1 Timothy 6:21

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1 Timothy 6:21

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21 Which [hos] some [tis] professing [epaggello] have erred [astocheo] concerning [peri] the faith. [pistis] Grace [charis] be with [meta] thee. [sou] Amen. [amen] KJV-Interlinear


21 which some have professed and thus gone astray from the faith. Grace be with you. NASB


The single most important reason for guarding the Word of God, within your own soul, is to prevent you from going astray from the truth, and getting caught up in the lies of the world.

Remember that there are but two viewpoints in existence – Gods, which is truth, and everything else, which are not truth (lies).

Gods view does not include anything false, however, all other views may include bits of truth, but because they include anything that is false, makes them totally false by trying to imply their worth by deception, by including some form of truth.

Remember, Satan is the father of lies. His sole purpose is to confuse truth, and to get everyone away from truth, by use of confusion, challenge, ambiguity and so forth.

If a person is not knowledgeable in truth, then getting deceived is easy. Only if you know the facts, can you avoid being fooled.

And unfortunately far too many people do not study their scriptures, and therefore do not have any orientation to truth or life. So, they adopt all of the wrong and false and bizarre ideas that are out there in the world, and they see nothing wrong with any of them. And, that is how people get themselves into trouble and how the world gets itself into trouble.

The subject of 1 Timothy, is ‘maintaining.’ Bible doctrine is the foundation of knowledge that sets truth apart from everything else. Bible doctrine helps people to focus and discern, and understand how and why things are the way that they are. Bible doctrine helps people get through, what is otherwise a terrible life for most, because this is the devils world, and has been since the fall of Adam.

This world is imperfect. God did not make it that way. Satan did.

This world is full of bias, unfair situations, hypocrisy, handicaps in many forms, not the least of which are sin and death.

This world has had one ruler for over six-thousand years – Satan. And the results of his rule have been one empire after another (six so far with one more yet to go), and one disaster after another. Satan has given us all a life of hardship, suffering, and uncertainty. And while he remains in power, things in this world are not going to change for the better, not ever.

Change will not occur until the Second Advent, when Christ takes the throne away from Satan and Satan is incarcerated in prison for a thousand years. Then, everything in this world will change dramatically, and for the better.

But in the mean time, you and I have to deal with life as it is now. We can ignore Gods Word and struggle through life, finding someone or something to blame (usually God), or we can learn Bible doctrine and gain a real understanding of the how’s and why’s of this world, and at the same time prepare ourselves for our next life, and the massive blessings that await those who take the time to learn Gods Word.

We can maintain our life, our sanity, our orientation to reality, our spiritual growth:

First, by believing the Word of God, John 5:24.

Second, by honoring the Word, Job 23:12.

Third, by loving the Word, Psa 119:97.

Fourth, by obeying the Word, John 8:31.

Fifth, by proclaiming the Word, 2 Tim 4:2.

Sixth, by defending the Word, Jude 3.

Seventh, and the most important, by studying the Word, 2 Tim 2:15. For without an objective daily study, you cannot comply with any of the first six.

The world is relentless at throwing all kinds of hardships and enticements at you, in order to get you to stray from doctrine, and fail in life. There is no success of any kind, without Bible doctrine driving it.

But, if you are armed with Bible doctrine in your soul, then whatever the world throws at you, you can defeat it, and remain loyal to God, through your faith, because you know that it is evil who is attacking you, and that it will one day lose its battle to Christ.


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1 Timothy 6:20

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20 O [o] Timothy, [Timotheos] keep [phulasso] that which is committed to thy trust, [parakatatheke] avoiding [ektrepo] profane [bebelos] and vain babblings, [kenophonia] and [kai] oppositions [antithesis] of science [gnosis] falsely so called: [pseudonumos] KJV-Interlinear


20 O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you, avoiding worldly and empty chatter and the opposing arguments of what is falsely called "knowledge" — NASB


Paul reminds Timothy to keep, ‘phulasso,’ to guard, to preserve, or protect as one would something cherished such as a child or treasure.

And what is he to protect? That which has been placed in his trust, ‘parakatatheke,’ a deposit, something committed to your care or possession, a sacred holding, something placed before you.

And that something is Bible doctrine, or truth, as opposed to false things. Only true things have value. All false things have zero value. Why would you protect or hold to something that has no value?

Only truth continues forever and exists in reality. False things exist only in the mind of those who are under their delusion, and have no reality in them.

Worldly and empty chatter, refers to empty opinions, empty observations, incorrect interpretations, all things that stand in opposition to Bible doctrine.

And all false things or opinions present themselves as knowledge, but are not even close.

Truth promotes freedom, liberty, justice, self-determination, prosperity, privacy, wealth, security, fulfillment, contentment, happiness.

False philosophies and ideas claim these things, but are merely manipulations of greed against the naïve, in order to advance lust and various categories of sin and evil. All false concepts lead to disaster.

Even scientific conclusions that cater to false interpretations, claim science as their proof, but the science is twisted and distorted in order to support a desired outcome, rather than to discover an outcome objectively.

And so, from Paul through Timothy, this message is given to you, personally. You are given doctrine. You are given the opportunity to learn doctrine. But do you?

How can you protect that which you do not know? How can you obey God, if you do not learn, what it is that He wants you to know? How can you learn, if you do not commit yourself to a daily study? How can you understand anything that you do not use on a daily basis? How can you make smart decisions, when your wisdom is lacking?

Out of a world of seven-billion people, perhaps only two-billion claim Christianity as their faith. Out of those two-billion, I would guess that less than ten-percent crack open their bibles during the year at some time. And out of that group, I would guess that less than ten-percent study their bibles daily. And out of those far fewer (a very small group) are committed to advancing in their spiritual lives.

Where are you within these respective groups? Do you care? Do you pretend? Or are you committed to making your life the very best that it can possibly be? Will you protect that which God has made available to you?


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1 Timothy 6:19

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19 Laying up in store [apothesaurizo] for themselves [heautou] a good [kalos] foundation [themelios] against [eis] the time to come, [mello] that [hina] they may lay hold on [epilambanomai] eternal [aionios] life. [zoe] KJV-Interlinear


19 storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is life indeed. NASB


All of us have two lives before us. One for this world, the carnal or temporal life which we all live here on planet earth, and the second life, is the one which follows this one, our eternity.

You have no other choice in that matter. There is no reincarnation over and over, again and again, until you get life right. That implies that humanity can accomplish good or perfection on the level of God, by means of his own effort. And, the whole view behind Christianity is that man cannot do this. It takes God (Christ) to accomplish a path for our perfection for us.

And likewise man has two treasure options. The first is the treasure of this world, which amounts to anything you deem valuable for your own possession. Whether is be friends, your social life, titles or accomplishments, or tangible assets, or anything else from this world.

And the second treasure is spiritual treasure.

Worldly treasure is acquired through work or physical effort of some sort, through investment and perhaps some luck, or by inheritance. All worldly treasure is of this world and remains in this world. It is temporary at best and will not last forever. All worldly treasure in which you might accumulate, will be lost for your use, when you leave this world. Whatever you had, if it remains behind intact, will go to someone else for their use, and when they die, they will leave it to someone else and so forth. There are very few wealth dynasties that last very long in this world, because sooner or later they all get squandered, lost or taken away. And when each person dies, they lose everything. Nothing goes out from this world, into the next.

Spiritual treasure is acquired through the use of wisdom. While worldly treasure is limited based on your abilities or circumstances, spiritual treasure is available to everyone regardless of abilities or circumstances.

Wisdom comes from the study of the Word of God. Study leads to knowledge. Knowledge leads to understanding. Understanding leads to application of that knowledge to ones life. Application leads to wisdom. And in the end, your life, or the production from your life, originates from what you know.

The difference between the production or deeds of the unbeliever and the believer, is in the origin of their wisdom. Unbelievers have only worldly wisdom. Believers in fellowship and advancing in their spiritual lives, possess spiritual wisdom. Believers operating out of fellowship imitate unbelievers and have only worldly wisdom.

The things of this world are left behind when one leaves this world. Only the spiritual things acquired in life move on into eternity with the individual when he/she leaves this world.

Now, our subject is rich people and their management of their wealth. Their worldly wealth.

A person can make a great deal of money in this life, but it can become a trap which could result in his losing everything for the next life. This trap of course can apply to anyone, rich or poor.

The trap is indifference to Bible doctrine, and focus on your worldly life, whatever it might be.

Poor people have only their attitude to deal with. They do not have wealth with which to help others. No one ever worked for a poor person, and no poor person ever started a great industry or charity, etc.

Wealth drives prosperous economies, and prosperous economies drive greater wealth, and the synergy of both, exceeds their combined production. Everyone wins.

But there is the trap which is the distraction away from ones spiritual life. And that is what Paul is addressing here.

If you are rich, then do not set aside your spiritual life, nor presume that you have already arrived spiritually, and have no further need of God, doctrine, or anything of a spiritual nature. God can make unbelievers rich in this world. Wealth is not a spiritual blessing per se.

So, Paul warns you and anyone who has any wealth, to not focus your life entirely on what you have, but instead of laying up a foundation of worldly wealth, also, lay up a foundation of spiritual wealth.

The spiritual wealth is far more valuable, infinitely more valuable.

Laying up in store, ‘apothesaurizo,’ means to make a deposit, to store, to place in a secure holding area, amass.

For themselves, ‘heautoe,’ means you, yourself, not for someone else, but for you alone, a permanent possession.

Good, ‘kalos,’ means something far better, worthy.

Foundation, ‘themelios,’ refers to a substructure placed under where a building is going to be constructed, support, place, put, set, fix. Your foundation is your spiritual support for your eternal wealth.

Against time to come ‘eis mello,’ refers to preparation in anticipation of some future event (your next life).

Lay hold of, ‘epilambanomai,’ means to seize with force, take, catch and keep for the use of it.

And eternal life is a reference to that future time, or the next life following this life, when this life ends.

Therefore, conduct yourself now (spiritual life), in such a manner that you will be making deposits (spiritual production) into yours and only your, future eternal spiritual treasury, great wealth, greater than whatever it is that you possess in this world, and so that you will possess it (your future spiritual wealth) forever and ever.

Do not succumb to worldly greed or arrogance or disinterest, or elitism attitudes, presuming yourself better than others simply because of your good circumstances. Lest you lose everything.

For certainly when you die, your worldly wealth leaves you, and if you do not make spiritual investments now, then you will lose your eternal wealth, and that is a loss that would stagger your imagination, if you knew of its details and content.


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1 Timothy 6:18

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18 That they do good, [agathoergeo] that they be rich [plouteo] in [en] good [kalos] works, [ergon] ready to distribute [einai], [eumetadotos] willing to communicate; [koinonikos] KJV-Interlinear


18 Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, NASB


To whom God gives much, much is expected.

God has given each one of us a vast treasure of in salvation. It prevents you from spending your entire eternity in the Lake of Fire. That is a gift with vast repercussions for your life.

God has given each one of us a vast treasure of doctrine. It prepares us for spiritual growth, advances us to spiritual maturity, and completes us for eternity. With it comes a vast wealth in blessings.

And to these vast gifts, God expects your obedience in committing yourself to a daily study. Which, when you think about it, is not really asking too much of us. Yet most folks refuse to even crack open their Bibles, or even read a daily study, preferring worldly viewpoints to those of God.

And now Paul gives us a general principle with respect to worldly riches. To some, God gives wealth, while to others God gives not so much wealth.

As far as doctrine goes, both (rich and poor) are expected to pursue their spiritual lives, but while we are living in this world, certain responsibilities attach to our individual lives. And those responsibilities follow our circumstances, which by the way, were also given to us by God.

The rich are in view for this study. And to them, God gives four commands regarding their situation and use of wealth.

First, to do good. Second, to be rich in good works. Third, to be ready to distribute. Fourth, to be willing to communicate.

At first glance you might think that this refers to a lot of do-gooder activities. But such is not the case.

‘To do good,’ ‘agathoergeo,’ occurs here only, and nowhere else it the Bible. It means to ‘work’ good, to pursue for the benefit of good, to pursue intrinsic good, to toil, to work, to focus or concentrate. And because of their wealth, their pursuits in life need to be focused on those things that are recognized by the Bible as good, and not on the things or philosophies or politics of the world, which taints ‘good’ due to selfish or evil agendas.

‘To be rich in good works,’ is a play on words. Just as God has given abundantly, so too their lives need to respond similarly in spiritual works. What are spiritual works? Faith in Christ, daily study of doctrine, confession regularly in order to maintain a fellowship status, application of doctrinal principles to ones daily life, obedience to Gods mandates, fundamental good – honesty, integrity, unselfishness, charity, responsibility, etc.

‘To be ready to distribute,’ and this looks to the generous and unselfish heart. Ready to give help and aid instantly and without strings attached, without questioning, without second guessing the intent of the recipient. This does not mean welfare, or foolish giving. Remember that the rich are to be good stewards of their wealth, and not throw it away indiscriminately. If someone is trying to scam them, then they ignore the plot accordingly, but if someone is in true need, then they are to recognize it and not embarrass the recipient or make them plead or beg. To be ready means to be proactive in their efforts of charity. To go looking for needs and doing what they can with what excesses they have to work with. They are not to sit back in some corner, hoping that no one will ask them for help, or waiting for requests to come to them.

And last, to be ‘willing to communicate.’ What in the world does that mean?

The word for communicate, ‘koinonikos,’ means liberal or generously. This means to not do the minimums, but to go beyond the minimums when doing all of the above.

Some folks will only do the least they can, in order to get by at work or play. They will do only that, which is necessary to get attention or recognition or credit, and no more. But God gives us all this command to pursue with a vigor those things which are of intrinsic good.

Namely to pursue your spiritual life with passion. To pursue your spiritual growth with a passion. To pursue your temporal responsibilities with a passion. To regard your daily responsibilities with a passion. To not be lazy in your life, in your responsibilities, in things expected of you. To be generous and to seek out ways and means of generosity. To help people in the things they need, in spiritual things and in temporal things.

Thus to communicate means to interact proactively, generously, and to take the initiative, while remaining responsible to that and to those who you are responsible for, whether through employment, contractual, or charity.


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1 Timothy 6:17

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17 Charge [paraggello] them that are rich [plousios] in [en] this [nun] world, [aion] that they be [hupselophroneo] not [me] highminded, [hupselophroneo] nor [mede] trust [elpizo] in [epi] uncertain [adelotes] riches, [ploutos] but [alla] in [en] the living [zao] God, [theos] who [ho] giveth [parecho] us [hemin] richly [plousios] all things [pas] to [eis] enjoy; [apolausis] KJV-Interlinear


17 Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy. NASB


In the last two verses, Paul reminds us all, that there is only one ruler, one leader, one with power, ability and authority – and that person is not you. No person on this earth can make that claim.

That said, then Paul begins this verse with a reminder that all we have, comes from God. All that we have belongs to God. And consequently, all that we have makes us a steward of that which God has placed in our care.

To some this may amount to very little, or little more than the time that we have on our hands to do the things we do in life. Will we spend it on doctrine or on complaining, or on drugs, or on things of this world?

To some this may amount to great wealth. And again, do we spend our time on our possessions, titles, positions, etc, or on doctrine?

Do we keep that which has been placed in our care and presume that it is ours? Or, do we recognize that God has given us wealth or riches or prosperity or whatever, and therefore we should use and manage it wisely?

Paul has already pointed out that loving the things of this world will lead to devastating consequences.

Nowhere in the Bible are you ever commanded to get rid of your possessions in order to enhance your spiritual status. Spiritual growth comes from study and use of doctrine, not from anything you or any unbeliever can do.

Riches or wealth are not sins, but indeed are blessings. Where people fail regarding their possessions, is when they make their possessions more important than their spiritual life. Or they presume that their riches make them somehow better than others, however social, financial, political, or celebrityship do not make anyone better than those who lack such things.

At birth, all people are equal, and at death, all people are equal in the grave. Everything in between determines a persons obedience to the one who gives blessings. Unfortunately, most fail in this regard.

So, Paul reminds us all that our priority should be doctrine not things, our spiritual growth not worldly status, our relationship with God not people. And, we are to be responsible with that which God gives us, for we will be held accountable one day soon, when we have our face to face with Jesus, meeting.

In eternity, we will live in heaven, and there, will be the vast portion of our life. Wealth held then will be far more valuable than anything that this world has to offer. That should be obvious, because it will last forever.

All wealth from this world is temporary.

All wealth in eternity comes from God, who gives it richly, ‘plousios,’ which means abundantly. And abundantly means far more than you will ever be capable of possessing, and when tied to eternity, that means far more than you will ever be capable of calculating.

That is a lot.

Therefore, should you focus your attentions solely on worldly wealth and exclude your spiritual life, from your life? Or, should you appreciate whatever it is that you have, manage it to the best of your ability, and focus on your spiritual life, which is your investment in eternity and far greater wealth?


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1 Timothy 6:16

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16 Who [ho] only [monos] hath [echo] immortality, [athanasia] dwelling [oikeo] in the light [phos] which no man [oudeis] can approach unto; [aprositos] whom [hos] no man [anthropos] hath seen, [eido] nor [oude] can [dunamai] see: [eido] to whom [hos] be honour [time] and [kai] power [kratos] everlasting. [aionios] Amen. [amen] KJV-Interlinear


16 who alone possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light; whom no man has seen or can see. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen. NASB


God alone is immortal. The word for immortality, ‘athanasia,’ means deathless. God is incapable of death. There has never been a time when God has not lived. He is life. He is eternal. There has never been a time when God has not existed. And this reference is to the Father, Son and Spirit, all three members of the Godhead.

The humanity of Jesus was born into this world, but the deity of Jesus has always lived since eternity past, and will continue into the future into eternity.

Man and angel have been created or born into life. Their respective lives will continue forever.

However, man is subject to death of several types – physical death, spiritual death (unbeliever), carnal death (out of fellowship), sexual death (lack of sexual ability in old age), the second death (committed to the Lake of Fire), and so forth.

God not only lives forever, but He possesses the source and power of life.

Man and angel do not possess this power of life, but must receive it from the one who possesses it, namely God. You might add his to your abortion study, as man cannot create human life, but human life is imputed by God and from God alone. Man can only perpetuate biological life (living cells).

God dwells in unapproachable light. Light is truth. Truth is holiness. Holiness is the combination of perfect righteousness and perfect justice.

God is wisdom and into that sphere, man cannot go, nor even approach. Man cannot find God on his own.

If God had not revealed Himself, then man would never have known of His existence. And although there are many religions from history, they all have come about due to distortions of the truth regarding God which had already been revealed since Adam’s time, and none (religions) were ever invented nor originated out from mans own unique imagination. But were invented out of distortions of truth.

No man can see the purity of God. No man can ever gain access to God, on his own merit.

Only God can create a path to Himself, for man to follow. And that path, as we already know, is through faith in Jesus Christ, and that faith is enhanced and developed through the study of Bible doctrine.

God is the only person in existence who possesses honor, and power, and eternal life.

If God be on our side, then there is nothing that can take us out of His sphere of control. For there is nothing in life that can even come close to Gods power, authority, ability, and control.

Jesus Christ controls history. No one else does.

If any man knows God, then he would leave the path of history in Gods hands. However, man has tried to direct the path of history time and time again, but all of mans efforts are in vain, because mans methods are not based on truth, but on mans arrogance (presuming his own truth). And all of those efforts are based on evil (which is the absence of truth).

Man presumes power and authority, however, Christ is the King of kings.

Man presumes priestly intercession to deity, however, Christ is the path to deity. Christ is Lord of lords.

Man presumes to make his own destiny, however, Christ is the ‘bright morning star.’

Anyone who looks to the things in this world, looks to emptiness, a vast and endless territory going nowhere.

Anyone who looks to God, with a legitimate and genuine desire to advance in their spiritual life, will end life and continue into eternity, with phenomenal success (beyond imagination). And ‘beyond imagination’ is more vast than even the universe. It has no boundaries in truth.


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1 Timothy 6:15

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15 Which [hos] in his [idios] times [kairos] he shall shew, [deiknuo] who [ho] is the blessed [makarios] and [kai] only [monos] Potentate, [dunastes] the King [basileus] of kings, [basileuo] and [kai] Lord [kurios] of lords; [kurieuo] KJV-Interlinear


15 which He will bring about at the proper time — He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords; NASB


God is the only Sovereign because He alone is God. There is no other god, Deut 4:35,39; 6:4; 32:39; 1 Sam 2:2; 2 Sam 7:22; 22:32; 1 Kings 8:23,60; 2 Kings 19:15,19; 2 Chron 6:14; Neh 9:6; Ps 18:31; 86:10; Isa 37:16,20; 43:10; 44:6,8; 45:5-6,21-22; 46:9; Joel 2:27; 1 Cor 8:4,6.

There is no one to compete, contend, struggle, challenge Him for control of the universe.

"I act," says the Lord, "and who can reverse it" (Isa 43:13)?

"To whom then will you liken Me that I should be his equal?" says the Holy One. Lift up your eyes on high and see who has created these stars, the One who leads forth their host by number, He calls them all by name; because of the greatness of His might and the strength of His power not one of them is missing. Why do you say, O Jacob, and assert, O Israel, "My way is hidden from the Lord, and the justice due me escapes the notice of my God"? Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth does not become weary or tired. His understanding is inscrutable. He gives strength to the weary, and to him who lacks might He increases power. Though youths grow weary and tired, and vigorous young men stumble badly, yet those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary. (Isa 40:25-31)

Gods sovereignty is also designated by the title King of kings and Lord of lords, Deut 10:17; Ps 136:2-3; Dan 2:47. This title describes the person of Jesus Christ, Rev 17:14, 19:16.

Jesus Christ controls history. As God, He has a plan, a master plan which in theology is called the divine decrees. God knows all things. There is nothing that God does not know, and this includes all history, past, present, and future. God does not act or plan haphazardly. Everything that God does, is intentional and well thought out.

God does not cause evil, but has plans to counter evil in every respect.

Nothing that occurs in your life is by accident. Nothing in history occurs by accident. Nothing takes God by surprise. And just as you have a certain number days of life to live, so too, human history has a certain number of days to operate.

While the world seeming has its way with history, in what evil it promotes, such is not the case.

One day, God will call you home, and one day, God will send history into its next phase in accordance with His plan. And, there is nothing that man nor angel can do to counter, change, or alter Gods plan. Although history is full of mans and Satan’s efforts to do just that.

The plans of men and angels will always fail, because they are founded in evil and lies. All evil is based on lies and all lies are not truth.

So, one might wonder, ‘Is it wiser to pursue truth or lies?’ ‘What is the outcome of each?’


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1 Timothy 6:14

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14 That thou [se] keep [tereo] this commandment [entole] without spot, [aspilos] unrebukeable, [anepileptos] until [mechri] the appearing [epiphaneia] of our [hemon] Lord [kurios] Jesus [Iesous] Christ: [Christos] KJV-Interlinear


14 that you keep the commandment without stain or reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, NASB


And the command or order given to Timothy by Paul, and to you and me through Paul, but which command originates from God, is to ‘keep’ the ‘commandment.’

Keep, ‘tereo,’ means to guard as to guard from loss or injury, to keep intact, to watch over with a close eye, to put up a fortress surrounding and protecting that which you are in charge of.

Commandment, ‘entole,’ refers not to one single commandment or principle, but to the entire body of principles taught in the Bible.

Without spot or unrebukeable, refers to both the commandments and principles taught in the Bible, as well as yourself.

You are to keep yourself perfect. You do this by confession and positioning yourself in fellowship.

And you keep the scriptures untainted, by not distorting the things taught by the Bible.

Now, turn in your Bible to 1 Kg. 13:1-26, and read the account of the ‘man of God.’ The man of God described in this passage, did all that God had told him to do, but in the end, he disobeyed Gods orders because another man lied to him. But he nonetheless, disobeyed, and was made to pay a high price for his disobedience. You might think that, that was unfair.

However, God gives us all doctrine for the purpose of making us better people, for one thing, and to prepare us for eternity, as well.

But to those who He gives much (a spiritual life), much (obedience) is expected.

God has made available to each one of us, Bible doctrine, and with that doctrine, we have an opportunity to advance to unbelievable heights, that can never be matched by anything in this world.

With that opportunity comes unbelievable blessings from God, into our lives. However, with that elevated and eminent and distinguished privilege, comes elevated responsibility and accountability.

God does not take His truth, for granted. Neither should you.

The scriptures command you to study. The scriptures command you to grow in grace. The scriptures command you to advance to spiritual maturity. And you are to do these things in such a way as to not taint either the doctrines or yourself in the process. Why?

Because of the imminent appearance of Christ.

And what does that mean? Two things.

First, Christ is going to appear in your life when you die. When you die you will be absent from the body and face to face with the Lord.

And, second, for one generation only, there will be the Rapture, when Christ will appear in the air, and snatch up to Himself, all believers.

One way or another you are going to leave this world. The question is, ‘Have you been obedient to God, and are you, or will you be, prepared in your spiritual life, when that meeting comes?’

Will you assume for yourself, the responsibility to seek out and pursue your spiritual life?


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1 Timothy 6:13

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13 I give [paraggello] thee [soi] charge [paraggello] in the sight [enopion] of God, [theos] who [ho] quickeneth [zoopoieo] all things, [pas] and [kai] before Christ [Christos] Jesus, [Iesous] who [ho] before [epi] Pontius [Pontios] Pilate [Pilatos] witnessed [martureo] a good [kalos] confession; [homologia] KJV-Interlinear


13 I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate, NASB


‘I charge you,’ are words spoken by Paul to Timothy, but this is the Word of God, whose words in total are spoken to each one of us individually.

In the next verse, we will see what we are being charged with, namely the entire content of the scriptures, the truths which God has given to us all, but for now the word for charge, ‘paraggello,’ is a dramatic order, a command, a declaration. The prefix, ‘para,’ meaning before all things, the first in priorities, and the main body, ‘ago,’ and ‘aggelos,’ meaning to drive forward, or to lead.

In one sense, the pastor or teacher is to lead his listeners forward, and in another sense, the listeners are to drive themselves forward through self motivation, with regard to their spiritual lives.

For most folks, self motivation is severely lacking. They do not bother to crack open the Bible let alone search out its message. Life is filled up with far too many distractions that replace the importance of ones spiritual life, with the many worldly activities, wants and desires that fill up most folks lives.

And yet here we have a command, an order, of which if we disobey it, we will suffer the harsh consequences of that disobedience – loss or death. In the military, when an order is disobeyed (a lawful order), then the soldier is shot. In the spiritual life, when Gods commands are disobeyed, then the person, suffers the consequences.

And this is how you can determine just how important God, Christ, doctrine and your spiritual life, are to you. Do you have to have someone place it in front of you day after day, otherwise you would ignore it? Or, do you have the motivation, the self motivation, and discipline to enter into a daily study, and want to learn and grow to become the most that you can be.

Some people in professions are successful because they have imagination. They see themselves within their minds, they imagine themselves performing in their vocation or activity. They practice and prepare certainly, but more than that, they use their imagination and dream, so to speak, to visualize themselves in doing with perfection, that thing they want to do. And then when they actually go out into the world and perform (whatever it is), they use that inner review, to help them to succeed. They are motivated. They have a passion for what they do. They pursue it because it files up or completes their life.

You too, can use this method to improve your chosen activity, but more important, you should use it to help establish your, self-motivation, for your spiritual life.

The Bible has made many promises for you, but they will not apply unless you do your part, and that part is stated in these two verses.

Paul states ‘before God,’ and ‘in the sight of Jesus Christ.’

God is the source of all life, ‘quickeneth.’ And Jesus Christ testified before Pilate, as to His true identity.

The Bible is this same testimony for you.

Will you believe it, or will you dismiss it as Pilate did.


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12 Fight [agonizomai] the good [kalos] fight [agon] of faith, [pistis] lay hold on [epilambanomai] eternal [aionios] life, [zoe] whereunto [eis] [hos] thou art [kaleo] also [kai] called, [kaleo] and [kai] hast professed [homologeo] a good [kalos] profession [homologia] before [enopion] many [polus] witnesses. [martus] KJV-Interlinear


12 Fight the good fight of faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. NASB


‘Take hold of eternal life,’ means what exactly? To be saved? To be saved over and over again?

No.

‘Take hold,’ means to understand, gain an understanding, get a life, get a grip on life, grow up and understand what reality is all about. That life applies to more than just this life, it applies to your eternal existence which will follow this life.

And in that light, then eternal life is a reference to just what eternal life really means.

Often times the Bible will make the statement, ‘Behold,’ or some other similar word which means listen, look, learn, pay attention, and so forth.

Life is a battle between good and evil. God represents good and all that it offers (your success). Satan represents evil and all that it offers (namely nothing, or your failure in everything).

Paul refers to the Christian life, "suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus" (2 Tim 2:3).

Or, "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith" (2 Tim 4:7).
Both of these carry military connotations. There are many such examples in the Old Testament, in battles between the Israelites and their enemies.

Unfortunately too many people do not take their spiritual life seriously, or they discount it to something of their own definition, or to something that is more convenient to their way of life, without interfering in their ‘worldly’ way of life. And as such they are no different than a soldier or student that does not want to train or do homework.

The result? They are not prepared for the fight, they are not prepared for life. They lose.

But Paul tells us all, here, to fight the good fight.

Fight, ‘agonaizomai,’ means to agonize. It was used to describe the concentration, discipline, conviction, preparation and effort needed to win.

The second fight, ‘agon,’ is from the same root as the verb. It refers to the spiritual conflict with Satan's kingdom, in which the man of God must play his part. And you play your part by laying hold of your eternal life. Namely seizing control of and advancing in your spiritual life through a daily study of the scriptures, through instruction.

Faith, here is a reference to the sum total of your spiritual life. So, persevere and adhere, and pursue your faith, your learning, your understanding, your growth to maturity.

And why are you to do this? Because you were called. And how were you called? By means of the salvation and spiritual life offered to you by God, in which you took for yourself through faith (for salvation), and spiritual growth to maturity (through study after salvation).

And in which you profess the good profession.

To profess is to cite, to name, to mention, to demonstrate.

The profession is your acknowledgement by means of your doing what God wants you to do. Namely, to study, to learn, to advance in your spiritual life.

And this is done before ‘many’ witnesses. Or all of heaven.

Angels observe all that humanity does. Angels observe your life in its complete detail. And though there may be some people who will see your life, they cannot see all of your life. But heaven can. And in heaven there are millions, billions, even trillions of angels who are a witness to your life.

You cannot explain away your failures, because there are witnesses that know all of your tricks, and gimmicks, rationales, and excuses


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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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1 Timothy 6:10

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10 For [gar] the love of money [philarguria] is [esti] the root [rhiza] of all [pas] evil: [kakos] which [hos] while some [tis] coveted after, [oregomai] they have erred [apoplanao] from [apo] the faith, [pistis] and [kai] pierced [peripeiro] themselves [heautou] through [peripeiro] with many [polus] sorrows. [odune] KJV-Interlinear


10 For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith, and pierced themselves with many a pang. NASB


The phrase, ‘love of money,’ comes from a compound word, ‘philos,’ meaning friend, fond, associate, and the word, ‘arguros,’ meaning silver. This is a reference to the mental attitude, not to the article or item, which is the object of the attitude.

Root, means just that. It is the origin, cause or source. Therefore the attitude is the origin or cause which produces evil.

And why? Because the object (money), was ‘coveted after,’ ‘oregomai,’ desired with a desire that was as large as a mountain. The prefix from, ‘oros,’ means large or mountain.

Therefore, the object (money) was sought after with such a tremendous desire that all other concerns were set aside, or overshadowed as a mountain might overshadow a small home. The attitude is made the huge home.

This focus on such material things (money or whatever ones focus is on), leaves no room for paying attention to anything else.

And even though money is used here as an example, all worldly attractions are in view. Whether you focus on money or social activities with friends, drugs or hobbies, texting on your phone or watching television, or whatever occupies the majority of your time and attention day in and day out, then that huge degree of attention becomes an evil.

Why? Because, as we studied in the last verse, it becomes a snare, a trap. The repetition with which you focus your attention on something such that all other things in life are squeezed out of your life (especially your Bible study), then that object or activity becomes a self imposed trap. One that you voluntarily climb into and cannot get out.

It is like a strong drug which causes delusion and a fixation on something, such that you cannot let go. So your work, your education, your responsibilities in life, your Bible study, all get pushed aside, and your activity or focus become your prison.

Now, before we get too far, just one quick point here. This trap is more than a just a trap for individuals and their attitude toward things, it is also a trap where political philosophies are involved.

When governments pursue evil programs or philosophies, they get so involved in them that when they turn badly, getting out of them is nearly impossible, therefore the bad programs get turned up and pursued even more, and life gets worse and worse.

In order to get out of them (the bad programs), hard decisions for true principles have to be made, and that means that government has to let go of its controls and regulations, and that is difficult for governments and politicians to do. Likewise when there are citizens who are the beneficiaries of bad programs, then they too do not like to let go of their ‘free’ assistance or programs that they have become accustomed to. This is especially true for systems like socialism, communism, and such systems.

And when things get so bad, then the only way out is through intensive crime, revolt, war, famine, or economic depression, or such things, that force the changes needed in order to get society back on track.

But that is really another study for apostasy gone overboard in society.

This verse is more of an application for individuals. However, when the greater numbers of individuals turn sour on doctrine, then larger issues on a national or international scale become relevant.

Piercing through with many sorrows, should be clear now. Life, when doctrine is ignored, can and will become a source of hardship and sorrow for people, both individually and collectively if a larger number in society become distracted with worldly priorities.

You lose out in your spiritual life. You lose out in your eternal life’s blessings. You may even lose out as society declines and social norms lower their standards for truth, honesty and so forth. This includes economic problems, employment problems, loss of freedoms, mental health issues, and so forth.


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1 Timothy 6:9

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9 But [de] they that will [boulomai] be rich [plouteo] fall [empipto] into [eis] temptation [peirasmos] and [kai] a snare, [pagis] and [kai] into many [polus] foolish [anoetos] and [kai] hurtful [blaberos] lusts, [epithumia] which [hostis] drown [buthizo] men [anthropos] in [eis] destruction [olethros] and [kai] perdition. [apoleia] KJV-Interlinear


9 But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction. NASB


The word for want, ‘boulomai,’ refers to the intent or desires as to the focus of your life.

Rich, ‘plouteo,’ refers to increases. Whether it be with money, property, goods, trinkets or whatever, rich means to increase in whatever it is that you want more of.

Fall, ‘empipto,’ means to be tricked, to stumble, a continual stumbling through the repetition of making the same decisions over and over again.

Temptation, ‘peirasmos,’ means to endeavor, scrutinize, examine, putting to proof. And this indicates a willingness to be trapped by the enticements of the visual or the sensual.

Snare, ‘pagis,’ refers to a trap, tricked, fastened by a noose.

This verse is not limited to the love of money or wealth, but is a general warning against loving the things of this world, at the expense of Bible doctrine.

Things of the world can include lounging around gossiping, fixations on hobbies, spending way too much time on the internet or watching television or socializing, or doing things that are not really productive, or do not contribute to the betterment of your life, but instead tend to get you into trouble.

Whether you are a kid walking the streets or live your life in overdrive pursuing the making of money, both keep you from doctrine, and as such, both are traps from this world, that prevent you from advancing in your spiritual life, which is the real source of real and permanent wealth.

Anything that distracts you from your spiritual life, is a foolish and harmful desire. Anything that is sinful or criminal is obviously a foolish activity. However, anything that even if it is a legitimate activity in life (work, hobby, social, etc.), but your focus on it keeps or prevents you from any sort of Bible study, is also a foolish desire.

In either case, your decision to pursue the worldly thing, rather than the spiritual, is the problem. Your decisions in life decide your entire future.

And since your life consists of both a life in this world, and a life in eternity, then which life will be the longer lasting life? And eternity is obviously a lot longer than even a hundred year life in this world.

Before you were born into this world, you had no say as to the nature of your life. Even after you were born, your choices as far as a successful life are limited to your mental abilities, physical abilities, circumstances in your environment, circumstances in the world, and even luck, if you have any of that.

So, there are severe limitations as to who and what you can be and do in this world.

However, for eternity, you have right now, the time to define and design your next life, in its entirety. Your spiritual life is the single most valuable possession that you can possibly have, because within your spiritual life you can invest in your entire eternal future. Your life now, can reap great reward for eternity.

But, you have to pursue your spiritual life now, rather than ignoring it.

To ignore it means ruin and destruction.

Destruction, ‘olethros,’ means ruin, loss, destruction of possessions.

Perdition, ‘apoleia,’ means perish, loss, pernicious, waste.

And as far as your temporal life in this world goes, you will lose it all when you die and leave this world. Your worldly possessions will vanish from your possession. You will take with you, your soul and spirit, only, to heaven, and nothing else.

Someone once said that the hearse does not tow behind it a trailer of possessions to the grave. The Pharaohs took great wealth into their tombs, only to have them stolen by grave robbers.

The value of your spiritual life is something that cannot be measured. It far surpasses the collective wealth on this planet from all of history. To ignore that kind of wealth, is a fools choice.

Therefore, be responsible in your day to day life, but balance out your life with a daily study of Bible doctrine, so as to maximize your eternal wealth, while making a decent living in this life.

You could ask yourself each and every day, ‘What have I done today, or what will I do today, that will contribute to my overall completeness as a person and ready me for heaven and eternity?’

Try beginning you answer with a daily study of doctrine, and learning what God really wants from you, and for you. And then pursue your spiritual life with the greatest genuine passion that you can muster up from within yourself.


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8 And [de] having [echo] food [diatrophe] and [kai] raiment [skepasma] let us be [arkeo] therewith [toutois] content. [arkeo] KJV-Interlinear


8 And if we have food and covering, with these we shall be content. NASB


One of the most difficult things in life is the ability to distinguish between those things that we need and those things that we want in life.

This verse does not intend to say that you should want only the bare minimums in life in order to survive. God is not a fool, and God knows that the inherent desire for more and better is in everyone.

After all, He created salvation so that we could have heaven, which is far more than anything that exists on this earth.

Wanting more is natural and normal.

Likewise, God did not make everyone so that they could or should, get by on the bare essentials of life. He did promote David, Job, Solomon, Moses, and many others, to great positions, wealth, influence, and so forth.

God invented the principles of divine establishment which includes the principles of free enterprise, the principles of reservoirs, the principles of leadership, and so forth, so that everyone would have a place and resources in life, regardless of who they are.

What this verse is directed at, are the inordinate desires and ambitions that leave out the spiritual side of ones life.

Your spiritual life is the single most important aspect and component of your life. It is the only thing that you can take with you into eternity. Your spiritual life includes the content of your soul (spiritual content), the production of your life (spiritual production), and the inner resources (spiritual resources) that are eternal.

These things make up who you are, and qualify you for eternal blessings.

The expression of need for food and clothing, refers to the basic and necessary things that you need in order to get by in life, the talents and abilities that you have to apply to your life.

God placed us all in this world. We came in as babies, with nothing and nothing to offer.

All that we have or will have, comes from God and from no other source. God gave us all a means to support our self in this world, while we grow up in our spiritual life. Unfortunately far too many people place emphasis on their worldly life, and ignore their spiritual life. And your emphasis should be the other way around

You should place emphasis on your spiritual advancement, while simultaneously living your life in this world.
To some, God will give a little. To some God will give a lot. Whatever your situation is, it is good enough for you to allow you to advance in your spiritual life. And, if you are given more, then you will be able to help others in some fashion (employment, charity, whatever), to make their life in this world functional and/or tolerable, so that they can concentrate on their spiritual life.

Remember one important principle in life. You are to be a fruitful and productive person. What does that mean really? Well, when a tree or vine produces fruit, it is productive. But it does not produce fruit for itself. It produces for others. It does not eat its own production. Others benefit from its production.

And therefore, those who concentrate their lives on productivity and success for their own benefit, are missing the whole point of why they are here in this world in the first place.

Our future is in heaven, not on this earth.

However, governments and social views focus on this world and their own agenda as though it is the only accomplishment that will last forever. And it will not.

How many governments and empires and nations have come and gone from history. All of them. Why do you suppose that it is any different now?

As we have already studied in Thessalonians and Revelation, the vast majority of every citizen of every country on this planet will someday, move toward apostasy, as never before in history. You recall our ‘great apostasy’ study. And then the Rapture and Tribulation will occur.

So, whether it is your own demise in life or the next historical events of history, sooner or later you will leave this world behind and everything that you deemed valuable. What you need is your spiritual life, because it is that possession, and nothing from this world, that will carry you into eternity.


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7 For [gar] we brought [eisphero] nothing [oudeis] into [eis] this world, [kosmos] and it is certain [delos] [hoti] we can [dunamai] carry [ekphero] nothing [oude] [tis] out. [ekphero] KJV-Interlinear


7 For we have brought nothing into the world, so we cannot take anything out of it either. NASB


To focus on the temporal things of this world (possessions, accomplishments, accumulations, etc., from this world) to the extent that you ignore the riches of eternity, is the perfect example of a fool.

For what has anyone brought into the world, what has anyone contributed to the world, what innovation has anyone improved the world with, and so forth. And the answer is not in the technology or inventions or discoveries of humanity, but the answer is nothing. Man has brought nothing into the world, and man has added nothing to the world, in all of human history.

As an infant, every person born into the world comes in with nothing, Job 1:21.

As a very productive person, what has man added to his own being, that he can carry it with him into the afterlife? Nothing, Ecc. 5:15.

What thing, from this world is eternal? Nothing, Prov. 27:24. Riches from this world, are not forever. They are temporary at best.

And what gain is there, if you work hard all of your life, gain the entire worlds wealth and treasures and accomplishments, but lose all of your eternal benefits? None. You could own the entire planet, but when you die, you would have nothing, if you ignore, or are apathetic toward, your spiritual life.

There are two kinds of wealth – spiritual wealth and carnal wealth. The carnal wealth is from this world, and you can see and hold and spend and possess it. You can measure it and it is generally used to compare yourself against others in the world.

Spiritual wealth is in heaven and cannot be seen or felt or measured in any humanly way. And yet it is eternal. It is the wealth that you can have after this life ends. But you can only have it if you pursue your spiritual life now, rather than ignoring it.

We are all born into this world as infant babe’s. We possess nothing but the genetic potential we are given at birth. In order to access that potential, we have to grow up.

So it is, with the spiritual life. You are born again with spiritual potential, but your access to it does not become available to you, unless you grow up in your spiritual life.

Most folks ignore their spiritual life, and therefore never grow up, and therefore never gain access to their spiritual potentials.

The wise person, lives their temporal life to the best of their ability, while investing in their spiritual life through their daily Bible study. Therefore, they will survive this life and be prepared for a greater next life.


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1 Timothy 6:6

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6 But [de] godliness [eusebeia] with [meta] contentment [autarkeia] is [esti] great [megas] gain. [porismos] KJV-Interlinear


6 But godliness actually is a means of great gain, when accompanied by contentment. NASB


Godliness means to be God like. And since we are to be God like, then we need to understand exactly what that means.

Obviously we cannot be omnipresent or omnipotent, so this has nothing to do with Gods attributes that man cannot attain. But it is possible for man to become perfect in character and behavior and thinking, if man will simply follow the path prescribed by God, for accomplishing a perfect life – a sin free life in other words.

But how is that possible?

Well, Jesus Christ solved the problem of sin for us all, when He went to the Cross and paid the price for sin and death. That makes sin and death no longer a hold of any kind over any of us.

However, there is still the question of forgiveness and that means that we have to acknowledge our flaws, sins, failures, etc., before God, in order to receive forgiveness.

But why is that. Since Christ paid for sin, then why do we need to be forgiven?

And that is really a simply question to answer.

We are human and subject to the flaws of humanity. We all sin by choice, even knowing that Christ has paid its price. So, when we sin, we are acting just like a misbehaving child. That requires discipline and/or forgiveness, depending on how stubborn we are in acknowledging our sins to God.

For some folks, doing whatever they want, seems perfectly right to them, even if what they do is wrong.

But before God, which is where we are all standing, no matter if we believe it or not, but we are all on notice that bad behavior will not go unpunished.

God is perfect and God is the source of life in this entire universe. In order to live with God, as we will eventually do, we have to become perfect, and that is where our ‘godliness’ enters into the picture of our life.

Our ‘spiritual life’ is another phrase for the concept of ‘godliness.’

We have only two choices, that of a carnal life or that of a spiritual life. The two are separated only by our confession of sins to God the Father. This of course only applies to believers, and not to unbelievers. The single question for unbelievers is whether or not they will believe in Christ. Until they believe, they have no spiritual life, nor even access to it.

So, godliness, a lifestyle of sinless perfection, is accomplished through confession. But there is one more part to the spiritual life, and that is growth, or growing up.

‘Accompanied by contentment.’

How does one become content? Through a sense of security.

And how does one gain a sense of security? By some form of success, prosperity, or happiness.

And how does one become successful, prosperous, or happy? By receiving blessings from some permanent source, making that blessing likewise permanent.

And what is that permanent source? Jesus Christ.

So, how do you persuade Christ to bless you? By obeying His mandates.

And what are His mandates? Well, His first and foremost mandate is to become godly, through contentment.

And just how do we accomplish that? ‘Study to show thyself approved (mature), rightly dividing (studying), the word of Truth.’

Your path to the fullness and completeness and most successful and prosperous and happiness and secure and contentment in your life, starts (and continues) with a daily study of the Bible.

And what is the result? ‘Great gain.’

Great, here means infinite. And gain means wealth.

Who do you know in this world that has infinite wealth? No one. But we do have examples of billionaires, and to most of us, that is a lot. Certainly more than most of us will ever see even in several lifetimes.

And yet, Christ has a vast treasure waiting for each one of us, in heaven. A treasure that would cause even a billionaire to drool.

While promoters of false doctrines try to accomplish their treasure through deceit and empty lies, you only have to study truth day by day, throughout your life, and those simple words written on the page will bring you to phenomenal treasures, beyond your, or anyone's, wildest dreams.


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1 Timothy 6:5

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5 Perverse disputings [paradiatribe] of men [anthropos] of corrupt [diaphtheiro] minds, [nous] and [kai] destitute [apostereo] of the truth, [aletheia] supposing [nomizo] that gain [porismos] is [einai] godliness: [eusebeia] from [apo] such [toioutos] withdraw thyself. [aphistemi] KJV-Interlinear


5 and constant friction between men of depraved mind and deprived of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. NASB


Perverse dispute, is the application of the misemployment of terminology. In other words, it means that those who promote false teachings, false ideas, false concepts, false anything, misuse words in order to get their opinions heard.

To pervert means to distort, to misrepresent, to alter.

Dispute means to disagree, quarrel, to argue.

And in short, promoters of that which is false, do nothing to arrive at a sound solution, but only pursue that which pursues indefinite chaos.

Their minds are depraved.

Depraved means, corrupt, absent of anything sound, degraded, ruined. Their minds contain nothing sound. Truth is absent from within them.

Truth is the food of good health and preservation. Absence of truth means decay, rot, unhealthy, putrid.

Deprived of truth is an interesting phrase. Truth is readily available to all who genuinely desire it. However to those who reject truth, it becomes withheld not by God or others, but by means of their own decision to reject it.

They lack truth because they reject it. And they reject truth, because they presume that their path to godliness (a spiritual life, a full or complete life) comes to them through their own efforts, and not by means of God or truth.

They seek to define their own truth, however lacking full knowledge of the facts of the realities of this universe and beyond, they are incapable of determining truth on their own. They therefore invent truth, or better phrased, they invent their own reality. One which is convenient to their own desires, agenda, and goals.

And what is the goal of false ideas? Gain, by their own definition.

Some value money or wealth. Some value the sense of causing confusion among others. Some value the adoration or approbation they perceive to have from others, because of their views.

In every case, those who promote that which is false, have defined their own goals of happiness and success, as that which comes to them by means of their own efforts, or that which is from this world. God is left out entirely.

False teachers deny truth. False teaching does not advance ones spiritual life (the completion of ones life), but hinders it. False teaching is absent of truth. False teaching is nothing more than empty smoke filled air, lacking substance of every type. False teaching serves destruction and nothing else.

From such people, you should separate yourself, because just as disease is caused and spread by contact, so too, the disease of false teaching is spread by contact with it. Avoid it, avoid flirting with it, avoid even getting involved in its debates, because it is not interested in an answer, but the perpetuation of disputes, and the cause of your ultimate failure in life.


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1 Timothy 6:4

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4 He is proud, [tuphoo] knowing [epistamai] nothing, [medeis] but [alla] doting [noseo] about [peri] questions [zetesis] and [kai] strifes of words, [logomachia] whereof [ek] [hos] cometh [ginomai] envy, [phthonos] strife, [eris] railings, [blasphemia] evil [poneros] surmisings, [huponoia] KJV-Interlinear


4 he is conceited and understands nothing; but he has a morbid interest in controversial questions and disputes about words, out of which arise envy, strife, abusive language, evil suspicions, NASB


Truth stands on its own and is readily apparent to anyone who has an objective view of it.

Any other opinion is nothing more than the invention of conjecture with no basis in fact. And yet, there are those who will invent theories, if only to create discussions, debates and arguments over their theories or beliefs.

All religions fall into this category of thinking. All cults fall into this category of thinking. All philosophies fall into this category of thinking.

Conceited, ‘tuphoo,’ means smoke, or air filled with nothing useful, inflated, high minded, proud, arrogant.

To understand nothing, means that the person proposing some untruth, lacks the ability to recognize the repercussions of their arguments. They may certainly know the difference between truth and lies, but their agenda is not in promoting truth, but in promoting themselves. They have a high opinion of their own intelligence, scholarship, insights, and presume that their arguments are legitimate discussions of their own intellectual discoveries.

Truth is obvious to anyone who is objective.

Therefore, if truth is rejected, then the argument has to be over words, their meanings, and to raised questions concerning alternate opinions that cannot easily be proved.

For example, no human was around when the universe was created, therefore there is no direct human witness. We do not have any video of its creation, and therefore when evolution is raised, there is no hard evidence differentiating between the two. Faith is all we have to go on, that the Bible is true, and that impossible to prove evolution theories, are not true.

No one can prove the precise date of Jesus’ birth, or the crucifixion, and yet we believe in Him and His sacrifice.

Stories galore, abound regarding who is to blame for Jesus’ execution, as to His relationships with others, whether or not He had a wife or even children, as to the power of various ‘sacred’ articles (the cup, the shroud, etc.). And all of these stories are mere inventions or fantasies so as to bring doubt or ambiguity into peoples’ view of Christianity.

Opponents argue over words and their definitions. They argue just for the sake of argument. And they argue only because they are arrogant. They want attention directed at them and not at the truth of the Bible. Their arguments will be ambiguous, and impossible to prove. Their arguments will be circular in order to avoid factual attachment to reality. They will use your own words as though they were theirs. And all the while, their words are nothing more than empty air.

By pursuing recognition for themselves, they reject the idea that the Bible can bring them recognition and success through faith. They deeply desire credit for themselves, where the Bible gives all credit to Christ, making man a mere beneficiary of His work and plan.

Their attacks against truth, are intended to confuse and raise doubt in others, thus destroying others’ opportunities for understanding and a better life, rather than in helping people to understand the truth of a matter, and giving others an opportunity for a better life.

Those who reject truth, have lust desires for themselves, and do not care for the life of others.


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1 Timothy 6:3

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3 If any man [ei tis] teach otherwise, [heterodidaskaleo] and [kai] consent [proserchomai] not [me] to wholesome [hugiaino] words, [logos] even the words of our [hemon] Lord [kurios] Jesus [Iesous] Christ, [Christos] and [kai] to the doctrine [didaskalia] which is according [kata] to godliness; [eusebeia] KJV-Interlinear


3 If anyone advocates a different doctrine, and does not agree with sound words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the doctrine conforming to godliness, NASB


The first responsibility of any Bible instructor, or Christian, is to know and understand Bible doctrine. Bible doctrine is truth and to know truth means that you must study it, in order to be able to discern it from everything that is false.

There are many opinions out there in the world, and in order to make any sense out of any of them, the only mechanism that exists in the entire world is the teaching discernment service offered by the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit reveals truth to those who are in fellowship and to those who really want to learn.

This is not some supernatural or weird event which will make you euphoric or such things. The Holy Spirit teaches by means which we cannot feel, experience or detect in any way, shape or form. Those who are having some sort of ecstatic moment, are phony.

And to know any of this, you must engage in a daily study, and in that format, you will be able to discern between that which is true and that which is false.

In history, many diseases come and go and scientists study them in order to learn their characteristics, and then develop some sort of defense or inoculation against them.

Pathology is the study of the nature, origin, progress and cause of something.

The pathology that leads to the discernment of truth, is the study of truth, which reveals the false. And therefore when the false is known, then it can be prevented or avoided.

In anything that attacks society, there are symptoms that mark it as harmful.

Here Paul spells out several general symptoms that identify false doctrine.

First there is the different doctrine that does not agree with the Bible (the Word of Christ), and the second symptom is doctrine that does not conform to godliness.

Now these are very broad symptoms, but when one studies the Bible, objectively, and not from emotion or preconceived ideas or beliefs, and not from subjective motives (making truth what you want it to be, interpreting the Bible to agree with you), then you will be able to figure out what is right and what is not.

Some false teaching is obvious and some is obscure – denying God, denying the afterlife, denying Jesus, contradicting something that the Bible teaches, misstating Bible details, debating interpretations, applications to society and the norms of society, and so forth.

For every principle of truth, there is a counter principle from Satan and the world, to confuse or water down truth.

And the second broad principle for determining truth from the false, is whether or not it teaches or produces godliness. Godliness means likeness to God. And it is another way of describing the spiritual life and your advancement to spiritual maturity.

Any teaching that looks to man for mans advancement, is false. Any teaching that looks to God, for mans advancement, through Christ, by means of the Holy Spirit, is truth.

The fellowship concept verses the carnal concept of life contrasts these two approaches or views.

But, the only way you can know the truth, is to study it, and as we have already discovered, in this book, your study must come through a qualified instructor. You cannot learn truth on your own. At least not until you have had many years of study and have in your possession a solid foundation of truth already under your belt, so to speak.


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