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1 Timothy 3:1-7 (NKJV) This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the position of a bishop, he desires a good work. 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach; 3 not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for…
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1 Timothy 2:8-15 (NKJV) I desire therefore that the men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting; 9 in like manner also, that the women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with propriety and moderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly clothing, 10 but, which is proper for…
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1 Timothy 2:1-7 (NKJV) Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, 2 for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. 3 For this is good and acceptable in…
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1 Timothy 1:12-20 (NKJV) 12 And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has enabled me, because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry, 13 although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. 14 And the grace…
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1 Timothy 1:1-11 (NKJV) Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the commandment of God our Savior and the Lord Jesus Christ, our hope, 2 To Timothy, a true son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. No Other Doctrine 3 As I urged you…
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1 Timothy 6 1 Timothy 6:1-2 B1 Paul continues the pastoral responses to various congregational issues. B2 Employers and employees C1 Servants (I’ve already answered the question about slavery and the Bible). C2 The application for most of us today is employee and employer relations. C3 We are to give respect to our employer.…
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1 Timothy 5 1 Timothy 5:1-2 B1 This chapter gives instructions to church leaders for various classes of people and situations in the congregation. B2 Respect the brethren C1 The word rebuke is the Greek word ἐπιπλήσσω epiplēssō (G1969). It is used 1X in the New Testament. It has the idea of getting in…
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1 Timothy 2:8-15 B2 Encourage members C1 8 Men D1 What does God want the Christian man to do? D2 God wants men to pray, not fight and argue. E1 Prayer is having fellowship with God. E2 Can we understand this as having a cup of coffee with a good friend to converse? That…
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1 Timothy 2:1-7 B1 Encourage prayer C1 Verse 1 Prayer for everyone D1 Petitions E1 A petition, supplication, is a request to an authority. E2 Proverbs 30:7-8 NIV Two things I ask of you, LORD; do not refuse me before I die: Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor…
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1 Timothy General B1 Author—Holy Spirit B2 Writer—Apostle Paul B3 Time and place—63-66 AD B4 Main topic—Instructions for Timothy on being a pastor Chapter 1 1 Timothy 1:1-2 Greetings B1 Paul identifies himself as Apostle writing to Timothy. C1 Note that Paul’s call and commission came from God the Father and God the Son.…