1:1, God Our Savior, Jesus Christ, He is our hope.
1:3, there were false doctrines in the church. Paul attacked the false doctrines in his first epistle to Timothy (1 Tim 1:4, 7, 19, 4:1-3, 6:3-5.)
The false doctrines are heresy! Gnosticism is a kind of heresy; it elevated knowledge to a position of prominence above faith, when human reason is exalted above Christian faith, it is heresy.
Paul had no doubt about this. Paul wanted them to stop the heresy. False doctrines are those doctrines which had fallen away from the truth of the gospel.
What is a heresy? According to this epistle to Timothy, heresy is the teaching of:
a.Other doctrines (1:3)
b.Old Testament law (1:7)
a.Fables and endless genealogies (1:4)
b.Vain jangling (1:6)
c.Foolish and unlearned questions (see : 2 Tim 2:23)
d.Doting about question and strife of words. (6:4, Titus 3:9)
e.Abstain from meats, and forbidding to merry. (4:1-3)
f.Profane and vain babblings, false science, a form of Gnosticism. (6:20, Titus 1:14)
These people used their statute in the church for selfish gain. (6:5)
Paul said “other doctrine.” (1:3), it is a “heresy,” it is simply a “false teaching.” They are not out side the church, they are actually footing from within the church, and all heretics are wearing sheep clothing.
1:4, the heresies have one common thing, they have no godly edification, which is in faith.
1:5, the truth of the gospel is very simple to understand, the motive of spreading the gospel truth is to bring a man into “love.” Faith brings about the true love in Christian. Simple truth like “The just will live by faith,” will bring a man into God’s love.
Heresy will not bring a man into love, but heresy will bring a man into idle queries, endless quarrels, and foolish questions. Like VPP.
1:7, the false teachers do not know what they say.
1:8, some of them taught that man is to be saved by “law” This is wrong.
1:11, we have the glorious Gospel from the blessed God, all blessing and happiness is in God, and He bestows them upon those embracing His Gospel.
1:12-17, Paul was a blasphemer, persecutor, injurious, but God later counted him faithful. NOT THE UNPARDONABLE SINS ?
1:15, “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.” This is a Pauline important doctrine, simple, straight forward. (Ref. Matthew 9:13)
1:18, and this is a charge, the command to young Timothy, “to forbid the teaching of false teachings.” So that he may fight the spiritual good war.
1:19-20, Good morale is required from Timothy, this is true faith.
There were 2 heretics mentioned here, they strayed from the truth, were excommunicated from the church.
Paul said, what the first thing to do is,
2:1-2, “first of all,” or most important of all, is “prayers”
1.supplications
2.prayers
3.intercessions
4.giving of thanks
Pray for all men, so that we may enjoy a tranquil life. Remember, Acts 5:29, obeying God rather than man. If we pray, Christians are not troubled from without, by the enemies, or the forces outside. Not troubled from within church and family!
2:4, ‘Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.’ Knowing God is the work of the Holy Spirit in mankind.
Paul said; Fight the heretics, here, and now! With a simple creed.
2:5, the creed of early church,
1.Believe in one God. (Deut 6:4)
2.Believe in one salvation, God’s Son redemption, the only way. (Matthew 20:28, Acts 4:12)
3.Believe in one reconciliation God with Man.
2:8, My dear, brother in Christ, pray without disputes. Why we pray in these disputes? Impossible!
3:1, “Bishop” is somebody in the church, the manager, or an elder,
His work scope is to,
1.preaching and teaching (3:2, 5:17)
2.church management (3:5, 5:17)
3.keeping pure doctrines (Acts 20:28-31)
4.be an example to the believers (Acts 20:28, 1 Peter 5:3)
His walk is blameless:
1.one spouse,
2.a faithful spouse,
3.not a devoice
4.not a new convert (3:6)
5.vigilant,
6.sober,
7.good behavior
8.hospitality
9.apt to teach
10. not given to wine
11.no striker
12.not greedy
13.patient
14.not a brawler
15.not covetous
16.rule well his house
The deacons are to help the elders. Everything!
3:9, we are to hold on the mystery of the truth! Especially the truth of the Gospel.
4:1, The Holy Spirit said, in the end time, many will follow the seducing spirit, and doctrines of devils. Some heresy and false doctrines are from spirits and devils. Beware of those who are speaking lies in hypocrisy.
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4:1-5
Here, is one example of a heresy, a heresy from the devil, a doctrine from the devils, “forbidding marrying, and abstain from meats which God have created” Paul said this is doctrine from the spirits and devils. Paul said the meat must be received with thanksgiving….
Abstaining meat is a very serious matter! Paul said it is evil spirit at work in this false doctrine, this is grave heresy! Paul said it is a devil’s doctrine!
What about the theologians, promoting this doctrine, “abstain people from using NKJV, NIV in their church.” What kind of doctrine is theirs?
Are NKJV and NIV from God or not? Are they God’s words or not? Be very sure!
If NKJV and NIV are from God, then they are God’s word, then they must be received with thanksgiving in the church.
If you abstain God’s word, abstain NKJV and NIV, what is your doctrine, where the doctrines come from, think about this. Seriously and carefully.
Abstaining meat and abstaining God’s word, which doctrine is more heretic? More devilish, more evil? Abstain meat is very serious, is a doctrine of spirit and devil. How about abstaining God’s word?
What about abstaining CUV or other Bible translations in your church? Hopefully, you do not do this!
What about abstaining people who are reading the CUV from coming in our church? Hopefully, you do not do this!
What about Sacking a Chinese leader who is reading the CUV, but does not endorse VPP?
What about splitting a church because they do not endorse VPP?
What kind of doctrine is those theologians hold on to in doing so?
Since you split the churches! By what doctrine you do that?
Meat is from God, you eat, and you put in your stomach!
What about CUV? Where you wanted to put the CUV?
What about the brother in Christ who does not endorse VPP?
You wanted to throw them away?
You split the BP, you cut asunder their families members, and you wanted to vomit them out too?
I hope the theologians know the answers well.
Further, this interrogation to these theologians,
Do you abstain from eating meat or not? You do not!
I guess you are eating meat, burger, and chicken, vegetables from KFC, Macdonald, Pizza Hut, you eat hot dog, chicken, fish, beef and mutton, Peking duck, and you eat everything. I knew a sister who ate elephant meat. We eat all kind of food or meat.
(I advice you, after this, you better don’t let your church member see you are eating in KFC anymore. You may stumble some of them.)
Why, you eat meat? Are you confused ? Contradict yourselves ?
To you, a brother in Christ is no better than a piece of meat in KFC. A brother in Christ, who Christ died for, is not better than a Chicken Burger.
You eat meat, you give thank for the food, but on the other hand, you chase away brother who read CUV, and those do not endorse your personal view VPP.
Doubled standard ! Paul said this is because the conscience seared with a hot iron. (4:2)
For all this years, watching you and noticing each big step you and your theologians were taking. What happened to you? What are you thinking when you chasing those brothers away ? What wrong with you? What is your doctrine? Patiently, took years to study your doctrine. You even continue wanted to split other churches? What is the matter with your doctors and doctrines?
I am disturbed to see you do that, admitting I am not an educated man, I have no good manners, I am not a servant of God, sometime talked like a gangster, but I do not agree with you in splitting BPC, just because a VPP. Quarrelling with word! Your human power and human reasons, victimized your friends and brother in Christ.
Why you cannot give thanks for even one of them? Give thank for a member who does not endorse VPP in your church? But you rather chase him away? You even secretly wanted to chase a leader away, how dare you!
Think ! Who is their hope ?
Think ! Who has died for them ?
Think ! Who is their Master ? Who is your master ?
Think ! Who is coming soon ?
What doctrine are you holding on to in doing those splits and chasings?
Think about this! Did they do anything that you must excommunicate them from your fellowship?
4:5-6, for every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving. For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
4:10, Trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all man!
4:13, give attendance
1.to reading, (Old Testament, Gospel, Epistles)
2.to exhortation,
3.to doctrine
4:16, take heed unto the doctrine.
5:21, observe these things without preferring one after another, doing nothing by partiality.
6:3-5, Paul said that those who are teaching false doctrines, heresy, or doctrine of the devils. They have wrong motives, corrupt mind, looking for gain and profit in the church. Making money!
6:4, STRIFES OF WORDS! Stop! DISPUTES OVER WORDS! Do not let it happened again, look! It stirs up arguments, anger, accusations, and evil suspicious.
Some of them are the elders and bishops in the church, they are holding high position.
But they are destitute of the truth. And they are preaching other doctrines.
6:6, be content!
6:12, fight the good fight! Spread the Gospel.
6:13, and remembers Pilate, how Jesus was put under his judgment….
6:14, keep the commandment!
6:15, King of Kings, Lord of Lords is coming soon.
6:20, AVOIDING PROFANE AND VAIN BABBLINGS, AND OPPOSITIONS OF SCIENCE FALSELY SO CALLED.
Thesis titles:
What is our hope?
What is heresy?
What is the work and walk of a Bishop?
What is prayer?
A creed.
King of kings and Lord of Lords.
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