Source: http://bit.ly/2FA4TwYs. Today: [1 Timothy 6:] Class Warfare and the Kingdom Perspective: In the final chapter of 1 Timothy Paul addresses the subject of slaves and masters. Servants are to remember in spite of their station in life that they are not excused from the dictates of good Christian character just because they are disadvantaged. […]
READ MORE Source: http://bit.ly/2CoAvlc Today: [1 Timothy 5:] Rebuke, Qualification, and Conduct: In this chapter, Paul gives many instructions to Timothy that reveal to us that leadership in the early church was not a hands-off affair. Christian leaders watched carefully over their number and often intervened in ways that today would be considered intrusive and even offensive. […]
READ MORE Source: http://bit.ly/2FufM3j Today: [1 Timothy 4:] Beware of Vagabond Winds: In chapter 4 of 1 Timothy Paul warns of increasing spiritual deception in the end times. What constitutes deception in our day? Where does it lead? How do we identify it? Paul addressed these and several other critical areas of life and experience whereby believers […]
READ MORE Source: http://bit.ly/2AM3qzE Today: [1 Timothy 3:] Is Your Church in Good Order? In our chapter we see Paul defining leadership roles and good order in the church. As an apostle, Timothy was responsible for the character and conduct of the church in Ephesus. In our day we do not recognize the ministry of the apostle. […]
READ MORE Source: http://bit.ly/2Cnusx4 Today: [1 Timothy 2:] Woman! Use Your Powers for Good! In this chapter, Paul makes extremely incendiary remarks about women and their role in culture and the early church specifically. It is unlikely you have ever considered these passages in the light that they are examined in this study. Listen Daily at www.morninglightbiblestudy.com […]
READ MORE Source: http://bit.ly/2QFb1Fg Today: [1 Timothy 1:] Do We Need Apostles Today? The majority of professing Christians today reject the idea that God would call anyone to be an apostle in modern time. In 1 Timothy we get a look at what we are missing. This letter is a personal communication between a seasoned apostle and […]
READ MORE Source: http://bit.ly/2D0lWpw Today: [2 Thessalonians 3:] Be Quiet and Mind Your Own Business! In the closing chapter of 2 Thessalonians Paul takes direct aim at idle and meddlesome Christians. He instructs the congregation to separate themselves from these malcontents for the sake of the solidarity of the church and the character of their testimony. Do […]
READ MORE Source: http://bit.ly/2QAvZ86 Today: [2 Thessalonians 2:] Is President Donald Trump the Anti-Christ? In 2 Thessalonians Paul seeks to comfort and stabilize an alarmed group of people who have been sold a bill of goods suggesting that the end times had already occurred and left them in a reprobate state. There are many such alarmist influences […]
READ MORE Source: http://bit.ly/2SGYuDa Today: [2 Thessalonians 1:] The Parousia Revealed. In chapter 1 of 2 Thessalonians Paul writes a second letter to the troubled congregation in this city of Macedonia. Brutal persecution is ongoing, and many questions about the resurrection that Paul referred to in his first letter have left the people in dismay. Paul comforts […]
READ MORE Source: http://bit.ly/2RC3YSe Today: [1 Thessalonians 5:] For Whom Does Jesus Come as a Thief in the Night? In the final chapter of 1 Thessalonians Paul delineates the meaning of the coming of Christ for two groups – believers and unbelievers. Furthermore, he mandates what the conduct and practice of the church should be toward its […]
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