1 Timothy

Guarding God’s Investment

Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to your care. Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge, which some have professed and in so doing have departed from the faith. (1 Timothy 6:20–21 NIV)

The Soon Coming King

… until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, which he will display at the proper time — he who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and…

The Pastor’s Charge

In the sight of God, who gives life to everything, and of Christ Jesus, who while testifying before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, I charge you to keep this command without spot or blame until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ… (1 Timothy 6:13–14 NIV)

The Good Confession

Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses. (1 Timothy 6:12b NIV)

I am often in sheer awe of the doctrinal clarity of the Word of God. Deep and profound truths meet human experience — the…

The Good Fight of Faith

Fight the good fight of faith, layhold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. (1 Timothy 6:12 NKJV)

The nature of the Christian mission is likened to a fight.

The Man of God

But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance and gentleness. (1 Timothy 6:11 NASB)

Journeys start with choosing to go the right way, and not the wrong way, in order to reach our destination. God instructs us how to…

A Root to All Evils

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. (1 Tim. 6:10 NIV)

The word translated “love of money” is philargyria in the original language and it literally…

Our Deeds Find Us Out

The sins of some are obvious, reaching the place of judgment ahead of them; the sins of others trail behind them. In the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even those that are not obvious cannot remain hidden forever. (1 Timothy 5:24–25 NIV)

Home Responsibility

Give proper recognition to those widows who are really in need. But if a widow has children or grandchildren, these should learn first of all to put their religion into practice by caring for their own family and so repaying their parents and grandparents, for this is pleasing to God… Anyone…

The Respect of Love

Do not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a father, younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, in all purity. (1 Timothy 5:1–2 ESV)

Paul was not speaking of the elder of the church but older people in the church. He went…