Category: Read Through The Bible

[:en]GODLINESS IN THE LAST DAYS (vs. 1-9) “Last days” refers to the time when Jesus was resurrected and the Holy Spirit came upon the believers at Pentecost.  It will continue until Christ’s second coming.  That means we are now living in the “last days”. Paul gave a list of society’s behavior as follows: Lovers of… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 2 Timothy 3[:]

[:en]We should trust God to give us strength in doing His work.  Equip disciples to pass on their faith and make disciples of others. Paul gave 3 comparisons for us to achieve our goal of gloriying God and winning people to Christ  As a soldier – one has to give up worldly pleasures and endure… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 2 Timothy 2[:]

[:en]Paul wrote the second letter to Timothy on how to lead a church and warned him to stay away from false teachers. ENCOURAGEMENT TO BE FAITHFUL (vs. 3-18) Timothy’s mother Eunice  and grandmother Lois were early Christian converts in their home city of Lystra. (Acts 16:41)  They had communicated their strong Christian faith to Timothy… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 2 Timothy 1[:]

[:en]TO THE SLAVES (vs. 1-2) Consider your master worthy of full respect.  Serve the believer’s masters even better because they are brothers. LOVE OF MONEY (vs. 3-10) Godliness with contentment is great gain.  For we brought nothing into this world and we can take nothing out of it.  Be contented if you have food and… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 Timothy 6[:]

[:en]ADVICE ABOUT WIDOWS, ELDERS AND SLAVES (vs. 1-25) “Do not rebuke older man harshly but exhort him as if he were your father.  Treat younger men as brothers, older women as mothers and younger women as sisters with absolute purity. (vs. 1-2)  Proper recognition must be given to those widows who were really in need. … Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 Timothy 5[:]

[:en]INSTRUCTIONS TO TIMOTHY (vs. 1-15) There were false teachers who were hypocritical liars giving stringent rules forbidding people to marry or to eat certain foods.  This strict discipline for the body made them appear to be self-righteous.  “For everything God created is good and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 Timothy 4[:]

[:en]OVERSSERS AND DEACONS (vs. 1-16) Overseers are pastors, church leaders or elders. Qualifications of an overseer : (vs. 2-7) Above reproach Husband of one wife Temperate, self-controlled, respectable, able to teach Not given to drunkenness Not violent, but gentle Not quarreling, not a lover of money Must manage his own family well and see that… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 Timothy 3[:]

[:en]INSTRUCTIONS ON WORSHIP (vs. 1-15) Paul commanded them to pray for kings because during that time, emperor Neor was a notorious cruel ruler.  He persecuted Christians and publicly butchered Christians and fed them to the animals. We have to pray for those in government authorities so that we can live a peaceful and quiet lives… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 Timothy 2[:]

[:en]WARNINGS AGAINST FALSE TEACHERS OF THE LAW (vs. 3-11) Paul sent Timothy to lead the Ephesian church and wrote this letter to help Timothy deal with the difficult situation in Ephesian church.  The church of Ephesus was plagued by false doctrines of myths and genealogies.  Instead of studying the truth, they embroiled the church in… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 Timothy[:]