1 Timothy 3

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1. The Key Teachings of John Calvin · Ochorus Originals

   The Mediator, God and Man cites 1 Timothy 3:16

   …(Institutes 2.6.1). God manifest in the flesh Calvin preached on the great text of 1 Timothy 3:16, and his sermon The Mystery of Godliness is in the Ochorus library. It is one of the…

2. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

   Book 4, Chapter 4 — Of the State of the Primitive Church, and the Mode of Government in Use Before the Papacy cites 1 Tim. 3:2

   …but that it may enable him to use the hospitality which Paul requires in that order (1 Tim. 3:2). This is the interpretation of Gelasius and Gregory. For the only reason which Gelasius…

3. Communion with God · John Owen

   What it is wherein we have peculiar fellowship with the Lord Christ cites 1 Tim. iii. 16

   …nature in the person of the Son of God, having no subsistence of its own, Luke i. 35; 1 Tim. iii. 16. [2dly.] Κοινωνία ἰδιωμάτων, — that communication of attributes in the person, whereby…

4. Communion with God · John Owen

   Digression I: some excellencies of Christ proposed to consideration cites 1 Tim. iii. 16

   …of his person; he did it, he alone was able to do it. “God was manifested in the flesh,” 1 Tim. iii. 16, for this work. The sword awaked against him that was the fellow of the Lord of hosts…

5. The Holy Spirit, or Power from on High · A. B. Simpson

   The Holy Spirit in the Epistles of Paul to Timothy cites 1 Timothy 3:16

   …logical order. I. The Holy Spirit in relation to the person and work of Jesus Christ. 1 Timothy 3:16, "Great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the…

6. Communion with God · John Owen

   Digression II: all solid wisdom laid up in Christ cites 1 Tim. iii. 16

   …quæ talem meruit redemptorem!” Thus Paul tells us, “Great is the mystery of godliness,” 1 Tim. iii. 16, and that “without controversy.” We receive “grace for grace;” — for that grace lost in…

7. Men Who Tended the Flock · Ochorus Originals

   George Herbert — The Country Parson Who Made the Ordinary Holy cites 1 Timothy 3:2–3

   …self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not given to drunkenness” (1 Timothy 3:2–3, NIV). These were not abstract virtues for Herbert but practical habits of daily life —…

8. Communion with God · John Owen

   How the saints hold communion with Christ as to their acceptation with God cites 1 Tim. iii. 16

   …absolution doth Christ express his confidence of, Isa. l. 5–9. And he was “justified,” 1 Tim. iii. 16. That which I intend by this absolution of Christ as a public person is this:— God having…

9. Communion with God · John Owen

   Of communion with Christ in privileges cites 1 Tim. iii. 15

   …they are held out in his church according to his mind. The church is the “house of God,” 1 Tim. iii. 15; Heb. iii. 6; herein he keeps and maintains his whole family, ordering them according to…

10. He Holds My Tomorrows · Gareth Evans

    Enoch cites 1 Timothy 3:9

    …2:2), the mystery of iniquity (2 Thessalonians 2:7), the mystery of the faith (1 Timothy 3:9), and the mystery of godliness (1 Timothy 3:16). This mystery, this truth, this glorious…

11. George Müller of Bristol · Arthur T. Pierson

    Appendix M: Church Conduct cites 1 Tim. iii. 1

    …those amongst whom they may be called to labour? Ans. By the secret call of the Spirit, 1 Tim. iii. 1, confirmed by the possession of the requisite qualifications, 1 Tim. iii. 2-7; Tit. i.…

12. Men Who Tended the Flock · Ochorus Originals

    Scripture Appendix: God’s Word on the Pastoral Calling cites 1 Timothy 3:2–3

    …we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well.” 1 Timothy 3:2–3 — “An overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled…

13. Soar Like The Eagle · Gareth Evans

    Being Released cites 1 Tim. 3:7

    …recognized by current pastor/eldership. 1 John 4:1 Approved by congregation (election). 1 Tim. 3:7 On being appointed to the office of elder, the undersigned is accepting the above…

14. The Bondage of the Will · Martin Luther

    Exordium cites 1 Tim. iii. 15

    …of the world. (Matt. xxviii. 20.) And the Church is the pillar and ground of the truth. (1 Tim. iii. 15.) These things, I say, we know; for the Creed which we all hold runs thus, “I believe in…

15. Rise Up, Men of God · Ochorus Originals

    The Inner Man cites 1 Timothy 3:2–3

    …not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money" (1 Timothy 3:2–3). Notice: able to teach appears only once in this long list. The rest is character. If…

16. The Key Teachings of G. K. Chesterton · Ochorus Originals

    The Furious Opposites cites 1 TIMOTHY 3:16

    …of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory. 1 TIMOTHY 3:16 Why an inch matters This, he argued, explains something that sceptics have always found…

17. Rise Up, Men of God · Ochorus Originals

    Men in the Church cites 1 Timothy 3:1–7

    …with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil's trap" (1 Timothy 3:1–7). Notice first: "whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task." It is right and…

18. Rise Up, Men of God · Ochorus Originals

    The Battle Within cites 1 Timothy 3:3

    …Stop. The Bible calls it "not given to drunkenness" as a qualification for leadership (1 Timothy 3:3). Many men today cannot lead because they cannot rule their cups. Third, anger. We have…

19. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 1, Chapter 13 — The Unity of the Divine Essence in Three Persons Taught, in Scripture, from the Foundation of the World cites 1 Tim. 3:16

    …he is in this respect, he elsewhere says that “God was manifest in the flesh,” (1 Tim. 3:16). If he is God blessed for ever, he therefore it is to whom alone, as Paul affirms in…

20. Holy in Christ · Andrew Murray

    Notes cites 1 Tim. iii. 16

    …passage, so often the antithesis of flesh and spirit is found where Christ is spoken of. (1 Tim. iii. 16; 1 Pet. iii. 18.) In these passages the Spirit is applied to whatever belongs to Christ…

21. The Key Teachings of Athanasius of Alexandria · Ochorus Originals

    The Word Made Flesh cites 1 TIMOTHY 3:16

    …of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory. 1 TIMOTHY 3:16 Why it matters now We live in an age that is often happy to admire Jesus as a teacher, a…

22. The Key Teachings of Athanasius of Alexandria · Ochorus Originals

    Conclusion cites 1 TIMOTHY 3:16

    …And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh. 1 TIMOTHY 3:16 Second, carry his courage. Most of us will never be exiled by an emperor. But all of us…

23. The Key Teachings of George Whitefield · Ochorus Originals

    The Great Duty of Family Religion cites 1 TIMOTHY 3:4

    …One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity. 1 TIMOTHY 3:4 Where care is needed Whitefield’s sermon assumes the household of his time, with a father…

24. The Key Teachings of Richard Baxter · Ochorus Originals

    The Reformed Pastor cites 1 TIMOTHY 3:4–5

    …a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) 1 TIMOTHY 3:4–5 A man may give his best hours to the parish and arrive home with nothing left, so that…

25. The Key Teachings of Richard Baxter · Ochorus Originals

    Family Religion cites 1 TIMOTHY 3:4–5

    …a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) 1 TIMOTHY 3:4–5 The head of the house as its minister From this Baxter drew a conclusion that many…

26. Evening by Evening · Charles H. Spurgeon

    June cites 1 Timothy 3:16

    …our lesson, and then rise and carry it into practice. June 4 “Received up into glory.” (1 Timothy 3:16) We have seen our well-beloved Lord in the days of his flesh, humiliated and sore vexed…

27. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.9 The Ninth Commandment cites 1 Tim 3: 11

    …the head of a faction. Acts 24: 5. The same word signifies both a slanderer and a devil. 1 Tim 3: 11. ‘Not slanderers;’ in the Greek, ‘not devils.’ Some think it is no great matter, to…

28. At the Master's Feet · Sadhu Sundar Singh

    Heaven and Hell cites 1 Tim. iii.6

    …and, deeming themselves to be God, fall through pride into the punishment of hell (1 Tim. iii.6; Jude 6; Isa. xiv. 12-17). In this way they are trained and educated; and when they…

29. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    4.1 Faith cites 1 Tim 3: 9

    …it is joined with sanctity. ‘Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.’ 1 Tim 3: 9. The jewel of faith is always put in the cabinet of a pure conscience. The woman that…

30. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    A Caution against Bigotry cites 1 Tim. 3:10

    …(the deacons), says he, “first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon” (1 Tim. 3:10). Proved, how? By setting them to construe a sentence of Greek and asking them a few…

31. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    A Preliminary Discourse to Catechising cites I Tim 3:3

    …overturned with the sail, so their sails being swelled with pride, they were overturned. I Tim 3:3. By unsettledness, men imitate lapsed angels. The devil was the first apostate. The sons…

32. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    The Scriptures cites I Tim 3:15

    …its divine authority from the church; and in proof of it they bring that Scripture, I Tim 3:15, where the church is said to be the ground and pillar of truth. It is true, the church is…

33. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    The Wisdom of God cites 1 Tim 3:16

    …justice and mercy to kiss each other! Great is this mystery, ‘God manifest in the flesh.’ 1 Tim 3:16. What wisdom was this, that Christ should be made sin, yet know no sin; that God should…

34. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    The Trinity cites 1 Tim 3:16

    …only that Christ was with God before the beginning, but that he was God. John 1:1, and 1 Tim 3:16. ‘God manifest in the flesh.’ The title of Lord, so often given to Christ, in the New…

35. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    Christ the Mediator of the Covenant cites I Tim 3:16

    …[2] Consider Christ’s two natures in one person, God-man. ‘God manifest in the flesh.’ I Tim 3:16. Christ had a twofold substance, divine and human, yet not a twofold subsistence; both…

36. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    Christ's Humiliation in His Incarnation cites I Tim 3:16

    ‘Great is the mystery of godliness, God manifest in the flesh.’ I Tim 3:16. Q-xxvii: WHEREIN DID CHRIST’S HUMILIATION CONSIST? A: In his being born, and that in a…

37. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    Faith cites I Tim 3:9

    …Christ’s sake. (2.) Faith is a refining grace. ‘Mystery of faith in a pure conscience.’ I Tim 3:9. Faith is in the soul as fire among metals; it refines and purifies. Morality may wash…

38. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 4, Chapter 1 — Of the True Church cites 1 Tim. 3:15

    …the designation given to her, “the house of God,” “the pillar and ground of the truth” (1 Tim. 3:15). By these words Paul intimates, that to prevent the truth from perishing in the world.…

39. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 4, Chapter 2 — Comparison Between the False Church and the True cites 1 Tim. 3:15

    …it has given way. Again, if the true Church is “the pillar and ground of the truth” (1 Tim. 3:15), it is certain that there is no Church where lying and falsehood have usurped the…

40. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 4, Chapter 3 — Of the Teachers and Ministers of the Church cites 1 Tim. 3:1

    …persons should be elected bishops is treated at length by Paul in two passages (Tit. 1:7; 1 Tim. 3:1). The substance is, that none are to be chosen save those who are of sound doctrine and…

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