1 Timothy 4:9. This is a faithful saying. At first it might seem as if the words referred to what had immediately preceded, and it is possible that they do so here; but the rule in all other cases is that they precede the truth to which they refer, and the verse that follows is sufficiently axiomatic in its substance to have the character of a ‘faithful saying.'
Verse 9. _THIS_ IS _A FAITHFUL SAYING_] The truth of this doctrine none need doubt; and every man has it in his power to put this to the proof. See note on 1 Timothy 1:15....
THIS IS A FAITHFUL SAYING - see the notes on 1 Timothy 1:15....
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
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...
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...
THE SERVICE OF GOD OR THE SERVICE OF SATAN (1 Timothy 4:1-5)...
FAITHFUL, &c. See 1 Timothy 1:15. AND. Omit. ACCEPTATION. See 1 Timothy 1:15....
This is _a faithful saying_ R.V. again, FAITHFUL IS THE SAYING, following the Greek construction. But -It is a faithful saying," is equally correct according to English idiom. The A.V. and R.V. end th...
6–10. i. TIMOTHY’S DUTY IN RESPECT OF THE FALSE ASCETICISM...
ΠΙΣΤῸΣ Ὁ ΛΌΓΟΣ ΚΑῚ ΠΆΣ. ἈΠ. ἌΞ. See above on 1 Timothy 1:15. It is not certain what the reference is. This formula refers without doubt to what _follows_ in 1 Timothy 1:15, and equally without doubt t...
ΆΞΙΟΣ (G514) достойный, с последующим _gen._ ΆΠΟΔΟΧΉ (G594) принятие, согласие; то есть принятие чего-л. как истинного....
DISCOURSE: 2231 GODLINESS PROFITABLE UNTO ALL THINGS 1 Timothy 4:8. _Godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. This is a faithful...
THIS IS A FAITHFUL SAYING,— St. Paul has used this expression four times; 1 Timothy 1:15. 2 Timothy 2:11. Titus 3:8 and here. They were all matters of certain truth and great importance; and the apost...
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...
This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation. These 'faithful sayings' (; ; ) are samples of the prophesyings or inspired utterances of the apostolic Church:...
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...
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...
This v. is parenthetical. There was a Christian 'saying, the Apostle reminds Timothy, to the same effect as what he had written in the last verse....
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...
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...
THIS IS A FAITHFUL SAYING AND WORTHY OF ALL ACCEPTATION. — Again we have the striking formula which always calls attention to some great truth which, in the Church of the first days, had already obtai...
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...
πιστὸς ἄξιος : This is parenthetical and retrospective. The teaching of 1 Timothy 4:8 is the λόγος. So Chrys....
“TAKE HEED TO THYSELF” 1 Timothy 4:9 In all Christian service we must set our hope on the living God. Nothing counts apart from God. Prayer implies that all our gifts and efforts cover only a small p...
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...
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...
(13) This [is] a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation. (13) He goes a little from his matter, and shows that those who give themselves to godliness, even though they are afflicted and reproac...
(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...
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...
9_This is a faithful saying _He now sets down, at the conclusion of the argument, what he stated twice at the beginning of it; and he appears to do so expressly, because he will immediately subjoin th...
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...
THIS IS A FAITHFUL SAYING,.... A true one, and to be believed, that godliness has such promises annexed to it; see 1 Peter 3:10. AND WORTHY OF ALL ACCEPTATION; by all godly persons, to encourage them...
This _is_ a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation. Ver. 9. _This is a faithful saying_] And yet who hath believed our report? The promises are good freehold, and yet little looked after. Godl...
_This_ Concerning the advantage of godliness; _is a faithful saying_ A saying as important as it is true; _and worthy of all acceptation _ That is, of entire credit, and of the most earnest and contin...
THE PERSONAL CONDUCT OF TIMOTHY. Timothy as a good teacher:...
THIS IS A FAITHFUL SAYING AND WORTHY OF ALL ACCEPTATION....
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...
This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation. 1. Faithful - What is the meaning of faithful? How can you tell if a person is faithful? How do you measure faithfulness? 2. Acceptation - H...
“It is. trustworthy statement deserving full acceptance”: The statement under consideration is the statement that godliness is profitable for all things. This is. true saying and one that can be trust...
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...
This saying about the advantage of godliness is true, and worthy to be received of all men. See the notes on 1 TIMOTHY 1:15, where the same words are applied to the great proposition of the gospel: _T...
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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...
See 1 Timothy 1:15 for these very words, but here the phrase points to the preceding words, not to the following as there....
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...
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....
THIS IS A TRUE SAYING. What he just said in 1 Timothy 4:8....
_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...
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....
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 4:9 THE SAYING probably refers specifically to the “value” of “godliness” (v. 1 Timothy 4:8)....
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ 1 Timothy 4:8. FOR BODILY EXERCISE PROFITETH LITTLE.—The meaning which seems simplest may here be the correct one, as many able scholars think—bodily exercise, develop...
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...
Ver. 9. _Faithful is the word, and worthy of all acceptation._ This form of expression, peculiar to the Pastoral epistles, has already occurred in another connection, 1 Timothy 1:15. Here it is applie...
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...
1 Timothy 1:15...
Note, That this phrase of A FAITHFUL SAYING, AND WORTHY OF ALL ACCEPTATION, used here, was used before, 1 Timothy 1:15. That Christ came into the world to save sinners. Learn thence, That this proposi...