THE STATION OF THE SLAVES. Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and His doctrine be not blasphemed. AND THEY THAT HAVE BELIEVING MASTERS, LET THEM NOT DESPISE THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE BRETHREN, BUT RATHER DO THEM SERVICE BECAUSE T... [ Continue Reading ]
If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness,... [ Continue Reading ]
A DESCRIPTION CHARACTERIZING THE ERRORISTS.... [ Continue Reading ]
HE IS PROUD, KNOWING NOTHING, BUT DOTING ABOUT QUESTIONS AND STRIFES OF WORDS, WHEREOF COMETH ENVY, STRIFE, RAILINGS, EVIL SURMISINGS,... [ Continue Reading ]
PERVERSE DISPUTINGS OF MEN OF CORRUPT MINDS AND DESTITUTE OF THE TRUTH, SUPPOSING THAT GAIN IS GODLINESS. FROM SUCH WITHDRAW THYSELF. The apostle has finished his table of duties concerning the work of Christians in the various stations, and now finds it necessary to expose the false position of the... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT GODLINESS WITH CONTENTMENT IS GREAT GAIN.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SIN OF AVARICE AND ITS RESULTS.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR WE BROUGHT NOTHING INTO THIS WORLD, AND IT IS CERTAIN WE CAN CARRY NOTHING OUT.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND HAVING FOOD AND RAIMENT, LET US BE THEREWITH CONTENT.... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT THEY THAT WILL BE RICH FALL INTO TEMPTATION AND A SNARE, AND INTO MANY FOOLISH AND HURTFUL LUSTS, WHICH DROWN MEN IN DESTRUCTION AND PERDITION.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL; WHICH, WHILE SOME COVETED AFTER, THEY HAVE ERRED FROM THE FAITH, AND PIERCED THEMSELVES THROUGH WITH MANY SORROWS. At the opening of this paragraph, Paul arranges to obviate a misunderstanding, as though Christianity were under no circumstances a source... [ Continue Reading ]
THE CONDUCT OF THE TRUE CHRISTIAN AND ITS REWARD. 1 Timothy 6:11... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT THOU, O MAN OF GOD, FLEE THESE THINGS; AND FOLLOW AFTER RIGHTEOUSNESS, GODLINESS, FAITH, LOVE, PATIENCE, MEEKNESS.... [ Continue Reading ]
FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT OF FAITH, LAY HOLD ON ETERNAL LIFE, WHEREUNTO THOU ART ALSO CALLED, AND HAST PROFESSED A GOOD PROFESSION BEFORE MANY WITNESSES.... [ Continue Reading ]
I GIVE THEE CHARGE IN THE SIGHT OF GOD, WHO QUICKENETH ALL THINGS, AND BEFORE CHRIST JESUS, WHO BEFORE PONTIUS PILATE WITNESSED A GOOD CONFESSION,... [ Continue Reading ]
THAT THOU KEEP THIS COMMANDMENT WITHOUT SPOT, UNREBUKABLE, UNTIL THE APPEARING OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST;... [ Continue Reading ]
WHICH IN HIS TIMES HE SHALL SHOW, WHO IS THE BLESSED AND ONLY POTENTATE, THE KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS;... [ Continue Reading ]
WHO ONLY HATH IMMORTALITY, DWELLING IN THE LIGHT WHICH NO MAN CAN APPROACH UNTO; WHOM NO MAN HATH SEEN NOR CAN SEE; TO WHOM BE HONOR AND POWER EVERLASTING. AMEN. Having shown the transitoriness, the superfluity, and the danger of possessing and, more still, of striving after great earthly possession... [ Continue Reading ]
CHARGE THEM THAT ARE RICH IN THIS WORLD THAT THEY BE NOT HIGH-MINDED, NOR TRUST IN UNCERTAIN RICHES, BUT IN THE LIVING GOD, WHO GIVETH US RICHLY ALL THINGS TO ENJOY;... [ Continue Reading ]
FINAL ADMONITIONS AND CONCLUSION. 1 Timothy 6:17... [ Continue Reading ]
THAT THEY DO GOOD, THAT THEY BE RICH IN GOOD WORKS, READY TO DISTRIBUTE, WILLING TO COMMUNICATE;... [ Continue Reading ]
LAYING UP IN STORE FOR THEMSELVES A GOOD FOUNDATION AGAINST THE TIME TO COME, THAT THEY MAY LAY HOLD ON ETERNAL LIFE.... [ Continue Reading ]
O TIMOTHY, KEEP THAT WHICH IS COMMITTED TO THY TRUST, AVOIDING PROFANE AND VAIN BABBLINGS, AND OPPOSITIONS OF SCIENCE FALSELY SO CALLED;... [ Continue Reading ]
WHICH SOME PROFESSING HAVE ERRED CONCERNING THE FAITH. GRACE BE WITH THEE! AMEN. The admonition which Timothy is to address to the rich people of the world is by no means a mere postscript, but shows the application of the doctrinal exposition in the early part of this chapter. Of the desire to get... [ Continue Reading ]