1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 4:1 Identifying the False Teaching. After his celebration of the spread of the gospel (1 Timothy 3:16), Paul returns to the false teaching (see ch. 1 Timothy 1:1). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 4:2 The CONSCIENCES of the false teachers have been SEARED (that is, made insensitive and useless) by their rebellion against the gospel. Compare “good conscience,” 1 Timothy 1:5. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, i... [ Continue Reading ]
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 4:3 Paul reveals some of the content of the false teaching. Questions about FOODS and MARRIAGE were significant issues elsewhere in Paul’s letters (see Romans 14:1; 1 Corinthians 7:25; 1 Corinthians 8:1; Colossians 2:16). The false teaching seems to define holiness by wha... [ Continue Reading ]
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 4:6 How Timothy Should Be Shaped by the Gospel. Paul focuses on how Timothy, by his teaching and lifestyle, can help the church stand against the false teaching. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 4:9 THE SAYING probably refers specifically to the “value” of “godliness” (v. 1 Timothy 4:8). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 4:10 TO THIS END. The goal of Paul’s ministry is that people attain “godliness” and its eternal “value” (v. 1 Timothy 4:8). TOIL AND STRIVE is typical of Paul’s description of gospel ministry (compare 1 Timothy 5:17; Romans 16:6, Romans 16:12; 1 Corint [ Continue Reading ]
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 4:11 THESE THINGS. See note on v. 6. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 4:12 YOUR YOUTH. Timothy is young compared to Paul. Scholars estimate Timothy’s age to be somewhere from his late 20s to mid-30s, with most favoring the mid-30s. He was an experienced missionary and had served about 15 years with Paul (Acts 16:1). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = docu... [ Continue Reading ]
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 4:13 PUBLIC READING in the churches points to the authority of Paul’s letters. It also assumes they were written to be understood by ordinary believers. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 4:14 GIFT. Timothy’s calling to and gifting for ministry came from God. God revealed it BY PROPHECY, and it was recognized by the church WHEN THE COUNCIL OF ELDERS LAID THEIR HANDS ON YOU. See note on 2 Tim. 1:6. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); f... [ Continue Reading ]
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 4:15 THESE THINGS refers to the things commanded in vv. 1 Timothy 4:12. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 4:16 Timothy’s perseverance in sound doctrine and practice will SAVE him. That is, it will lead him (and others) to continue in the faith. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]