Today, we see Paul’s words on training. We are to train for Godliness. Paul does a great job of telling us exactly what that looks like. He tells us to understand that we have been called and gifted by the … Continue reading →

Paul today continues a conversation that he has over and over again in the New Testament. What are we to do about marriage? What about food that has been sacrificed to idols? Are we to eat? Are we to avoid? … Continue reading →

Paul gives us some truth about what we believe. He defines some of our key and core doctrines about who Jesus Christ is. He gives us some powerful words for us to stand on. But do you know what he … Continue reading →

Today, we look at what Paul tells us about the role of deacons. We take a few minutes to talk about who deacons were, Biblically, and who deacons are today. We walk through what deacons do in some of our … Continue reading →

Paul today lays out for us the qualification for “bishops.” We talk today about how that word is translated and how that word is where we get a lot of the concepts we use for church leaders, preachers, bishops, and … Continue reading →

Today, in 1 Timothy 2: 8-15, we see some of Paul’s words that may be the hardest to understand and make sense of, and that’s saying something talking about Paul. Even Peter agrees that Paul can be hard to understand … Continue reading →

Today’s passage gives us some great instruction on prayer.  Pray for all our leaders.  Paul tells us to pray, and to seek to be good citizens. These aren’t just idle words, Paul will soon be put to death by these … Continue reading →

Paul calls himself the chief of all sinners. Why? Why does he say that? For Paul, that has a very specific meaning. Paul had great knowledge of the Law, of the teachings and traditions of his people. There was much … Continue reading →

We begin 1 Timothy today, looking at 1:1-11. Paul warns against false teaching today, those who are using the Law wrong, not even aware of what the law is or what its purpose is. The Law was given in many … Continue reading →