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1 Timothy 5:25
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25 Likewise [hosautos] also [kai] the good [kalos] works [ergon] of some are [esti] manifest beforehand; [prodelos] and [kai] they that are [echo] otherwise [allos] cannot [ou] [dunamai] be hid. [krupto] KJV-Interlinear
25 Likewise also, deeds that are good are quite evident, and those which are otherwise cannot be concealed. NASB
And conversely to the previous verse where the bad in people may be obvious for some and hidden in others, but so too, the good in some is obvious and in others the good is not so obvious.
In either situation, proper, objective and thorough investigation, and patience, will generally always result in discovering what the truth is, with regard to someone's personality, attitude, and motivations in life.
They are either playing you for a fool, or they are sincere, honest and above board in their behavior.
Spontaneous decisions usually result in trouble, whereas patient and thoughtful examination will usually result in good decisions.
In life, good decisions yield more opportunities. Bad decisions limit opportunities.
We have covered a lot of ground in 1Timothy. From the role of men and women, to preparation for the Rapture, to the qualifications for good Christian behavior.
But remember one thing, the overall subject of 1Timothy, is ‘maintaining.’
Our purpose in this life is not to settle in, to a life in this world, but to prepare ourselves for the next life. A life which will be far greater than anything that you can imagine.
And while most folks waste their lives away, with trivial matters, hobbies, and pursuits, the world and history is rapidly closing in on the next and ultimate event – the Rapture of the Church.
And though we do not know when that will occur, it is not relevant to your spiritual life, because your primary priority in life, is to grow up in your spiritual life to maturity, so that you will be ready and prepared for whatever happens, no matter when it happens.
And thus Paul in his instructions to Timothy, is speaking to each one of us as well. We are to know doctrine, through study, and then apply it to our daily life. For it is through that process that we prepare ourselves for whatever God has planned for each one of us, as well as for the world and history.
The world is in desperate need of qualified instructors. The world is in desperate need of positive students.
As attitude toward Christ and doctrine goes, so goes history.\
We have already studied the massive apostasy that will grow up at end of our own dispensation, and as to that, none of us will be able to prevent it.
However, that does not mean that we need to be a part of it, and so through a daily study we can prepare and maintain ourselves for better things, while the world slips away into a destiny that God has already fore-ordained, and therefore is inevitable.
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