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What Is the Good Deposit Entrusted to Timothy? 1 Timothy 6:20–21, Part 2
Paul’s final exhortation in 1 Timothy is to “guard the deposit entrusted to you.” What is “the deposit” the apostle has in mind?
10 months, 3 weeks ago
What Emotional Health Is in the Word ‘O’! 1 Timothy 6:20–21, Part 1
In the little word “O,” Paul brings us into a whole world of emotional complexity. He models for us healthy, godly affections for others.
11 months ago
How Do We Lay Up Treasure in Heaven? 1 Timothy 6:17–19, Part 2
Christian generosity grows out of hearts that place their hope in God. When he is the source of our joy now and forever, we are free to radically giv…
11 months ago
Why and How to Hope in God, Not Riches: 1 Timothy 6:17–19, Part 1
Those who look to riches to uphold their hopes will be deeply disappointed. Worldly wealth is fleeting and uncertain. Only God can ground our hope.
11 months, 1 week ago
Serving and Adoring a God Without Rivals: 1 Timothy 6:13–16, Part 2
If you belong to the King of kings and Lord of lords, you are as safe as you could possibly be. No one rivals your God.
11 months, 1 week ago
A Call to Courageous Ministry: 1 Timothy 6:13–16, Part 1
Courage does not come from knowing an opponent to be weak. It comes from knowing our God to be strong. God gives us life, and he sustains it.
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Fight for Faith! Take Hold of Life! 1 Timothy 6:11–12, Part 2
How do you take hold of eternal life? You have faith in Jesus. You believe in him, hold tight to him, treasure him, and refuse to let him go.
11 months, 2 weeks ago
The Christian Life as Fleeing and Pursuing: 1 Timothy 6:11–12, Part 1
The Christian life is one of fleeing and pursuing: flee anything that does not proceed from faith, and pursue what pleases God.
11 months, 3 weeks ago
How Is the Love of Money the Root of All Evils? 1 Timothy 6:6–10, Part 4
How can Paul say that the love of money is the root of all evils? Because the kind of heart that loves money abandons faith, and anything not of fait…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Are You Content with Food and Clothing? 1 Timothy 6:6–10, Part 3
Christians can be happy with little — yet we are happy not because we have little but because we have God. He, not minimalism, is our portion.
11 months, 4 weeks ago