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8 Prophecy Is Cyclicalare among you I exhort, who am also an elder and awitness [experience] of the sufferings of Christ and alsoa partaker of the glory that shall be revealed. Feed theflock of God which is among you, taking the oversightthereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthylucre [money], but of a ready [willing] mind; Neither asbeing lords over God’s heritage but being ensamples [examples]to the flock” (I Peter 5:1-3). Peter was sayingthat the younger people should be taught by the elderor older ones. The elder men have so many more experiencesto pass on to you. They can help you bypassmany pitfalls. God’s educational method is throughproper examples from the elderly in the church. Experienceis of great value to God. The elders must speakGod’s supreme words and be humble examples to theyoung who lack life’s experiences. Eldership is not aposition in the church but a right. They are worthy ofacknowledgement. The Jewish synagogues follow thissystem. Christians, also, follow the same method toa degree. The Apostle Paul relates to this procedure.Paul’s Church TeachingHere is how it works. When Paul thought he was goingto die, he started to instruct Timothy. Timothywas a much younger evangelist (not an elder). Since hewas not an elder, he needed added instruction fromPaul regarding how he should behave. This is the firstprinciple Timothy was to follow, “Rebuke not an elder[older person], but intreat him as a father [informed];and the younger men as brethren” (I Timothy 5:1). Firstand foremost, the elderly are a special group in TheChurches of God. They are not to be talked down to