Letter to Timothy: Respect and Honor

Dear Timothy, Dear Timothy, I have written to you at some length about the evils of wrong criticisms of one's pastor and his preaching. In writing about these things, I called your attention especially to what the Word of God says in Hebrews 13:17: "Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you." There are a few more passages in...