The church is the main theme of Paul’s message in 1 Timothy. Through the course of the book he addresses 5 main topics: the message of the church (1:1-20), the membership of the church (2:1-15), the management of the church (3:1-13), the minister of the church (3:14-16, 4:1-16), and the ministrations of the church (5:1-25, 6:1-21).
Read More false teachers, the ChurchEvery church should clearly and compellingly proclaim God’s message (2:4), with members who know and support the work of the church to teach and tell “all” (2:4) people that “there is only one God, and Christ Jesus is the only one who can bring us to God” (2:5a). Every church should also have a church official and officers to manage the church …
Read More ministers, false teachersSeldom in the 21st century do we encounter those who speak of real evil and sinister forces in the way that Peter does in this second chapter of his second letter. Like the short letter of Jude, which is thought to have been written about the same phenomena a few years later …
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