1 Timothy 2:7

Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity. WHEREUNTO - For the giving of which testimony. I AM ORDAINED, [ etetheen (G5087)] - 'I was set:' same Greek as "putting me," etc. (1 Timothy 1:12.) PREACHER, [ keerux (G2783)] - 'herald' (1 Corinthians 1:21; 1 Corinthians 9:27;...

7_For which I have been appointed_. That it may not be thought that he makes rash assertions — as many are wont to do — on a subject which he did not well understand, he affirms that God had appointed him for this purpose, that he might bring the Gentiles, who had formerly been alienated from the kingdom of God, to have a share in the gospel; for his apostleship was a sure foundation of the divine calling. And on this account he labors very hard in asserting it, as there are many who received it with no small difficulty. _I speak the truth in Christ, I do not lie_. He employs an oath, or protestation, as in a matter of extraordinary weigh and importance, that he is _a teacher of the Gentiles, _and that _in faith and truth _These two things denote a good conscience, but still it must rest on the certainty of the will of God. Thus he means, that he preaches the gospel to the Gentiles, not...

1-7 The disciples of Christ must be praying people; all, without distinction of nation, sect, rank, or party. Our duty as Christians, is summed up in two words; godliness, that is, the right worshipping of God; and honesty, that is, good conduct toward all men. These must go together: we are not truly honest, if we are not godly, and do not render to God his due; and we are not truly godly, if not honest. What is acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour, we should abound in. There is one Mediator, and that Mediator gave himself a ransom for all. And this appointment has been made for the benefit of the Jews and the Gentiles of every nation; that all who are willing may come in this way, to the mercy-seat of a pardoning God, to seek reconciliation with him. Sin had made a quarrel between us and God; Jesus Christ is the Mediator who makes peace. He is a ransom that was to be known in du...

Verse 7. _I AM ORDAINED A PREACHER_] _I am set apart_, ετεθην, _appointed_. The word does not imply any _imposition of hands_ by either _bishop_ or _presbytery_, as is vulgarly supposed. _I SPEAK THE TRUTH IN CHRIST_] As I have received my commission from him, so I testify his truth. I did not run before I was sent; and I speak nothing but what I have received. _A TEACHER OF THE GENTILES_] Being _specially_ commissioned to preach the Gospel, not to the _Jews_, but to the _nations_ of the _world_. _IN FAITH AND VERITY._] _Faithfully_ and _truly_; preaching the TRUTH, the _whole_ TRUTH, and _nothing but_ the TRUTH; and this _fervently, affectionately_, and _perseveringly_. Instead of ενπιστει, _in faith_, the Cod. Alexand. has εν πνευματι, _in spirit_. "A teacher of the Gentiles i

WHEREUNTO - Greek, “Unto which;” that is, to the bearing of which testimony I am appointed. I AM ORDAINED - Greek, “I am placed or constituted” - ἐτέθην etethēn. The word “ordain” has now acquired a technical signification, meaning to set apart solemnly to a sacred office by the imposition of hands; but it has not that meaning here. It does not refer to the manner in which he was set apart, or to any act of others in consecrating him to this work, but merely to the fact that he had been placed in this office, or appointed to it. He refers doubtless to the fact that the Lord Jesus had designated him to this work. A PREACHER AND AN APOSTLE - see the 1 Corinthians 9:1 notes;...

EXPOSITION 1 TIMOTHY 2:1 _First of all_,_ that _for _that_,_ first of all_,_ _A.V.; _thanksgivings _for _and giving of thanks_._ _A.V. I EXHORT THEREFORE. The insertion of the connecting particle "therefore" marks that this arrangement of Church prayers is a part—as the following words, first of all, mark that it is the first part—of that charge or administration which was now committed to Timothy. SUPPLICATIONS, PRAYERS, INTERCESSIONS, THANKSGIVINGS (see the Prayer for the Church Militant). The question naturally arises whether the first words here used—δεήσις προσευχάς, and ἐντεύξεις—have any distinctive meaning, or are merely accumulated, like synonyms m legal documents, or various phrases in rhetorical addresses, to ensure completeness and to add force. It

WHEREUNTO I AM ORDAINED A PREACHER, AND AN APOSTLE,.... He was ordained or appointed to be a preacher of the Gospel from all eternity, and was separated or set apart unto it in time, and was put into the ministry of it by Christ himself, and was not a common or ordinary preacher of the word, but an apostle, an extraordinary officer in the Gospel church. I SPEAK THE TRUTH IN CHRIST, AND LIE NOT; which are a sort of an oath, or an appeal to Christ the omniscient God, for the truth of what he said, concerning his ordination to the Gospel; see a like phrase in Romans 9:1. The phrase, "in Christ", is left out in the Alexandrian copy, and in three of Beza's ancient copies, and in some others, and in the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions; A TEACHER OF THE GENTILES IN FAITH AND VERITY; the Gospel of the uncircumcision, or which was to be preached

1 TIMOTHY 2:7 le,gw {A} Recollecting Paul’s declaration in Romans 9:1, avlh,qeian le,gw evn Cristw|/, many witnesses (a Dc H K 614 1241 _Byz_ itar goth _al_), followed by the Textus Receptus, have added evn Cristw|/. The emergence of the shorter reading, which is well supported by ac A D* G P Y 81 629 1739 itd, g, r vg syrp, h copsa, bo eth, cannot be adequately explained on the supposition that the longer reading was original. Because of scribal inadvertence several other variant readings occur in vari...

II. CONCERNING PRAYER CHAPTER 2 __ 1. Prayer for all men and for those in authority (1 Timothy 2:1) 2. The place for the man and the woman (1 Timothy 2:8) 1 Timothy 2:1 Instructions are now given by the apostle. The first concerns prayer. “I exhort, therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men; for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty (literally, gravity). For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour, who will have all men to be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth.” The God who is our Father is also the Sav

1 Timothy 2:1 to 1 Timothy 3:16. THE CHARGE RESPECTING CHURCH REGULATIONS. (_a_) 1 Timothy 2:1. PUBLIC WORSHIP. 1 Timothy 2:1. Public Prayer. Paul requires, as of first importance, the offering of public prayer in a catholic spirit. Since the Christian's rejection of state-religion might appear treasonable, he especially names kings and high officials (_cf._ Romans 13:1 ff.). Such prayer for all men is well-pleasing to God. For His will is all men's salvation and enlightenment, as is shown by (_a)_ God's own Unity