Which mode of interpretation is best, I shall not attempt to say: to determine the meaning of prophecies is a difficult task; and, in a case of this kind, I rather choose to trust to the judgment of others than to my own. expressly--"in plain words." Paul uses δοῦλος bond-servantwith Jesus Christ. Poetical Books Let no man despise thy youth--Act so as to be respected in spite of thy youth ( 1Cr 16:11 Tts 2:15 ); compare "youthful" as to Timothy ( 2Ti 2:22 ). https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/ebc/1-timothy-4.html. See above on διακονίαν (1 Timothy 1:12), and cp. Comp. -------------------- They have in all probability been added by a later hand. The “words of the faith” and “of the sound doctrine” refer to the same material, that is, the word of God. Secondarily, ministers (that is, servants) of the church; as a nobleman’s servant employed to distribute wages or meat to inferior servants, is a minister to those to whom he so distributeth food or wages, but in the first place a servant to his lord. Therefore, all this was sanctified, set apart, and appropriated to this use by this command. "Commentary on 1 Timothy 4:6". 69,70. The Old Testament nourishing; that is, either himself, as the Syriac version renders it, or others; for though all nourishment comes from Christ the head, yet it is ministered by joints and bands to the members; it is conveyed by the means of the word and ordinances, ministered by the preachers of the Gospel, who feed the church with knowledge, and with understanding; and none but those who are nourished themselves are fit to be the nourishers of others; and such an one was this evangelist: for it follows. hupotithemi. words used in thanksgiving prayers. The Gospels BibliographyPoole, Matthew, "Commentary on 1 Timothy 4:6". 1832. by the word of God and prayer--that is, "by means of intercessory prayer" (so the Greek)--that is, consecratory prayer in behalf of "the creature" or food--that prayer mainly consisting of "the word of God." These very gifts and graces might be improved; and we have reason to believe, if not improved, would be withdrawn by the great Head of the Church. To obtain the latter, a man must labor to enter into that rest which remains for the people of God. Paul has τὸ ῥῆμα τῆς πίστεως theword of the faith, Romans 10:8. "[18] Of course, this is their excuse for denying Paul wrote the Pastorals. BibliographyBullinger, Ethelbert William. 1. But, whether was the reading of these to be public or private? In 1305, King Edward I. was prevailed on by his clergy to write to Pope Clement V. to canonize Thomas de Cantelupo, bishop of Hereford, because a multitude of miracles had been wrought by his influence; In tantum, says the king, quod ipsius meritis et intercessionibus gloriosis, lumen caecis, surdis auditus, verbum mutis, et gressus claudis, et alia pleraque beneficia ipsius patrocinium implorantibus, caelesti dextra conferuntur. Nourished up. Johann Albrecht Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point "Mark Dunagan Commentaries on the Bible". No entry exists in Forerunner Commentary for 1 Timothy 4:13. knowledge and conscience, like so many scars burnt in by a branding iron: Compare Tts 1:15 3:11, "condemned of himself." https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/ice/1-timothy-4.html. Our apostle proceeds from this verse to the end of the chapter, to lay several directions before Timothy with reference to his ministerial office. Here in the general sense of servant, without any official meaning. It is not every error, or every heresy, that is apostasy from the faith. the principles laid down in 1 Timothy 4:4-5) before the brethren. The words in which the faith - the contents of belief - finds expression. These instructions. 1874-1909. Paul considered the Ephesian Christians "brethren," not enemies or antagonists. So Romans 16:4. Rather he was to be seen as a servant of Christ Jesus. In those days the great business of the preacher was to bring forward the grand facts of Christianity, to prove these, and to show that all had happened according to the prediction of the prophets; and from these to show the work of God in the heart, and the evidence of that work in a holy life. profiting--Greek, "progress" towards perfection in the Christian life, and especially towards the fullest realization of the ideal of a Christian minister ( 1Ti 4:12 ). The added words: καὶ τῆς καλῆς διδασκαλίας (see 1 Timothy 1:10), make the contrast with the heretics more decided, and the further clause: ᾗ ( ἧς) παρηκολούθηκας, shows that Timothy had hitherto been faithful to pure doctrine. Commentary on 1 Timothy 4:11-16 (Read 1 Timothy 4:11-16) Men's youth will not be despised, if they keep from vanities and follies. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the author, except as provided by U.S.A. copyright laws. Of Matthew Doringus, a Popish commentator, Steuchus (a Papist too) saith truly, that he is not worthy to be named ob universam V. T. scripturam foedissima barbarie conspurcatam, for defiling all the Old Testament with his base barbarisms, as the harpies did the good meat they seized on. May every believer be enabled to let his profiting appear unto all men; seeking to experience the power of the gospel in his own soul, and to bring forth its fruits in his life. vitiisque inolevit imago, "Thou fool, why dost thou deny what is so manifest? Christianity, which seems to aim only at our happiness hereafter, Hofmann wrongly explains it as equivalent to “take as a theme,” and—against the natural structure of the sentence—connects it with what follows, though in this way it becomes tolerably superfluous. having their conscience seared--Greek, "having their own conscience," &c., that is, not only "speaking lies" to others, but also having their own conscience seared. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/sdn/1-timothy-4.html.
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