1 Timothy 6:1 A. SLAVES. Christianity freed slaves by evolution rather than revolution. A grave social peril would have arisen in the first century had slaves misinterpreted their liberty in Christ (pp. 649 f.). Timothy must guard against this (_cf._ Colossians 3:22; Ephesians 6:5; 1 Peter 2:18). Th... [ Continue Reading ]
1 Timothy 6:2 _B_ - 1 TIMOTHY 6:21. FINAL WORDS. (_a_) 1 Timothy 6:2 _B_ - 1 TIMOTHY 6:10. THE ERRORISTS, AND A FUNDAMENTAL ERROR. Such, then, is Paul's charge. Those who teach otherwise are conceited and ignorant, morbidly busying themselves with wordy controversy. From these, among other evils, on... [ Continue Reading ]
(_b_) 1 TIMOTHY 6:11. TIMOTHY'S CALL TO FIDELITY. In contrast with this quest for worldly profit (1 Timothy 6:5; 1 Timothy 6:9 f.) Timothy must pursue the Christian virtues. Let him, in life's arena (for the metaphor _cf._ 2 Timothy 4:7; 1 Corinthians 9:24, Php_3:12), continuously wage faith's fair... [ Continue Reading ]
(_c_) 1 Timothy 6:17. THE TRUE CONCEPTION OF RICHES. Though God gives good things for our enjoyment, wealth is too uncertain a foundation on which to rest our hope. By good works rich men should lay up a foundation for the future (Matthew 6:20; Luke 16:9), secure on which they may gain that life whi... [ Continue Reading ]