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I am not offended in any way. Your argument is not with me, it is with the Word of God and God Himself.
But if Christ is not God, He cannot be our Savior and we are still in our sins and subject to the Wrath of God.
And that is not a gospel I would ever want to associate myself with.
I can't think of a more serious question for anyone to resolve.
May God lead you into truth as you search His Word.
Sory for the delay, thank you for your reply like you said it is a very contentious subject with roots that are 1600 years old and nowhere in Scripture is salvation based on it. That was done in the Athanasian Creed in 415 AD. I want get into all that.
Thanks again and Truth Will Out.
God bless,
RLW
Sory for the delay, thank you for your reply, I agree with the word, and it being translated Easter is no big deal it does not change the meaning of what was going on. Easter is one day, and Passover is one day, and it is a preparation day, it is not a feast. The Passover meal is eaten on the night of the 15th of Nisan not on Passover day the 14th. When Luke wrote Acts, Easter was not a Christian holiday, it would have been resurrection day or the Feast of Firstfruits.
When they translated it, Easter was a Christian Holiday that is the question why. Thank you for your knowledge of the Greek language you are a blessing to us on this site.
God bless,
RLW
I have been reading and studying the Scriptures you have posted, I will touch on a few, by the way, great work. Again, I know my understanding may be different and I do not want to offend, I do thank you for this discussion.
John 1:4 "In him was life; and the life was the light of men." This life came from the Father,
My understanding of this, it is part of John's prolog to his gospel as John writes, "In the beginning" is the beginning of Jesus's ministry, not before creation. Mark used it in Mark 1:1 also in Luke 1:2 and John uses it again in 1 John 1:1 "From the beginning" he is again talking about the beginning of Jesus's ministry, "the Word of life" which was the eternal life from the Father, John 5:26. This life is that light that shined and the darkness comprehended it not.
John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we behold his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth."
Jesus the true only begotten Son of God, who came out from the Father John 16:27. He was sent by the Father, Galatians 4:4 from the glory of the Father, the same matter, and divinity as the Father, and the Word was made flesh, born of a virgin and walked among us. We see in Revelation 19:13 His name is called The Word of God. Full of unfailing love and obedience to the Father, God was manifested in Him on earth 1 John 1:2 1 John 4:2 1 John 4:9. Jesus was filled with the Holy Spirit without measure.
John 3:34 For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.
Will study more of your posts and reply, if you want to continue the conversation, I understand your time is tight.
God bless,
RLW
I don't have much of anything to add to what I've already said. But I do want to emphasize some things.
Your view of OT Salvation is a Gospel of Grace plus Works. In that while the OT Believe was saved by Christ's Atonement their obedience to the Ceremonial Law contributed to their Salvation in some way. And that is not possible based on everything we read in the Bible about the Nature of Salvation. Salvation is by God's Grace ALONE. It is 100% the work of God. Remember the man who picked up a few sticks in Numbers.
In John 3 where Jesus is talking with Nicodemus about Becoming "Born Again", He was clearly expecting Nicodemus, a teacher, a Pharisee, someone that should have been familiar with what was required for Salvation in the OT, to have understood this as a MASTER OF ISRAEL. John 3:10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a MASTER OF ISRAEL, and knowest not these things?
This idea of OT Believers going to a place called Hades when they die is not taught in the Bible. I know that you want to put your weight on the story of Luke 16 about the Rich Man and Lazarus. But when we examine that story very carefully we know for a certainty that it is not talking about a possible historical event. That story is NOT a "historical parable" it is a "parable" like many that Jesus told when on earth to teach some Spiritual Truth. Nowhere does the Bible teach that someone "buried" has "eyes" to see or that there could be any communication with Abraham who is in Heaven. The Bible just absolutely does not teach that. Nor does the Bible anywhere teach that OT Believers go to a place called Hades when they die.
So, forgive me for being so bold and presumptuous, but it seems to me that your Dispensational view of the Scriptures forces you into an understanding of God's Judgment and Salvation Plan for Mankind that is complex and convoluted. And prevents you from seeing the consistency and cohesiveness throughout the Bible.
Yes, we are often called to wait in the Spirit for an answer to prayer to come or for the fulfillment of a calling to ministry. Learning how to wait on Him is a challenge. What do we do in the time of waiting?
What changes are we to make in this time of waiting? Are we to just "carry on" our normal life until the waiting time is completed?
There can be many types of instances where we are to wait for what the Spirit has led us to expect. The disciples had not been told not to go fishing after they had seen the resurrected Lord in the Upper Room nor did they where not told when Jesus would come to them again. But before His ascension He did come to them and opened up the Scriptures to them (OT) to show their meaning, how they typified Himself and how the prophecies were fulfilled in Him. Then Jesus blew on them and said to "receive the Holy Spirit" (which they did at that time). He then told them to wait in Jerusalem for the coming of the promised Spirit with power.
We too, who have been called may suffer these things that concern who and what we will be.
Waiting on the Spirit, is the most important moment in any disciples life. When Jesus does appear, His spirit will make you dive into the waters of life,without concern for the consequences.
There will be this moment, which for some seems an eternity, and yet as Christ appeared in the storm, suddenly they would find themselves at the shore.
Waiting on the Spirit is the key to understanding when and how He shows up. when you understand these things, then you truly are on the doorstep of the kingdom of God! Repent and be Baptized
His friends letting him down before Christ ,Christ is sitting and waiting, perhaps even smiling as the dust clears as this person arrives before Him!
Why didn't Jesus touch him and let Him go? What instead would Jesus do and what would be the outcome?
As I pointed out in another comment, we must be extremely careful when talking about the God Head, as our finite minds cannot fully grasp the Nature of Infinite God. We read the Bible and accept what we read by faith without attempting to go beyond that. And there is no question that Jesus, the Lord Jesus Christ, was and is Eternal God Himself.
I am a bit shocked by you statement. And that is absolutely not what the Bible teaches. In the first place if Jesus was not God, He could not have paid for the sins of anyone by enduring the Wrath of God, eternal death required by the Law of God and then have risen again.
Here are just a couple of verses that militate against what you are suggesting:
Speaking of Jesus, we read in Colossians 2:8,9 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. FOR IN HIM DWELLETH ALL THE FULLNESS OF THE GODHEAD BODILY.
And then in John 14:9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? HE THAT HATH SEEN ME HATH SEEN THE FATHER; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?
And there are others, like John 1:1-5.
Now you do make a very interesting point about Jesus being called the "SON" of God, and "BEGOTTEN" of the Father. There is no question that Christ existed from Eternity past as Eternal God Himself and will continue to exist throughout Eternity future as Eternal God Himself. But it is fair to ask the question, When did Christ "become" the Son of God? Because the word "Begotten" signifies a "beginning". I submit that Christ became the Son of God when He rose from the Dead. But Jesus is referred to as the Son of God even before going to the Cross here on earth. Without getting into a detailed discussion, I think the case can be made that Christ was, very literally, "the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world" Rev13:8.
To be continued
It seems as though, I keep hearing that the nephilin took women to marry. Had children.
Dear Jema
After reading your post yesterday, my heart became heavy, in concern for you, I thought, such a tender & caring spirit, & yet very deceived. It would be negligent & uncaring on my part not to response with the following.
Please consider this as a exhortation to truth, as a token of His love for you, for whom Proverbs 3:12
You've stated
1The day that I'm not a sinner will be the day that I die,, ,,,,,,,,, if you live as a habitual sinner & die in that state, so will you be judged. Matt 16:27 Sanctification "making us holy" is on this side of the grave only.
2Being sinless isn't about obeying the law,,,,,, yes it is, The law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus, that set us free from the law of sin & death. Which law is being led by the Spirit of God for these are the sons of God, & the Spirit of God will never lead one into sin. Friend, by your own confession you're not being led by His Spirit.
3It's about having Christ in you heart 24/7 & behaving exactly as He did, having a pure heart, being only good at all times in spite of the provocations & temptations of this life,,,,,,,yes, very true, but again by your confession you not & yet it is the Spirit of God that reveal this to you, as an invitation for you to live up too & where He invites He also empowers.
4 If keeping the law made us sinless we wouldn't need Christ,,,,,,Christ came to fulfilled the law, & all those who follow Him in the regeneration fulfill the law too, by a higher law, the law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus, which supersedes the law of the OT, through the Spirit of Grace which has appear to you, making you aware of your sins. He checks you in the provocations & temptations of this life & show you what not to do & what to do Titus 2:12 & if you'll obey, you'll sin not.
5Keeping rules doesn't give us the Spirit of Truth, this is a false statement, Acts 5:32 Gal 3:2 believe that it is He who is within you speaking to you & if you will surrender to His guidance, little by little, you'll increase in His Spirit, until nothing will be impossible for you Philippians 4:13
Jema,
The very essences of the salvation that Jesus gave His life for is to bring us back to a life of obedience. Hebrews 5:9
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven,
Disobedience makes this impossible or to become a child of God
A personal testimony
Correct me if I'm wrong, I've read that you love all type of worldly music, I was once there. Being a Christian & doing this does not go together, Just like watching tv, it glorifies all the works of the flesh of Gal 5 feeds the carnal part in man which is enmity against Godly part. I was having the same troubling problems your facing & God began opening me to why I was so easily captivated by the devil at his will. Our eyes & ears are the windows to our soul & spirit, I was feeding my self with sin & death, 1Cor 10:21 2Cor 6:14 I pick up the Cross to it, so that I may become pure in heart, The Blood of Jesus reaches to the cleansing of the conscience/heart from the evil one. But we must become obedient & pick up the cross to all things that would defile it. & so will all do, who God has inspired to live 24/7 for Christ.
Remember; where He invites, He empowers.
In love & truth.
You state, "the Bible Alone and in its Entirety is, in fact, the ONE TRUE GOSPEL OF SALVATION". I do agree that the message of salvation for Israel is clear throughout the Bible, the message that would culminate in the Gift of God's Son for both Jew & Gentile. But I suspect that this Gospel of Salvation that is found in the whole Bible requires, as you suggest, that the Work of the Cross be applied to even those living in the OT, when in fact that Work hadn't begun. I don't believe that it applied to them, but it did apply to them at the Crucifixion & to those after it, when Jesus cried, "It is finished". Everything pointed to Him & culminated in Him - nothing before that. The Sacrifices might have pointed to Calvary, but until the Crucifixion took place, all sacrifices were necessary as part of the people's obedience & for their covering. All who were before the Cross remained bound to the Old Covenant of the Law from which there was no salvation.
I've stated often, that the old sacrifices couldn't save Israel, just as the ordinances given to the Church cannot save her, but those sacrifices performed 'hid' God's Face of Wrath & Judgement from them & carried them through till the time of Christ. If they died before then, their faith & obedience was sufficient to preserve them till Christ's Salvation affected them as well. I know that you don't accept this, rather, believing that the OT saints were born again by the working of the Spirit. I see nothing of this & will not pursue this matter. GBU.
Thanks David0921. I'm sorry that I did not address the Scriptures you gave earlier as my comment would have been too long.
So to Revelation 13:8: "the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world". I understand that the Lamb of God was to be the Sacrifice for mankind's sins, preordained/predestined even before the worlds were framed together. This verse's central point is that Jesus was brought forth as God's Lamb purely for the purpose of sacrificial death in demonstration of God's Love. Those who now under the Blood (OT & NT saints) are written in that Book of Life, otherwise referred to as the Lamb's Book of Life.
Mark 4:33,34 & Psalm 78:2: "parables". I understand that you equate the mention of 'parable' in these references as having the same meaning. That is not always the case. The parables that Jesus spoke were simple stories people could understand & relate to, but they pointed to the intended picture of the nature of God's Kingdom (which they could not comprehend).
The OT also had accounts given in a similar parable style (as in 2 Samuel 12:1-4; Isaiah 5:1-7; & others). But Psalm 78:2 you quoted (& in others), the Psalmist is not sharing just a story with a spiritual meaning, but some of the history of Israel which he hoped would stir the hearts & minds of his readers to learn from. So there is a difference in the meaning of 'parable', even as the Hebrew word, 'mashal' suggests, & Psalm 78:2 makes no suggestion to Jesus' use of such parables. To Page 2.
The grk for both Passover and Easter is Pascha, it is called the same whether the christian Easter or the Jewish Passover. So it is not really a wrong translation. The translators selected Easter for Pascha, though it would be more precise to select Passover since the verse is specifically referred to the Jewish feast.
"Why did God send the OT saints into Hades & not in Heavenif they were sinless, forgiven?" Firstly, I don't believe that to be forgiven brings on a state of sinlessness, whichever side of the Cross we are at. In fact, the only time we are sinless (freed from all sin) is when we enter Heaven, where no sin can reside. Secondly, I never see that Heaven is the destination of any of the OT saints - it had to be Hades, & of course the only view given us is that of the rich man & Lazarus. So, those who were disobedient to God/faithless in the OT, presumably went to the 'dark' side of Hades & those counted faithful & obedient, joined Abraham & the others mentioned earlier.
And so I agree, that Hades was, for some, a "temporary residence", till the Work of the Cross was completed & the New Covenant ushered in through His Blood. Their sins were now fully dealt with by that Sacrifice, just as ours are fully dealt with now post-Cross (i.e. we don't need a Hades 'stop-over', but our spirits - spirits now released from sin's grip - go into the LORD's Presence).
"Why did God order those sacrifices & things in the OT?" Mainly, as you said (& we all believe), that they were a shadow & pointed to the Supreme Sacrifice yet to come. And true, those Sacrifices could never deal with or erase sins, but were still required to be performed. Why? Just a pointing to Jesus, or also through obedience to every Command of God plus to the Sacrifices, could they be found acceptable? Their sins were now covered - God turned His Face from destroying them - He forgave them whilst they remained obedient & awaiting Jesus' Sacrifice that only could blot out & cancel their sin. If they remained under God's covering, they had to know His Forgiveness & continued blessing - for those who sinned/lived in disobedience, were not forgiven but faced His punishment or death since the blood of animals were of no use to them.
Well said, and I'm in total agreement with your explanation here on how we evolve to become more Christlike!
Whenever I think about why, and how, we should be following Jesus this verse becomes so meaningful to me.
Luke 6:46
"And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?"
GBU
Ronald this "simple one" is not so simple if we look deeper into it.
( Acts 12:3-4) v3 Tells us "he proceeded further to take Peter also (Then were the days of unleavened bread).
A look at ( Leviticus 23:5-6) v5 "In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD'S passover". v6 "And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread".
The 14th day is passover, THEN the 15th day starts the feast of unleavened bread for 7 days.
( Acts 12:3) "Then were the days of unleavened bread" this would have been the day ((AFTER)) passover when the feast of unleavened bread begins.
( Acts 12:4) "And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people".
In this verse Easter is still to come, so it came AFTER the feast of unleavened bread at that time, he's keeping him till after Easter. Passover is the day BEFORE the feast of unleavened bread begins.
Do you see this is not a mistake in translation? There are no mistakes in the KJB!
( John 14:23) The word (words) is #3056; it means something said ((including the thought)), Divine Expression (i.e. Christ) doctrine. (If a man love me, ((he will keep my words)) and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him) If we keep His Words then the Holy Spirit will lead us into All truth.
(Including the thought) How did He do this? In ( 2 Pet 1:19-21)
( Rev 1:3) "and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things ((which are written therein))". IT IS WRITTEN!
( Rev 22:7) "blessed is he that keepeth the (sayings) of the prophecy ((of this book))". WRITTEN IN A BOOK!
The word (sayings) is the same meaning as the word (words) above. Which says (including the thought) of Christ.
The KJB is the True Word of God.
Thank you for your reply Ronald.
God Bless you.
V. THEME OF 1 TIMOTHY:
Pastoral Instruction. Paul presents principles and instructions that should prevail in a local church.
VI. SECTION OUTLINE OF I TIMOTHY:
I TIMOTHY 1:1-2 - The Preface
I TIMOTHY 1:1-2A - Introduction
I TIMOTHY 1:2B - Salutation
I TIMOTHY 1:3 - 2:15 - The Principles of Proper Order in the Church:
I TIMOTHY 1:3-20 - Instruction Concerning Doctrine
I TIMOTHY 2:1-8 - Instruction Concerning Prayer
I TIMOTHY 2:9-10 - Instruction Concerning Dress
I TIMOTHY 2:11-15 - Instruction Concerning Function
I TIMOTHY 3:1 - 4:16 - The Principles of Proper Leadership in the Church
I TIMOTHY 3:1-7 - Instruction Concerning Overseers
I TIMOTHY 3:8-13 - Instruction Concerning Deacons
I TIMOTHY 3:14-16 - Instruction Concerning the Church
I TIMOTHY 4:1-5 - Instruction Concerning the Apostasy
I TIMOTHY 4:6-16 - Instruction Concerning Ministry
I TIMOTHY 5:1-6:19 - The Principles of Proper Treatment of People in the Church
I TIMOTHY 5:1-2 - Instruction Concerning Age Groups
I TIMOTHY 5:3-16 - Instruction Concerning Widows
I TIMOTHY 5:17-25 - Instruction Concerning Church Elders
I TIMOTHY 6:1-2 - Instruction Concerning Slaves
I TIMOTHY 6:3-10 - Instruction Concerning False Teachers
I TIMOTHY 6:11-16 - Instruction Concerning Worldly Pursuits
I TIMOTHY 6:17-19 - Instruction Concerning Wealthy Christians
I TIMOTHY 6:20-21A - Instruction Concerning Timothy's Function
I TIMOTHY 6:21B - The Postlude (The Benediction)
I will share the introduction to 2 Timothy soon. God Bless!!!
Timothy ministered in at least 5 churches as Paul's representative:
1) Thessalonica ( I Thessalonians 3:2, 6)
2) Corinth ( I Corinthians 4:17; 16:10; II Corinthians 1:19)
3) Philippi ( Philippians 2:19-23)
4) Berea ( Acts 17:14)
5) Ephesus ( I Timothy 1:3)
So, here's somebody who spent 15-20 years with Paul all the time. He knew his teaching. He was able to live with him and watch his walk with the Lord, and he was sent out as Paul's representative to these different churches.
Timothy was with Paul during Paul's first imprisonment ( Philippians 1:1; Colossians 1:1; Philemon 1:1) and went to Philippi after Paul's release ( Philippians 2:19-23). After Paul's release from his first imprisonment ( Acts 28:30), he revisited several cities leaving Timothy at Ephesus.
Paul went to Macedonia where he wrote Timothy this letter ( I Timothy 3:14-15). Timothy was around 35-years old when Paul wrote I Timothy. Timothy also suffered imprisonment ( Hebrews 13:23).
IV. DATE OF THE LETTER:
Written around 62 - 63 A.D. between Paul's first and second imprisonment. Paul wrote both 1 Timothy and Titus during this time. Paul was arrested again sometime after 64 A.D. and condemned to death. July, 64 A.D was when Rome was burned by Nero and blamed on the Christians. So, from 64 A.D. onward, Christianity was an illegal religion.
That's why there was persecution all the way from 64 A.D. to 313 A.D. Christians were persecuted and put to death because Christianity was an illegal religion until Constantine decided to bring Christianity from the underground and make it a legal religion.
Christianity joined Constantine's sun worship religion, which is why we have a lot of the traditions we have in the church today. It hasn't come from the bible. It hasn't come from the Christian church in the first 300 years. It came from Constantine's false religious system.
Paul wrote this letter during his second imprisonment; he also wrote II Timothy.
Timothy was raised hearing Old Testament Scriptures ( II Timothy 3:14-15).
He joined Paul, along with Silas and Luke, during second missionary trip ( Acts 16:3).
Paul had Timothy circumcised so that he might have the freedom to preach the gospel in Jewish synagogues ( Acts 16:3; I Corinthians 9:20). He could not do that unless he was circumcised. And of course, Titus (another Gentile), he was not circumcised by Paul, and he even went to Jerusalem with Paul to attend the Jerusalem council.
And Paul refused to have him circumcised because he wasn't doing it out of the necessity of keeping the law, but as Paul says in 1 Corinthians 9:20, that whatever he does, he does for the purpose of reaching people for Christ.
So, when he had Timothy circumcised, it was because he knew that he would be in the Jewish synagogues and amongst the Jews, and they would not receive anything that Timothy had to say unless he was circumcised.
And by the way, a person is considered Jewish if your mother is Jewish and your father is not. You are considered Jewish as long as your mother is. If the father is Jewish, but the mother is not, you're not Jewish.
So, Timothy was accepted as a Jewish person, and he would be in the synagogues, but he was not circumcised, so Paul had him circumcised. Timothy was ordained by Paul and the Presbytery ( I Timothy 4:14; II Timothy 1:6). He accompanies Paul on his third missionary trip ( Acts 19:22; Acts 20:4; II Corinthians 1:1, 19).
1 Timothy and Titus were written between Paul's first and second imprisonment. And 2 Timothy was Paul's last letter that he wrote, some believe hours before he was executed outside of Rome. Tradition says that he was beheaded.
But then you have Philemon which goes with Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians. The reason why Philemon is there on the end is because the final four letters are the only four letters written to individuals. And that's how they canonized scripture. They put the individual letters at the end and put the church letters at the front.
So that's why Philemon is on the end, but it really was part of the prison epistles, or prison letters.
I. ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Written by Paul. Paul's Inscription is on all thirteen of his letters.
II. TO WHOM IT WAS WRITTEN:
To Timothy who was pastoring in Ephesus
III. THE HISTORY OF TIMOTHY:
His name is mentioned 24 times in the New Testament. Timothy was from Lystra and saved during Paul's first missionary journey ( Acts 14:19-20; 16:1-2). His mother, Eunice, and his grandmother, Lois, were godly Jewish women. In fact, Timothy was taught the Old Testament scriptures since he was a little boy. So, he has a scriptural background.
Timothy was about 15 years old when he first met Paul. And when Paul writes his letter to Timothy, he's approximately 35. So, he has spent approximately 20 years with Paul in ministry learning.
Even though Timothy's mother and grandmother were godly Jewish women, his father was a pagan Greek ( Acts 16:1; II Timothy 1:5).
God has laid it out very simply, and we can see that as we go through. The problem is not what God's word says verses what people believe it says. The problem is that we believe by doctrine, but not by function, that Jesus Christ is the head of His church. He's in charge. And if He says this is the way I want my church to be, then that's the way it is. It has nothing to do with what I believe or don't believe, or what I care for.
It's really responding to Christ as head of the church and knowing that this is His letter saying here's how I want the church to be when it officially gathers together for an assembly, to represent Christ, to worship Christ, and to learn of Him. So, it is very important to understand that perspective. You will probably find at least one thing in 1 Timothy that's going to offend you, maybe even make you angry.
Paul wrote to Timothy in 2 Timothy 3:16, that all scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for:
DOCTRINE: The book of Romans is the doctrine of the Christian faith.
FOR REPROOF: That is conviction, and that's 1st and 2nd Corinthians.
FOR CORRECTION: That's the book of Galatians.
FOR INSTRUCTION IN RIGHTEOUSNESS: That's Ephesians through Philemon. Of course, Paul wrote Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians, and those are called prison epistles, or prison letters because they were written by Paul in his first imprisonment in Rome, along with Philemon.
If Philemon is part of this group, what's it doing on the end? 1st and 2nd Thessalonians were written to the Christians in Thessalonica. 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Titus, these are called pastoral epistles, or pastoral letters.
1 Timothy is laid out like a handbook. In every section of 1 Timothy there's instruction. There are commands all the way through this letter. There are three major sections in 1 Timothy.
First of all, the principles of proper order in the church concerning doctrine, concerning prayer, and concerning dress, and concerning function.
Secondly, the principles of proper leadership in the church, instructions concerning overseers in the church, concerning deacons, concerning the church in general, concerning the apostasy, which is about to come, that is, in our day, and instruction concerning ministry in general.
And then the final section, the principles of proper treatment of people in the church. And this has to do with our response to the various age groups, instruction concerning age groups (elderly people, and younger people), what kind of relationships we are to have with one another.
Also, concerning widows, and there are instructions on how the church should be treating and approaching, and handling the situation with widows.
Church elders, slaves, false teachers, worldly pursuits, wealthy Christians in the church, how they are to be taught, there are some instructions for them. And for Timothy's function as pastor of the church.
And then it concludes with a half a verse at the end of 1 Timothy Chapter 6 with a postlude, and he provides his benediction.
So, in every section, it's laid out in commands. And you can see each one of these areas, and each one of these people. It is arranged in such an order that no matter what situation comes up in church, the functioning together as a church, you just turn to the page under the category of that particular issue and problem.