Joseph Malekani

2 Timothy 1 Commentary

2 Timothy 1 Commentary Check Paul’s letters and see how often he references his special calling. He has kept his eyes on the ball! So dramatic is Paul’s calling that he won’t stop referring to it. In this salutation, he has underlined his apostleship as one coming from Christ Jesus. The mission is “to proclaimContinueContinue reading “2 Timothy 1 Commentary”

1 Timothy 6 Commentary

1 Timothy 6 Commentary As you would guess, corporate entities like Colgate or Toyota didn’t exist back in Paul’s day. A rough version of the corporate entity would be an entrepreneur with a system of slave labor and a host of supervisors. It would be correct to think of slaves as employees in today’s world.EmployeesContinueContinue reading “1 Timothy 6 Commentary”

1 Timothy 5 Commentary

1 Timothy 5 Commentary Church is family! There are older men and women. There are also Timothy’s peers – the brothers and sisters. Others would fall under the category of a young brother or a young sister. Timothy must appropriately relate to each category. The scripture isn’t unaware of the peculiarities of the relationship betweenContinueContinue reading “1 Timothy 5 Commentary”

1 Timothy 4 Commentary

1 Timothy 4 Commentary Old Testament prophecies would often start this way: “Thus saith the LORD, …” Paul hasn’t used this technique. Instead, we have the following: “The Spirit clearly says…” Verse 1.The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. VerseContinueContinue reading “1 Timothy 4 Commentary”

1 Timothy 3 Commentary

1 Timothy 3 Commentary Going by these qualifications for church leadership, countless congregations will be leaderless! Above reproach. Faithful to his wife. Temperate. Self-controlled. Respectable. Not given to drunkenness. Not violent. Gentle. Not quarrelsome. Not a lover of Money. Must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him. The scripture hasContinueContinue reading “1 Timothy 3 Commentary”

1 Timothy 2 Commentary

1 Timothy 2 Commentary “For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus”. Verse 5. The reality of this blessing is such that all other efforts and philosophies aimed at salvation are nothing. A waste of time and energy! Do you know this mediator? We are all bornContinueContinue reading “1 Timothy 2 Commentary”

1 Timothy 1 Commentary

1 Timothy 1 Commentary The Pharisees and the teachers of the Law were a formidable opposition to the earthly ministry of Christ Jesus. The risen Christ (the Holy Spirit) had the same opposition. Paul constantly fought these forces.Remove humans from the enemy camp and you have wrong teachings or deception on the table. It’s theContinueContinue reading “1 Timothy 1 Commentary”

2 Thessalonians 3 Commentary

2 Thessalonians 3 Commentary Yes, there is suffering. Much of it is inflicted on the saint by the evil one working through evil people. But as the LORD commanded, the saint can ask to be delivered from the evil one by prayer. Prayer should be a godly response to suffering. In this book, Paul andContinueContinue reading “2 Thessalonians 3 Commentary”

2 Thessalonians 2 Commentary

2 Thessalonians 2 Commentary Is it for nothing, then, that I have kept myself pure and have not committed sin? The Thessalonians probably have this question in mind as they agonize over the false impression that the Day of the LORD is past. Have the wicked escaped punishment? The Day of the LORD is alwaysContinueContinue reading “2 Thessalonians 2 Commentary”

2 Thessalonians 1 Commentary

2 Thessalonians 1 Commentary The questions that Paul addresses are commonplace. We all have them. Wickedness and the perpetrators of wickedness will one day be punished. This will happen when the LORD Jesus Christ returns. No one will miss His coming. Blazing fire with his powerful angels, His appearance isn’t a small matter! The angelsContinueContinue reading “2 Thessalonians 1 Commentary”