There are letters you frame and hang. Letters full of congratulations, affirmation, or joy. Then there are letters that feel like marching orders—gritty, sobering, and full of gravity. That’s what Paul sent to Timothy. “This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy…” (1 Timothy 1:18). The aged apostle didn’t sugarcoat it. Ministry, he told the …
Continue reading How to Avoid Shipwrecked Faith (1 Timothy 1:18-20)
Some people wear their resumes like armor. Paul wore his like a scar. In 1 Timothy 1:12–17, we meet a man who never forgot who he was—or what Jesus had done to change that. Paul doesn’t airbrush his past. He doesn’t trim the edges or downplay the shame. He opens the drawer and shows us …
It’s a curious thing, isn’t it? How the word “law” can make our shoulders stiffen and our hearts sink. The very idea conjures images of rigid rules, courtroom glares, and perhaps a divine finger wagging in our direction. But Paul, writing to his young friend Timothy, doesn’t roll his eyes at the law. He doesn’t …
Continue reading Where Mercy Meets the Standard (1 Timothy 1:8–11)
Discover what 1 Timothy 1:1–7 teaches about gospel leadership, sound doctrine, and love that flows from a pure heart, a good conscience, and sincere faith.
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