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I TIMOTHY
Updated: June 11, 2007
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[C]2000-07 by Richard L Zorek
I Tim 1:4: Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith to do so. Watch out for the wierd stuff.
I Tim 1: 5: The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. Three things listed which are the ingredients for love.
I Tim 1: 9: We also know that law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious; for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, The righteous do not think of doing these things.
I Tim 1: 12: I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me faithful, appointing me to his service. Paul's service was an appointment by Jesus. Not a self-proclaimed adventure.
i Tim 1:13: Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief Mercy would probably be much harder to find, if at all, if one "persecutes" and "blasphemes" as a believer, or one who knows better.
I Tim 1:18: Timothy, my son, I give you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by following them you may fight the good fight, the familiar catch-phrase "fight the good fight," penned by Paul.
I Tim 1:19: "(Keep) faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck" Paul wrote these words soon after Pentecost--just after God had moved mightily in their midst. And he was saying that already many had been shipwrecked by unbelief.
I Tim 1:20: Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme. Not necessarily that they were turned over to Satan and went to hell. If one is going to hell and destruction, then "blaspheming" really isn't a problem. Paul is turned them over so that they be taught not to do it. This may bring them to redemption.
I Tim 2:1: "Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus. Paul's credential was that he "was an apostle." Paul's words were more than those of just a teacher or a minister--they were authoritative. Second, Paul was "an apostle of Jesus Christ." His authority came from whom he represented. Third, this was "by the will of God;" Paul's authority was not open to dispute. Fourth, Paul's calling was "according to the promise of life" in Jesus Christ. Paul's responsibility was to proclaim the reality of life in Jesus Christ.
I Tim 2:2-3: ..."for this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour.." Pray that the civil magistrate leaves you alone so that you can train your children in the Faith and you can live to please God and churches can preach the gospel.
I Tim 2:8-10: I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting. In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with braided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works. The lifting up of hands is an ancient sign of prayers being offered to heaven. It represents our lifting up our prayers to a God that dwells on high, who is not earthly. Holy hands denotes holy hearts, minds, consciense ready for worship and prayer. Isaiah had told the Hebrews that God would not hear their prayer because their hands were bloody and not pure. (Is 1:15).
I Tim 3:5: For if a man cannot manage his own household, how can he manage the household of God" By taking the responsibility for their own homes, men get their own character worked on. They then become the kind of spiritual men we can trust with spiritual responsibilities.
I Tim 3:16: "...the pillar and ground of truth.." The mission of the church is inescapably bound up in the propagation and defense of the truth as revealed in the Scriptures.
I Tim 4:8: For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come It does not say excercise is not valuable. It just prioritizes and says that godliness is a far more value.
I Tim 5:8: "But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worth than an unbeliever." In an age when the breadwinning function is often shared by husband and wife, the thought of living entirely off the husband's income sometimes seems a completely unattainable ideal. This is not entirely due to the irresponsibility of couch-potato husbands. Political, economic, and cultural pressures have combined to undermine the family wage--a wage high enough that a man earning it can provide adequately for himself and his immediate family.
I Tim 5:22: "Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partakers of other men's sins: Keep thyself pure." To "lay hands" on a man was to ordain him to the ministry. Paul here addresses the need for judicious caution.
I Tim 6:15: "Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the king of kings, and Lord of Lords." The word "Potentate" is dunastes, the only authority and power.
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