Rebuked

1 Timothy 5:14-20 - So I counsel younger widows to marry, to have children, to manage their homes and to give the enemy no opportunity for slander. Some have in fact already turned away to follow Satan. If any woman who is a believer has widows in her family, she should help them and not let the church be burdened with them, so that the church can help those widows who are really in need. The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching. For the Scripture says, "Do not muzzle the ox while it is treading out the grain," and "The worker deserves his wages." Do not entertain an accusation against an elder unless it is brought by two or three witnesses. Those who sin are to be rebuked publicly, so that the others may take warning.

2 Timothy 4:2 - Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction.

Conclusions:

• All elders were to exercise leadership and to teach and preach, and all were to receive honor
• But those who excelled in leadership were to be counted worthy of double honor
• This was especially true of those who labored at teaching and preaching
• Such honor should include financial support
• The use of the term Scripture for both an Old Testament and a New Testament passage shows that by the time 1 Timothy was written, portions of the New Testament were considered to be equal in authority to the Old Testament Scriptures
• Be ready in any situation to speak the needed word, whether of correction, of rebuke or of encouragement

Application:

• Do you honor your elders with financial support?
• Do you doubly honor those elders who preach and teach?
• Are you ready to correct, rebuke or encourage in any situation?

All Scripture verses taken from NIV

Conclusions derived from NIV Study Bible