1 Timothy 4:3 Kjv

1 Timothy 4:3, 4-5 If nothing is to be rejected when received with thanksgiving, then can same-sex marriage be consecrated when bathed in the word of God and prayer? If clergy—who are ordained, set apart, and elevated above laity, consider a couple to be united in holy communion—then on what grounds could a believer possibly object to the wedding of a same-sex couple? With these few verses to Timothy, the Apostle Paul seems to suggest that those in the church of Ephesus needed to check their own spirit before preventing others from marrying.…

This post was first published in January, 2015. —ed. The pastor’s primary mission field is not his congregation or the surrounding community—it’s his own home. His abilities to communicate the gospel, to be a godly example, and to lead others in sanctification and godliness are never more accurately on display than in the lives of …

I think what’s central to this issue is that a book is by nature something placed in the public sphere, and is no longer a private matter.…

On Sunday, we made our way through 1 Timothy 2:9-14. We stopped short of finishing the chapter: verse 15 would have taken a bit more time than we had available to us. After describing the fact that “Adam was formed first, then Eve; and Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became…

Are you drinking from the fountain of God? Is your thirst being fulfilled by the living waters of God? We are called to be drunk in new wine.…

My early career in full-time ministry was devoted to working on university campuses. There, I ministered directly to young men and women who were laboring to expand their minds – to broaden their worldviews. Effective ministry to university students requires an understanding of how they view their world. I had to crawl inside their heads,……

As followers of Christ, we’re to walk in the truth, love the truth, and believe the truth.…

Christ, as the Living Word of God, is inseparable from truth. He not only is the Truth (John 14:6), he is the source of all truth.…