// INTRO
1 Timothy 1:3-4
1:3
As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge
some that they teach no other doctrine,
1:4
Neither give heed to fables (fiction) and endless genealogies, which
minister questions, rather than godly
edifying which is in faith: [so do].
- Doctrine, by some, is seen as a negative thing
- But doctrine is extremely important!
Matthew 7:28-29
7:28
And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
7:29
For he taught them as [one] having authority, and not as the scribes.
Matthew 22:33-40
22:33
And when the multitude heard [this], they were astonished at his
doctrine.
22:34
But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered
together.
22:35
Then one of them, [which was] a lawyer, asked [him a question], tempting him, and saying,
22:36
Master, which [is] the great commandment in the law?
22:37
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and
with all thy soul, and
with all thy mind.
22:38
This is the first and great commandment.
22:39
And the second [is] like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as
thyself.
22:40
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
- It's like trying to play a card game with your friends, but ignoring the rules.
- Ignoring the rules when it suits you
- So what happens when people do this?
- People get angry with each other
- Even if it's by accident, it can have a very negative effect on the game.
- So what happens when people do this with doctrine?
Mark 7:6-9
7:6
He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites,
as it is written,
This people honoureth me with [their] lips, but their heart is far from me.
7:7
Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching [for] doctrines the commandments
of men.
7:8
For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, [as] the
washing of pots and
cups: and many other such like things ye do.
7:9
And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may
keep your own
tradition.
Matthew 15:9
15:9
But in vain they do worship me, teaching [for] doctrines the commandments of
men.
- So yeah, a solid understanding of doctrine is important
- Card game - House rules
- Church has a similar phenom.
- Even if everyone agrees and 'likes it', it's still very damaging
- And as we saw in 1st Timothy, it comes from emotionally driven stories and loyalties
to geneoligies
1 Timothy 1:4-19
1:5
Now the end (purpose) of the commandment is charity out of a pure
heart, and [of] a good conscience, and [of]
faith unfeigned:
The whole point is to have Charity...
1. out of a pure heart
2. of a good conscience
3. of faith unfeigned (without hypocrisy)
1:6
From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling;
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Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.
1:8
But we know that the law [is] good, if a man use it lawfully;
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Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for
the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of
mothers, for manslayers,
1:10
For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for
perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;
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According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
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And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me
into the ministry;
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Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did
[it] ignorantly in unbelief.
1:14
And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
1:15
This [is] a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to
save sinners; of whom I am chief.
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Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all
longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
1:17
Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, [be] honour and glory for ever
and ever. Amen.
1:18
This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee,
that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;
1:19
Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made
shipwreck: