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1 Timothy 6:11
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11 But [de] thou, [su] O [o] man [anthropos] of God, [theos] flee [pheugo] these things; [tauta] and [de] follow after [dioko] righteousness, [dikaiosune] godliness, [eusebeia] faith, [pistis] love, [agape] patience, [hupomone] meekness. [praotes] KJV-Interlinear
11 But flee from these things, you man of God; and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance and gentleness. NASB
‘Man of God,’ refers to Timothy, but in the broader sense, the person of God is anyone who complies with Gods mandates, and in effect belongs to God through his adherence to Gods will.
The person who is obedient to God, is placed in contrast with the person who violates Gods mandates and will, and therefore is not a ‘man of God.’ That contrast is described in the phrase, ‘flee these things.’ And what things?
The things that we have just been studying, namely loving things as opposed to loving doctrine, being discontented with whatever one has and endlessly desiring more and more never being satisfied, having brought nothing into the world, but presuming that you are the cats meow to all things in life, thinking highly of yourself and of your opinions, promoting false doctrines, promoting disputes for the fun of the debate, promoting distortions rather than promoting truth, hindering the spiritual fulfillment of others rather than helping them to fulfill their destiny, pursuing endless habits that do not advance but rather hinder your spiritual progress, and so forth.
The false or phony person is not the man of God that they think they are, but are agents of evil.
The man (person) of God, flees these things. He/she flees evil and all that it stands for. Flee, ‘pheugo,’ means to run away from, avoid, shun, vanish from sight. To flee all of these false things means to avoid them with a passion, to never flirt with them, to never promote them, to never support them, to never give them credit or honor or recognition, or the time of day, for that matter.
The person who belongs to God is to pursue, ‘dioko,’ follow after, follow, press forward, ensue, run after with passion.
And you are to pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
Righteousness is equality in character (of God), being like God in character. Living within ones spiritual or fellowship sphere.
Godliness means God like in terms of ones pattern or function of life, both mental and overt.
Faith refers to accepting and making the spiritual realm, which cannot be seen or detected, as real as possible in your life. As opposed to making the carnal world your center or focus of life.
Love, means practicing the principles of truth. ‘Agape,’ refers to truth in principle, ordinance, and standards of life.
Patience means waiting, endurance, perseverance, consistency.
Meekness is a reference to humility and objectivity, as opposed to arrogance and subjectivity.
Righteousness requires study and learning. You cannot practice that which you do not know. And what you study is the ‘love’ or details of the scriptures, in order to learn its principles and mandates, responsibilities and expectations.
You approach life in humility rather than arrogance, with acceptance of ones own thoughts and actions, as oppose to approaching life with impunity and scape-goats.
And you do this all of your life. You persevere, you do not stop, you do not quit, you never give up, you fall and you get right back up.
The world will try to disorient you, distract you, discourage you, redirect your attention to meaningless and useless activities, but your strongest ally is faith, and faith translates into confidence. Confidence in God and that which He has promised for your eternal future.
The man of God has a future, a very bright future, with certainty. Those who do not fit into this category, those who go it alone (so they think), have virtually nothing but hopes and wishes that will never come true.
The man (person) of God, the spiritually mature believer, has confidence and a guarantee from Christ.
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