2 Timothy 2 Commentary Predestination or election concepts are well founded in scripture, and so is “free will”. They may not be two extreme ends as we often think of them. Verse 19 gives us some clues.“The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn awayContinueContinue reading “2 Timothy 2 Commentary”
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2 Timothy 2 Commentary
2 Timothy 2 Commentary A leader’s job is to train other leaders. “Entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.” A pastor trains trainers of trainers. There is little pride in teaching endlessly the same people. Pews must change occupants as learners vacant them to become trainers themselves.They must be reliable!ContinueContinue reading “2 Timothy 2 Commentary”
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”
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