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Verse 7. _BUT REFUSE PROFANE AND OLD WIVES' FABLES_] This seems to
refer particularly to the _Jews_, whose Talmudical writings are
stuffed with the most ridiculous and profane fables that ever
disgra...
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BUT REFUSE - That is, refuse to pay attention to them, or reject them.
Do not consider them of sufficient importance to occupy your time.
PROFANE - The word here used does not mean that the fables her...
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IV. CONCERNING THE LATTER-DAY APOSTASY
CHAPTER 4
_ 1. What the Spirit has predicted (1 Timothy 4:1)_
2. The remedies against apostasy (1 Timothy 4:6)
1 Timothy 4:1
The mystery of godliness h
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THE TREATMENT NEEDED. Timothy must meet the errors by (_a)_ personal
example (1 Timothy 4:6) and (_b_) diligent teaching (1 Timothy 4:11).
In combating error he must continually draw his strength from...
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THE SERVICE OF GOD OR THE SERVICE OF SATAN (1 Timothy 4:1-5)...
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If you lay these things before the brothers, you will be a fine
servant of Jesus Christ, if you feed your life on the words of faith,
and of the fine teaching of which you have been a student and a
fo...
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REFUSE. Greek. _paraiteomai_. See Acts 25:11.
PROFANE. the profane. Referring to 1 Timothy 1:4. See 1 Timothy 1:9,
OLD WIVES'. Greek. _graodes_. Only here.
FABLES. See...
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_refuse profane and old wives" fables_ This clause Westcott and Hort
connect by a comma with the preceding rather than the following
sentence. Surely to connect so closely the future -thou shalt be" a...
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ΤΟῪΣ ΔῈ ΒΕΒΉΛΟΥΣ ΚΑῚ ΓΡΑΏΔΕΙΣ ΜΎΘΟΥΣ
ΠΑΡΑΙΤΟΥ͂. _But eschew profane and old wives’ fables_.
παραιτεῖσθαι, ‘to refuse,’ ‘to have nothing to do
with,’ does not occur in St Paul outside the Pastorals (1...
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6–10. i. TIMOTHY’S DUTY IN RESPECT OF THE FALSE ASCETICISM...
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THE PREACHER AND THE FALSE TEACHERS. 1 Timothy 4:6-10
_TEXT 4:6-10_
6 If thou put the brethren in mind of these things, thou shalt be a
good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the fa...
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But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather
unto godliness.
REFUSE - have nothing to do with (2 Timothy 2:22; Titus 3:10).
(THE) OLD WIVES' FABLES - which are so current...
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3 Translators have experienced much difficulty with this opening
sentence, because it seemed to lack the principal verb. The A V adds _
so do_, the Revisers _ so do I now_. It is very seldom that any...
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1 The signs of the last days are all present with us now. The teaching
of deceiving spirits and demons has become one of the great and
popular cults of the day. Their deception seems chiefly to take t...
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OLD WIVES' FABLES] such as those which are recorded in the apocryphal
books of the 2nd cent., and became the mythology of the Middle Ages....
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VARIOUS DIRECTIONS AND EXHORTATIONS
1-10. A return to, and emphatic reiteration of, the first charge to
Timothy (1 Timothy 1:3) against heterodoxy and in favour of true
godliness. This form of hetero...
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HOW TO BE A LEADER IN THE CHURCH
1 TIMOTHY
_IAN MACKERVOY_
CHAPTER 4
WARNING AGAINST FALSE TEACHERS (4:1-5)
V1 The Spirit clearly says that in the last days some people will
turn from the *faith...
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BUT REFUSE PROFANE AND OLD WIVES’ FABLES. — Here Timothy — who
has been previously (see 1 Timothy 4:1) warned against a false
asceticism, against putting an unnatural interpretation on the words
of Ch...
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CHAPTER 13
THE COMPARATIVE VALUE OF BODILY EXERCISE AND OF GODLINESS. - 1 Timothy
4:7.
IT is almost impossible to decide what St. Paul here means by "bodily
exercise." Not that either the phrase or t...
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The spread of these mischievous notions among the brethren is most
effectively discouraged by a demonstration in the person of the
minister himself of the positive teaching of the Gospel as to
practic...
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W. H. place a comma after παρηκολούθηκας and a full stop
after παραιτοῦ; so R.V. nearly. But as παραιτοῦ is
an imperative, as in reff. in Pastorals, it is best taken as
antithetic to γύμναζε.
γραώδεις...
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REJECT FALSE AND FOOLISH TEACHING
1 Timothy 4:1
We have here the Apostle's forecast of the last times, _i.e_., the
condition in which men will find themselves as the age draws to a
close. Notwithstan...
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Having thus dealt with the Church, the apostle showed Timothy how he
was to fulfil his responsibility. He had a duty toward the truth, and
therefore toward the Church. In order to correct errors which...
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A GOOD MINISTER OF JESUS CHRIST
If Timothy presented lessons to the Ephesians that caused them to see
the truths already presented, which included instructions on the
dangerous false doctrine soon to...
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(10) But refuse profane and old wives' fables, (11) and exercise
thyself [rather] unto (g) godliness.
(10) He contrasts again true doctrine not only with the false and
apostate doctrine, but also wit...
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_Old wives' fables. [2] Some understand the groundless traditions of
the Jews; others the ridiculous fictions of Simon Magus and his
followers. In the Greek they are called profane fables. (Witham)_...
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(6) В¶ If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou
shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of
faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained. (7...
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1 Timothy 1:1-20. We enter now on the confidential communications of
the apostle to some of his fellow-labourers, and tonight on the
epistles to Timothy. The two have much in common, but they have als...
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_RELIGION AND MORAL LIFE_
‘Exercisx thyself rather unto godliness.’
1 Timothy 4:7
It is often said that you cannot make a man moral by Act of
Parliament. Well, that means that all that Parliament c...
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_CHRISTIAN DISCIPLINE_
‘And exercise thyself unto godliness: for bodily exercise is
profitable for a little.’
1 Timothy 4:7 (R.V.)
Godliness, and not asceticism, is to be the Christian’s aim.
‘Bodi...
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7_Exercise thyself to godliness _(74) After having instructed him as
to doctrine, what it ought to be, he now also admonishes him what kind
of example he ought to give to others. He says, that he ough...
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But there would be some who departed from the faith, from this
knowledge of the one Creator and Saviour-God Him who was manifested in
the flesh. They would attack precisely these points which we have...
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BUT REFUSE PROFANE AND OLD WIVES' FABLES,.... Either Jewish ones, the
traditions of the elders; or those of the Gnostics, concerning God,
angels, and the creation of the world; or those doctrines of d...
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But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself
_rather_ unto godliness.
Ver. 7. _But refuse_] Gr. παραιτου, make a fair excuse. Shift
them off, set them by, say thou art not at leisur...
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_If thou put the brethren in remembrance_, &c. Ταυτα
υποτιθεμενος τοις αδελφοις, _suggesting these
things to the brethren_, concerning the lawfulness of all sorts of
meats, and concerning the corrupt...
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PROFANE AND OLD WIVES' FABLES; see note to chap 1 Timothy 1:4. These
fables are in their spirit and influence profane, and in their
character absurd and anile....
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BUT REFUSE PROFANE AND OLD WIVES' FABLES, AND EXERCISE THYSELF RATHER
UNTO GODLINESS....
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THE PERSONAL CONDUCT OF TIMOTHY.
Timothy as a good teacher:...
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The solemn warning here is in startling contrast to the preciousness
of what we have considered as to God manifest in flesh. How cold is
the heart of man that he will turn deliberately from a faith so...
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But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather
unto godliness.
1. Profane - Is it possible to "profane" things, people? How does one
profane spiritual truths?
2. Fables - What...
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“BUT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH”: The sound doctrine will enable the
preacher to know the difference between what he should teach and what
should be rejected. “While he must meet demonic teaching head-on...
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6-10 Outward acts of self-denial profit little. What will it avail us
to mortify the body, if we do not mortify sin? No diligence in mere
outward things could be of much use. The gain of godliness li...
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BUT REFUSE PROFANE AND OLD WIVES FABLES; all impertinent discourses,
which tend nothing to promote either faith or holiness, which he
disdainfully calls _old wives fables, _ tales of a tub, as we say,...
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Octavius of Minucius Felix "And, not content with this wild opinion,
they add to it and associate with it old women's fables:[31]
Arnobius Against the Heathen Book V
eing uncovered, be dispersed in t...
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1 Timothy 4:7 But G1161 reject G3868 (G5737) profane G952 and G2532
wives G1126 fables G3454 and G1161 exercise...
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PAUL NOW GIVES A MORE DETAILED ACCOUNT OF WHAT TIMOTHY'S MINISTRY WILL
INVOLVE (1 TIMOTHY 4:1 TO 1 TIMOTHY 6:10).
It is interesting how much the second half of this letter is patterned
on the first. B...
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1 Timothy 4:7. REFUSE. Better, ‘ _avoid.'_
OLD WIVES' FABLES. The adjective is found here only in the New
Testament, and takes its place among the strong colloquial phrases
which characterize these E...
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REFUSE
(παραιτου). Present middle imperative second person singular
of παραιτεω, old verb, to ask of one and then to beg off from
one as in Luke 14:18; Acts 25:11; 1 Timothy 4:7;...
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1 Timothy 4:7
I. The word godliness signifies a religious character in all its
integrity, with special reference to God: it is therefore the highest
idea to which your aspiration can be raised. It is...
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CONTENTS: Walk of a good minister of Christ.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul, Timothy.
CONCLUSION: Those are good ministers of Jesus Christ who are diligent
to instil into the minds of the...
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1 Timothy 4:1. _Now the Spirit speaketh expressly,_ “learnedly,
openly, perspicuously, and not in shadows, as was the manner of the
ancient prophets.” THEOPHYLACT. See the note on 2 Thessalonians 2:1....
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BUT KEEP AWAY FROM. "Some things appear to have wisdom (Colossians
2:20-23), but in truth they may be destructive. Those godless legends
(1 Timothy 1:3-4) are an example of what I mean. These things a...
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_And exercise thyself rather unto godliness._
THE BELIEVER EXERCISING HIMSELF UNTO GODLINESS
I. The nature of the duty which the text recommends.
1. This duty includes a strict and impartial inquir...
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_If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things._
COUNSELS TO GOD’S SERVANTS
The wise counsels given here to Timothy have their value in every age,
and in every land, for those who are call...
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1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 4:6 How Timothy Should Be Shaped by the
Gospel. Paul focuses on how Timothy, by his teaching and lifestyle,
can help the church stand against the false teaching....
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_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_
1 Timothy 4:7. BUT REFUSE PROFANE AND OLD WIVES’ FABLES.—Have
nothing whatever to do with those irreligious and pitiable myths. What
some reputed as wisdom St. Paul ca...
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EXPOSITION
1 TIMOTHY 4:1
_But _for _now_,_ _A.V.; _saith _for _speaketh_,_ _A.V.;_ later _for
_the latter_,_ _A.V.;_ fall away _for _depart_,_ _A.V. THE SPIRIT
SAITH EXPRESSLY (ῥητῶς);_ _only here...
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Ver. 7. _But_ (expressive of a contrast to the things just mentioned
and proper to be done) _the profane and old wives' fables avoid_
παραιτοῦ, turn aside from, shun. He gives no further
description o...
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Now the Spirit speaks expressly, that in the latter times some shall
depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines
of devils (1 Timothy 4:1);
Here Paul speaks of a departure fr...
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1 Timothy 1:4; 1 Timothy 2:10; 1 Timothy 3:16; 1 Timothy 6:11;...
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Shun [π α ρ α ι τ ο υ]. Comp. Leviticus 5:11; 2 Timothy 2:23;
Titus 3:10. o P. The primary meaning is to ask as a favor (Mark 14:6;...
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Like those who were to contend in the Grecian games, exercise thyself
unto godliness — Train thyself up in holiness of heart and life,
with the utmost labour, vigour, and diligence....