1 Timothy 4:10-16 Nayarit

by | Jan 29, 2025 | 1 Timothy, New Testament

4:10 For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.
To develop the godliness of verse 8.
kopiao, kop-ee-ah’-o; to feel fatigue; by impl. to work hard:–(bestow) labour, toil, be wearied.
Another athletic term. Godliness is not accidental, but sought after.
Psa 42:1,2 As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?
oneidizo, on-i-did’-zo; to defame, i.e. rail at, chide, taunt:–cast in teeth, (suffer) reproach, revile, upbraid.
because we trust in the living God- that is why Paul endured such a struggle, such self-denial.
4:11 These things command and teach.
4:12 Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, speech and actions
in love, agape
in spirit, the spirit of God working in, thru, the spirit of Timothy
in faith, exhibit the faith once for all delivered to the saints.
in purity. morality
4:13 Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
4:14 Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership.
4:15 Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all.
4:16 Take heed to yourself and to the doctrine. Continue in them, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.