1 Timothy 2:8-15 – The Silencing of Women (?)
These verses should challenge us. Too often, we in the church seek to explain away Biblical teachings we do not like while loudly proclaiming those verses with which we agree.
1 Timothy 2:1-7 – Prayers for our Leaders
When we pray for the President, we pray for his well-being for he too is a child of God and we pray for his leadership that will seek the common good. When we pray for our President we are praying for our nation, our society, and ourselves.
1 Timothy 1:12-20 – Comfortable Words
The essence of the Christian life is that we stand together in this confession that “I am the chief sinner.” It is only in my recognition that I should be leading the goats into everlasting perdition that I can “humbly count others better than myself” and model Christ (Phil. 2:3).
1 Timothy 1:1-12 – Love as the True Teaching
The antidote to meaningless discussions and legalistic morality is a love that comes from “a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith.” (v.5).
The Commonitory – St. Vincent of Lérins (d. c. 450)
The rule we shall observe is universality, antiquity, and consent.