Bible Commentary - 1 Timothy

Quotes & Things

David Collins

1 Timothy 1:15-16. There is no person who has sunk so low whom God cannot save. There is none whose sins are so depraved and vile of which He is unwilling to forgive. Here before us is an example that shows forth the power of God’s love and banishes every doubt.

1 Timothy 2:15. The basic meaning here is, that women will be preserved if they continue to walk in faith and in fulfilment of the role that God has designed for all women alike. The term bearing of children is put for all the functions and duties that are associated with her role. The term housewife and homemaker are modern synonyms.

1 Timothy 4:2. The meaning of this is to proclaim the pure unadulterated word in its fullness, not adding or taking away from it. Paul himself said to the Ephesian elders, ‘I shrank not from declaring unto you the whole counsel of God’ - Acts 20:27

1 Timothy 6:6. Some people suppose that advantage constitutes divine sanction of true religion, and use their religion as a means to further gain – a notion very much in evidence in our own day. However, such a notion is false, and, adopting such a maxim, is evidence of a corrupt mind, destitute of the truth. In reality, what advantage they gain in this world is temporary, and what is of real value, they have lost. But genuine piety with peace of mind is the only true religion, and this alone is the way to great gain. Let us, then, be content with such as we have and seek after piety and peace; for the one who finds these things will reap the true and eternal treasures of heaven.