Conduct

DEVOTION
1 TIMOTHY
CONDUCT
1 Tim 3:14-15
14 Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these instructions so that, 15 if I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God's household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
NIV
Conducting myself in a manner worthy of being in God’s household. As a father I when my girls were small I surely expected them to behave in manner that was acceptable as a member of our household. I used to and in fact still do see children in a store completely out of control and the mother screaming in an attempt to gain some kind of command of the situation. I think both behaviors are unacceptable and here I have to deal with my being a member of another household which certainly has standards for correct behavior. The one difference is of course my father is a perfect parent. If I am the church of the living God, the temple of the Holy Spirit I am does this also mean I am the pillar and the foundation of truth? Great controversy exists among scholars over this very question but I will enter the debate, but rather simply accept how the Spirit leads me through here. I am to be support the basis of the truth as the temple of the living God. I should conduct myself in manner which supports the basis for the truth, which of course is laid out in the verse to come. But that is what I am to do as a member of the household of God. I support what he has established as the truth. I do not argue against his truth but I stand in defense of it.
1 Tim 3:16
16 Beyond all question, the mystery of godliness is great:

He appeared in a body
was vindicated by the Spirit,
was seen by angels,
was preached among the nations,
was believed on in the world,
was taken up in glory.
I stand absolutely firm and support this as truth, and any member of the temple of God should and would do the same. This is proper conduct, but if anyone refuses to agree with this basis of truth they are not true members of the household of God and are not conducting themselves correctly. Being his church, his temple, he attends and in fact conducts service within me and my conduct should reflect that fact. A pillar, a support of his truths is paramount and I as such I need to be grounded on his truths, not mine or some other mans idea of truth. No, I am this pillar, I am a support of God’s truth that he appeared in the flesh, was rendered innocent by his Spirit, was seen by angels, was preached among nations, was believed on in this world and that he was taken in physical form up into glory. God said it and I believe and will support it until the day I step into eternity. Then, of course I will continue to support it, but I will not be able to do it as I do here. As one of his pillars I will not crumble. I will conduct myself as his church.