That for what ever reason...
"Resonated."
A lil while ago somebody (I just couldn't imagine who :-). made sure I saw:
So I was going back through things and stumbled across that and thought lets take a look at it and see what that is all about...and that led me to the Introduction to the Book of 1st Timothy in The NABRE,
Needless to say it didn't take me long to figure out why I was led there...
The following is what really "resonated" for whatever reasons...
"was often sent by him (Paul) on special missions...":
(Acts 19:22; 1 Cor 4:17; 1 Thes 3:2)
Acts 19:22
King James Version
So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.
1 Corinthians 4:17
King James Version
For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.
1 Thessalonians 3:2
King James Version
2 And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellow labourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith:
"The letter instructs Timothy on his duty to restrain false and useless teaching :
(1:3-1, 4:1-5, 6:3-16)
1st Timothy
1:3-11
Sound Teaching
Warning Against False Doctrine.
I repeat the request I made of you when I was on my way to Macedonia, that you stay in Ephesus to instruct certain people not to teach false doctrines or to concern themselves with myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculations rather than the plan of God that is to be received by faith. The aim of this instruction is love from a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith. Some people have deviated from these and turned to meaningless talk, wanting to be teachers of the law, but without understanding either what they are saying or what they assert with such assurance.
We know that the law is good, provided that one uses it as law, with the understanding that law is meant not for a righteous person but for the lawless and unruly, the godless and sinful, the unholy and profane, those who kill their fathers or mothers, murderers, the unchaste, sodomites, kidnappers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is opposed to sound teaching, according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.
Footnotes:
Gratitude for God’s Mercy.
1:3–7
Here Timothy’s initial task in Ephesus (cf. Acts 20:17–35) is outlined: to suppress the idle religious speculations, probably about Old Testament figures (1 Tm 1:3–4, but see note on 1 Tm 6:20–21), which do not contribute to the development of love within the community (1 Tm 1:5) but rather encourage similar useless conjectures (1 Tm 1:6–7).
1:4
The plan of God that is to be received by faith: the Greek may also possibly mean “God’s trustworthy plan” or “the training in faith that God requires.”
1:8–11
Those responsible for the speculations that are to be suppressed by Timothy do not present the Old Testament from the Christian viewpoint. The Christian values the Old Testament not as a system of law but as the first stage in God’s revelation of his saving plan, which is brought to fulfillment in the good news of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ.
1:10
Sodomites: see 1 Cor 6:9 and the note there.
1 Timothy 4:1-5
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
False Asceticism.
(Not guilty BTW :-)
Now the Spirit explicitly says that in the last times some will turn away from the faith by paying attention to deceitful spirits and demonic instructions through the hypocrisy of liars with branded consciences. They forbid marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected when received with thanksgiving, for it is made holy by the invocation of God in prayer.[b]
Footnotes
4:1–5
Doctrinal deviations from the true Christian message within the church have been prophesied, though the origin of the prophecy is not specified (1 Tm 4:1–2); cf. Acts 20:29–30. The letter warns against a false asceticism that prohibits marriage and regards certain foods as forbidden, though they are part of God’s good creation (1 Tm 4:3).
4:5 The invocation of God in prayer: literally, “the word of God and petition.” The use of “word of God” without an article in Greek suggests that it refers to the name of God being invoked in blessing rather than to the “word of God” proclaimed to the community.
1 Timothy 6:3-16
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Right Use of Wealth.[d]
Whoever teaches something different and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the religious teaching is conceited, understanding nothing, and has a morbid disposition for arguments and verbal disputes. From these come envy, rivalry, insults, evil suspicions, and mutual friction among people with corrupted minds, who are deprived of the truth, supposing religion to be a means of gain. Indeed, religion with contentment is a great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, just as we shall not be able to take anything out of it. If we have food and clothing, we shall be content with that. Those who want to be rich are falling into temptation and into a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge them into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is the root of all evils, and some people in their desire for it have strayed from the faith and have pierced themselves with many pains.
Exhortations to Timothy.
11
But you, man of God, avoid all this. Instead, pursue righteousness, devotion, faith, love, patience, and gentleness. Compete well for the faith. Lay hold of eternal life, to which you were called when you made the noble confession in the presence of many witnesses. I charge [you] before God, who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus, who gave testimony under Pontius Pilate for the noble confession, to keep the commandment without stain or reproach until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ that the blessed and only ruler will make manifest at the proper time, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, and whom no human being has seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal power. Amen.
Footnotes
Contentment:
the word autarkeia is a technical Greek philosophical term for the virtue of independence from material goods (Aristotle, Cynics, Stoics).
Timothy’s position demands total dedication to God and faultless witness to Christ (1 Tm 6:11–14) operating from an awareness, through faith, of the coming revelation in Jesus of the invisible God (1 Tm 6:15–16).
Man of God: a title applied to Moses and the prophets
Timothy is directed to instruct the rich,
advising them to make good use of their wealth by aiding the poor.
Thats:
sent on special missions
to restrain false and useless teaching
False Asceticism
and the Right Use of Wealth
by my count
And thats just Part One...
Seeing maybe why I was led here?
Why its resonating right now?
I still got:
his relationship with the older members of the community (5:1-2)
and with the presbyters (5:17-22).
selections for the offices of bishop and deacon (3:1-13),
and obligations of the wealthier members of the community (6:17-19).
This letter also reminds Timothy of the prophetic character of his office (1:12-20)
and encourages him in his exercise of it (4:6-16).
The central passage of the letter
(3:14-16)
expresses the principal motive
that should guide the conduct of Timothy-preservation of the purity
of the church's doctrine against false teaching.
On this same note the letter concludes (6:20-21).
to go yet :-).
I love you honey :-).
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