by Will | Jul 17, 2023 | Scripture Meditations
Read with Me 1 Timothy 4:1-5 (HCSB) Now the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will depart from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons, through the hypocrisy of liars whose consciences are seared. They forbid...
by Will | Jul 15, 2023 | Scripture Meditations
Read with Me 1 Timothy 3:14-16 (HCSB) I write these things to you, hoping to come to you soon. But if I should be delayed, I have written so that you will know how people ought to act in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and...
by Will | Jul 13, 2023 | Scripture Meditations
Read with Me 1 Timothy 3:11-13 (HCSB) Wives, too, must be worthy of respect, not slanderers, self-controlled, faithful in everything. Deacons must be husbands of one wife, managing their children and their own households competently. For those who have served well as...
by Will | Jul 12, 2023 | Scripture Meditations
Read with Me 1 Timothy 3:8-10 (HCSB) Deacons, likewise, should be worthy of respect, not hypocritical, not drinking a lot of wine, not greedy for money, holding the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. And they must also be tested first; if they prove...
by Will | Jul 11, 2023 | Scripture Meditations
Read with Me 1 Timothy 3:1-7 (HCSB) This saying is trustworthy: “If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble work.” An overseer, therefore, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible, respectable, hospitable, an able...
by Will | Jul 10, 2023 | Scripture Meditations
Read with Me 1 Timothy 2:11-15 (HCSB) A woman should learn in silence with full submission. I do not allow a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; instead, she is to be silent. For Adam was created first, then Eve. And Adam was not deceived, but the woman...