Exposition of I Timothy 5:9-16 (1)

After having spoken of the care for widows, who are widows indeed, and the primary duty of the children to care for the aged parents, lest they be worse than infidels, Paul now turns his attention to the matter of the proper choice and admittance of widows for the work of mercy and practical care for the sick and needy in the church. We are not too familiar with the exact state of affairs and customs of Paul's day as they existed at Ephesus. It seems that there was a group of women in the...