instructions, so that no one may be open to blame. 8 Anyone who does not provide for their relatives,

and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is worse

than an unbeliever.

list of things you need to be teaching to your flock. Some of them are very

theological, some are very high-minded, and even feel sometimes like they are

beyond the grasp of many. You need to provide spiritual milk, but you need to

move the people onto solid food at times while you also nourish them in

Christian faith and practice on the street, in the classroom, on the factory

floor, in the home, or in the boardroom. Teach the application of these truths.

saying, "I didn't know! Why didn't you tell me?" You don't want your

people to lose out on the blessing of helping one another, and you don't want

people who need help to miss out because there was no one there to help.