As in any successful household, but especially God’s, proper structure, responsible behavior, discipline, and love are required. An unruly, dysfunctional household ruins the lives of its members and is an offense to the community. God’s household should enrich and protect its members and be an inviting testimony of the gospel’s truth to the unbelieving world. High on Paul’s list for the proper governing of God’s household are qualified, godly elders (1 Tim. 3:1-7,10; 5:17-25). If the elders of God’s household deviate from sound doctrine or are of reproachable character, the entire household
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