to ask:

How is Paul feeling as he writes today’s passage? What is his mood?
What are the central themes in Paul’s preaching and teaching which are being emphasized, or how are the central themes in this epistle being emphasized in today’s reading?
How does our reading show Paul’s people skills, especially how he handles conflict?
What in this passage would change the lives of the believer(s) being addressed? How does it make me a better disciple?
How does this show the “good news” of the gospel? How can I share that with someone else?

This year, #Biblebites are following the life and writings of Paul. If you would like a copy of the reading schedule, you can view it here: https://eastlandchristians.org/news-events/2023-vision