Does any church still provide a pension for widows?
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In 1 Timothy there is a passage that talks about widows receiving a pension from the church:
1 Timothy 5:9-16
> A widow is to be put on the list only if she is not less than sixty
> years old, having been the wife of one man, 10 having a reputation for
> good works; and if she has brought up children, if she has shown
> hospitality to strangers, if she has washed the saints’ feet, if she
> has assisted those in distress, and if she has devoted herself to
> every good work. 11 But refuse to put younger widows on the list, for
> when they feel sensual desires in disregard of Christ, they want to
> get married, 12 thus incurring condemnation, because they have set
> aside their previous pledge. 13 At the same time they also learn to be
> idle, as they go around from house to house; and not merely idle, but
> also gossips and busybodies, talking about things not proper to
> mention. 14 Therefore, I want younger widows to get married, bear
> children, keep house, and give the enemy no occasion for reproach;
> 15 for some have already turned aside to follow Satan. 16 If any woman
> who is a believer has dependent widows, she must assist them and the
> church must not be burdened, so that it may assist those who are
> widows indeed
Is there a historical record of this practice in the church and do any modern churches still have a similar practice?
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Mar 24, 2014, 08:29 PM
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