1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 1:1 Greeting. Paul is writing to Timothy, whom he had left to teach the church in Ephesus. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 1:2 Paul’s normal greeting in his letters is simply GRACE... AND PEACE. MERCY. Paul often introduced things at the beginning of his letters that he would deal with later in the letter (see vv. 1 Timothy 1:13, 1 Timothy 1:16). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒... [ Continue Reading ]
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 1:3 Confronting the False Teaching. Paul charges Timothy to deal with the false teachers (vv. 1 Timothy 1:3). Next he briefly corrects their understanding of the law (vv. 1 Timothy 1:8). Then he presents himself as an example of the change the gospel creates in a person’s... [ Continue Reading ]
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 1:4 MYTHS in the NT is a negative term. It describes strange, untrue, and even deceptive beliefs (compare 2 Timothy 4:4; Titus 1:14). Given the reference to the misuse of the law in 1 Timothy 1:7, GENEALOGIES seems to refer to questionable use of OT accounts of biblical c... [ Continue Reading ]
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 1:5 Proper biblical teaching results in practical good behavior rooted in LOVE. That love must come from internal, Spirit-worked changes. This verse is central for the whole letter. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length,... [ Continue Reading ]
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 1:8 THE LAW IS GOOD. The false teachers have misused the law, but the law itself was a gracious gift of God to Israel (see Psalms 119:1). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 1:9 THE LAW IS NOT LAID DOWN FOR THE JUST. People who are “just” do not need the law to restrain them, but those who are LAWLESS AND DISOBEDIENT need such restraint. Paul does not deny that the law has a purpose in teaching Christians how to live, for he has said it is “g... [ Continue Reading ]
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 1:10 THE SEXUALLY IMMORAL violate Exodus 20:14. The term includes any sexual conduct outside of heterosexual marriage. MEN WHO PRACTICE HOMOSEXUALITY. This verse is similar to Leviticus 18:22; Leviticus 20:13. See note on Rom. 1:26–27. ENSLAVERS. See esv footnote. Paul co... [ Continue Reading ]
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 1:11 “Sound doctrine” (v. 1 Timothy 1:10) is that which flows out of the GOSPEL. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 1:12 Paul gives thanks because Christ appointed him to be an apostle despite his past sins. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 1:13 Paul RECEIVED MERCY BECAUSE he ACTED IGNORANTLY. However, Paul’s ignorance did not excuse his sin. Most likely Paul is contrasting himself with the false teachers: when Paul opposed Christ, he was not a Christian; these men claim to follow Christ and still live in an... [ Continue Reading ]
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 1:15 Paul often describes certain sayings as TRUSTWORTHY (compare 1 Timothy 3:1; 1 Timothy 4:9; 2 Timothy 2:11; Titus 3:8). SINNERS, OF WHOM I AM THE FOREMOST. Apparently Paul means that his previous persecution of the church made him the leading sinner (see 1 Timothy [ Continue Reading ]
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 1:18 Paul restates his CHARGE (vv. 1 Timothy 1:3, 1 Timothy 1:5) and calls for specific action against the false teachers. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 1:19 THIS refers to A GOOD CONSCIENCE. The false teachers are REJECTING their consciences. They continue in their sin. MADE SHIPWRECK OF THEIR FAITH. They have fallen away from the faith they had claimed (see 1 John 2:19). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.get [ Continue Reading ]
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 1:20 HYMENAEUS. A false teacher also mentioned in 2 Timothy 2:17. HANDED OVER TO SATAN. Put out of the church (that is, excommunication). See note on 1 Cor. 5:5. This language highlights the protection against Satan that Christian fellowship provides. MAY LEARN NOT TO BLA... [ Continue Reading ]