Letters by Paul
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1 Timothy 5.22–25 Be Purified
Paul’s urge for Timothy is not just a good piece of advice but a heartfelt, desperate, and stern admonishment for a leader and a believer. Nothing may lag behind. 22 Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands, and do not share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure. By context, it must Continue reading
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1 Timothy 5.19–21 Making a Case
Today’s passage is about dealing with accusations. What is God’s principle in this? To what extent should you punish, and to what end? 19 Do not entertain an accusation against an elder unless it is brought by two or three witnesses. ‘Entertain an accusation’ in the sense of to ‘give attention or consideration to (an idea Continue reading
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1 Timothy 5.16–18 Allocation
How do you prioritise your tasks? Is it ‘the most immediately urgent things first’? Consider Paul’s words to Timothy today and pray that we may do this wisely. 16 If any woman who is a believer has widows in her care, she should continue to help them and not let the church be burdened with them, Continue reading
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1 Timothy 5.11–15 Babylon vs Wilderness
Through the expression of marriage, Paul once again teaches Timothy the one thing he should look to when shepherding the Ephesian congregation. Continue reading
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1 Timothy 5.9–10 Criterion
Today’s short passage is about who should be on the list of poor relief recipients. Reading these words, watch how your mind travels out searching, but make sure it comes back to the first and foremost point. 9 No widow may be put on the list of widows unless she is over sixty, has been faithful Continue reading
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1 Timothy 5.5–8 The Widow and the Fatherless
Today’s devotion is rather personal, but I hope it brings to life a little the ideas surrounding the term ‘widow’ in the Bible. 5 The widow who is really in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day to pray and to ask God for help. As discussed in Continue reading
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1 Timothy 5.1–4 God’s Way
Now that Timothy is all filled up with the things he should do to revolutionise the Ephesian congregation, uprooting any trace of falsehood, how is he to truly go about this? 1 Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers, The good-fight strategy number three Continue reading
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1 Timothy 4.15–16 Immersion
Today, the world is suffering from war, famine, extreme weather, poverty, and discrimination. The world’s way of prosperity has such a different face on the other side. What is the believers’ hope in these times? 15 Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress. The two Continue reading
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1 Timothy 4.11–14 The Calling
Do you sometimes feel inadequate for the things you are supposed to do? The key to turning the inadequacy into adequacy may lie in understanding who it is that commissioned you to it. 11-12 Command and teach these things. Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers Continue reading
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1 Timothy 4.6–10 Training to be Godly
Do you have a training schedule? How do you keep your body fit? Today’s passage is about keeping your mind fit, which Paul claims is more beneficial than bodily training. 6 If you point these things out to the brothers and sisters, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished on the truths of the Continue reading
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