Wesley's Explanatory Notes
2 Timothy 3:5
Having a form — An appearance of godliness, but not regarding, nay, even denying and blaspheming, the inward power and reality of it. Is not this eminently fulfilled at this day?
Having a form — An appearance of godliness, but not regarding, nay, even denying and blaspheming, the inward power and reality of it. Is not this eminently fulfilled at this day?
Verse 5. _HAVING A FORM OF GODLINESS_] The original word μορφωσις signifies a _draught, sketch_, or _summary_, and will apply well to those who have all their religion in their creed, confession of f...
HAVING A FORM OF GODLINESS - That is, they profess religion, or are in connection with the church. This shows that the apostle referred to some great corruption in the church; and there can be little...
III. THE LAST DAYS AND THEIR PERILS CHAPTER 3 __ 1. The characteristics of the last days (2 Timothy 3:1) 2. What the last days mean for the true believer (2 Timothy 3:8) 3. The need of the Word of...
2 Timothy 3:1 to 2 Timothy 4:8. CHARGE TO TIMOTHY CONCERNING FUTURE ERROR. (_a_) 2 TIMOTHY 3:1. FUTURE ERROR AND ITS PRESENT GERMS. Timothy must consider future as well as present dangers. As the Seco...
TIMES OF TERROR (2 Timothy 3:1) _ 3:1 You must realize this--that in the last days difficult times will set in._ The early Church lived in an age when the time was waxing late; they expected the Sec...
For men will live a life that is centred in self; they will be lovers of money, braggarts, arrogant, lovers of insult, disobedient to their parents, thankless, regardless even of the ultimate decencie...
FORM. Greek. _morphosis._ Only here and Romans 2:29. GODLINESS. See 1 Timothy 2:2. POWER. App-172, L FROM SUCH. and from these. TURN AWAY. Greek. _apotrepomai._ Only here....
_having a form of godliness_ The word for -form" is strictly -formation," its ending implying process rather than result, the producing of the form; hence in Romans 2:20 -thou hast the ideally perfect...
Appeal to Timothy for pure life in view of the worse days and lives to come The same three thoughts are still in St Paul's mind, viz. (1) his own life's work and suffering now closed, (2) Timothy's l...
THE CORRUPTIONS OF THE FUTURE...
ἜΧΟΝΤΕΣ ΜΌΡΦΩΣΙΝ ΕΥ̓ΣΕΒΕΊΑΣ, _having the form of godliness_. See on 1 Timothy 2:2. ΜΌΡΦΩΣΙΣ is an affectation of, or aiming at, the μορφή of godliness, but not the μορφή itself (cp. Romans 2:20). μορφ...
ΈΧΟΝΤΕΣ _praes. act. part. от_ ΈΧ (G2192) иметь, ΜΌΡΦΩΣΙΣ (G3446) вид, очертания, воплощение, внешний облик, наружная форма, подобие (Philippians 2:6; LS; BAGD; TDNT; EDNT). ΕΥΣΈΒΕΙΑ (G2150) почитан...
DISCOURSE: 2252 FORM AND POWER OF GODLINESS 2 Timothy 3:5. _Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away_. THERE were, even in the Apostolic ages, many awful declens...
PART TWO _Warnings 3:1-4:5_ 1. RECOGNIZE THE COMING APOSTASY 2 Timothy 3:1-9 _TEXT 3:1-9_ 1 But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come, 2 For men shall be lovers of self, lover...
Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. FORM, [ morfoosin (G3446)] - the aiming at the intrinsic form [ morfee (G3444)]: outward semblance. DENYING - pract...
8 The literal resurrection of Christ as the Seed of David seems to be the apostle's answer to the theory of a spiritual resurrection. The Seed of David can be nothing less than a literal Man. 10 'The...
WARNINGS AND EXHORTATIONS REGARDING THE LAST DAYS 1-9. In the days immediately preceding the Second Coming, the Lord had taught that iniquity would abound. St. Paul reminds Timothy of this truth as a...
HOW WE SHOULD ENCOURAGE EACH OTHER TO DO GOD’S WORK 2 TIMOTHY _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 3 EVIL PERSONS IN THE LAST DAYS (3:1-9) V1 You should be aware that in the last days life will be very diffi...
HAVING A FORM OF GODLINESS, BUT DENYING THE POWER THEREOF. — Keeping up a show of observing the outward forms of religion, but renouncing its power and its influence over the heart and the life; shewi...
Evil times are upon us; we have indeed amongst us specimens of the perennial impostor, worthy successors of Jannes and Jambres. The shortlived nature of their success, will be, however, patent to all....
ἔχοντες (see note on 1 Timothy 1:19) μόρφωσιν, κ. τ. λ.: _Habentes speciem quidem pietatis_. We have an exact parallel in Titus 1:16, θεὸν ὁμολογοῦσιν εἰδέναι, τοῖς δὲ ἔργοις ἀρνοῦνται. They were prof...
A DARK PICTURE OF EVIL MEN 2 Timothy 3:1 The last days of the present age are to be black and sorrowful. Sinful rejection of Christ will come to a head. We must not be misled by the wide-spread profe...
Clearly seeing trouble coming from the teaching of those who were ''holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof," the apostle referred to his own manner of life and service as aff...
A DESCRIPTION OF THE COMING APOSTATES Paul told Timothy to keep in mind that during the Christian age times of great stress would come for the Christ's disciples. The great stress would come because o...
Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: (2) from such turn away. (2) We must not tarry with those men who resist the truth not from simple ignorance, but from a perverse mind, (whi...
Having an appearance indeed of piety, in some things, as we may see heretics affect to be thought more exact than the Catholics in some things, by which the devil more easily deceives souls, but denyi...
(1) В¶ This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. (2) For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unh...
Turning to the SECOND EPISTLE, we find that, although there is the same grand truth of the Saviour God maintained, the state of things had become sensibly worse, and the hour for the apostle's departu...
5_From those turn away_. This exhortation sufficiently shows that Paul does not speak of a distant posterity, nor foretell what would happen many ages afterwards; but that, by pointing out present evi...
Now this evil influence would too surely be exercised. The power of the holy truth of God would be lost in the assembly and among Christians; and those who bore this name would become (under the influ...
HAVING A FORM OF GODLINESS,.... Either a mere external show of religion, pretending great piety and holiness, being outwardly righteous before men, having the mask and visor of godliness; or else a pl...
Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. Ver. 5. _Having a form of godliness_] Hollow professors are as hollow trees in an old wood; tall, but pithless, sapless...
_Without natural affection_ Even to their own children, as well as of piety toward their parents. “The clergy of the Church of Rome, being forbidden to marry, can have neither wives nor children openl...
HAVING A FORM OF GODLINESS; having only its external form. These words mark the men whose character the apostle has drawn in such dark colors, as only outwardly members of the church of Christ. DENYI...
HAVING A FORM OF GODLINESS, BUT DENYING THE POWER THEREOF. FROM SUCH TURN AWAY....
False Teachers and False Brethren of the Last Days. 2 Timothy 3:1 A description of the dangerous teachers:...
When Paul wrote this to Timothy, "the last days" had not yet come, so it is evident that the epistle is not written strictly for Timothy personally, but for every individual believer who would follow...
1-9 Even in gospel times there would be perilous times; on account of persecution from without, still more on account of corruptions within. Men love to gratify their own lusts, more than to please G...
HAVING A FORM OF GODLINESS: a form here is the same with a mask, or vizor, or appearance, an accidental form, opposed to substance and reality. It signifieth that in the latter times there should be m...
The First Epistle of Clement Concerning Virginity For such persons as these "have the appearance only of the fear of God, but the power of it they deny."[16] Pope Anterus The Epistle Now for both pa...
2 Timothy 3:5 having G2192 (G5723) form G3446 godliness G2150 but G1161 denying G720 (G5768) its G846 power...
SECTION 3. THOSE WHO ARE TRULY THE LORD'S MUST EQUIP THEMSELVES ACCORDINGLY, ESPECIALLY IN VIEW OF THE GRIEVOUS TIMES THAT ARE COMING (2 TIMOTHY 2:19 TO 2 TIMOTHY 3:17). Having called on him to endure...
2 Timothy 3:5. FORM. The Greek word suggests the idea of a manufactured article, the _‘fashion_ or _semblance_ ' of piety. DENYING. The Greek participle is in the perfect, _‘having denied'_ or _‘rep...
A FORM OF GODLINESS (μορφωσιν ευσεβειας). For μορφωσιν, see Romans 2:20. The outward shape without the reality.HAVING DENIED (ηρνημενο). Perfect middle participle of αρνεομα (see 2 Timothy 2:12)....
2 Timothy 3:1. This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful,...
CONTENTS: Apostasy predicted. The believer's resource, the Scriptures. CHARACTERS: Christ, Paul, Timothy, Jannes, Jambres, Moses. CONCLUSION: The last days of the Gospel dispensation will be perilous...
2 Timothy 3:1. _In the last days perilous times shall come._ So the Spirit expressly spake when the measure of the jews should be full, when they should even deliver up their relatives to death, and w...
TO THE OUTWARD FORM. The context shows these people are members of the Lord's church (or at least they seem to be). In order to deceive their followers, they put on an outward show of godliness, and p...
2 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 2 TIMOTHY 3:2 This list of vices vividly describes the negative impact of those who were opposing Paul and Timothy. The list begins and ends with references to misplaced love....
2 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 2 TIMOTHY 3:5 AVOID SUCH PEOPLE. Do not allow them to be part of the church or support their ministries. Unlike those discussed in 2 Timothy 2:25, the
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ 2 Timothy 3:1. IN THE LAST DAYS.—In the time just before the Lord’s appearing, in which wickedness will come to a head—a head that will be crushed. PERILOUS TIMES SHA...
EXPOSITION 2 TIMOTHY 3:1 _But know this _for _this know also_,_ _A.V.; _grievous _for _perilous_,_ _A.V. GRIEVOUS TIMES (καιροὶ χαλεποί)._ _"Grievous" is not a very good rendering. "Perilous," thou...
Ver. 5. _Having a form_ (μόρφωσιν, an outward show or appearance) of godliness, _but denying the power thereof_ that is, by their immoral lives and wicked deeds belying their profession practically di...
Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Second Timothy chapter three? Paul said to Timothy, This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come (2 Timothy 3:1). It is interesting that the Scri...
1 Timothy 5:8; 1 Timothy 6:5; 2 John 1:10; 2 Thessalonians 3:14;...
A form [μ ο ρ φ ω σ ι ν]. Only here and Romans 2:20. Morfh Form (for the want of any other rendering) is the expression or embodiment of the essential and permanent being of that which is expressed Mo...
This is the last, but not the least sin of the perilous times: the apostle, 1. Tells us what these men have, A FORM OF GODLINESS; that is,. vain, empty show of piety and religion, which discovers its...