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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 6:11

‘But you, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.’ The description ‘man of God’ is intended to nerve Timothy for what lies ahead. He is to recognise his importance in God’s eyes and that he follows in a noble train. This was a title given to the prophets of old. Deuteronomy 33:1 speaks of "Moses, the man of God", (compare also Joshua 14:6) while the title to Psalms 90:0 is, "A Prayer of Moses the man of God." God's messenger... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 6:11-21

Final Exhortation And Teaching (1 Timothy 6:11-21 ). Paul closes his letter with a further charge to Timothy (compare 1 Timothy 1:5), followed by a reference to the coming of our Lord, Jesus Christ, and a further description of the glory of God (compare 1 Timothy 1:17), and ending with a warning against getting ensnared in the teaching of false prophets, which is where his letter began (1 Timothy 1:3-4). Incorporated within it is an powerful exhortation to Timothy to fight the good fight of... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 6:12

Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the life eternal, to which you were called, and did confess the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.’ The thought of fighting the good fight of faith has been a theme of the letter. In 1 Timothy 1:18 he was told to war a good warfare, and military terminology has appeared all the way through. It is a central theme of the letter. There is no need therefore to resort to he terminology of the games, although that too has been previously in... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 6:13

‘I charge you in the sight of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed the good confession,’ Paul now gives Timothy a solemn charge, a charge which applies to all God’s people. It is made in the sight of God Who is the giver of life, and of the Messiah Jesus, Who sealed His confession before Pontius Pilate ‘unto death’, as the Faithful and True Witness (Revelation 1:5; Revelation 3:14). His was the death and resurrection from which the good... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 6:13-15

Having Exhorted Timothy, Paul Now Charges Him In The Sight Of God To Obey His Orders Blamelessly Until The Coming Of Our Lord Jesus Christ (1 Timothy 6:13-15 ). Once again Paul comes to the conclusion of a section with a picture of the magnificence and glory of God and of Jesus Christ. In 1 Timothy 1:17 he revealed the glory and uniqueness of God, although as we saw it might equally refer to the Lord, Jesus Christ, in 1 Timothy 3:16 he revealed the glory of Jesus’ activity in salvation as God... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 6:14-15

‘That you keep the commandment, without spot, without reproach, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, which in its own times he will show,’ And in the light of this solemn charge, Timothy (and all of us) is to keep the commandment (as contained in His word and His Law, possibly as stressed at his baptism. Compare also John 12:49; John 15:12) in such a way that there will be no blemish on him and no reproach due to him. And this he must do continually until the ‘appearing’ of our Lord,... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 6:15

‘Who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords,’ Once again, as in 1 Timothy 1:18, we are faced with the question as to whether this is spoken of God or of the Lord. It appears that Paul is deliberately merging the two ideas. Where the Lord is, God is not far away. ‘He who has seen Me has seen the Father’ (John 14:9). And certainly these titles are applied to Jesus Christ in Revelation 17:14; Revelation 19:16. Compare also Revelation 1:5. For their application to... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 6:16

‘Who only has immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable, whom no man has seen, nor can see, to whom be honour and power eternal. Amen.’ The King of kings, and Lord of lords is now defined. He is unique and is the One Who alone has absolute immortality. All life has its source in Him, and all life is subject to Him. Even in eternity the redeemed will enjoy their life at His behest, guaranteed because He is unchangeable. And He dwells in unapproachable light. We are reminded how the people... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 6:17

‘Charge those who are rich in this present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy,’ As Timothy has received a solemn charge, so must he give a solemn charge to others. He is to charge the rich Christians, that is, those who have more than a basic standard of living, not to be highminded (a word seemingly invented by Paul and first used in Romans 11:20). That is, they are not to be haughty and... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 6:17-19

The Charge Given To Timothy Is Now To Be Applied To All Who Are Men of Substance, For They Were The Ones Most In Danger Of Forgetting It (1 Timothy 6:17-19 ). We are reminded here of the rich young ruler. Most people envied him, but Jesus sighed over him. For he went away without hope because of his great possessions (Mark 10:17-22). So are all rich people to beware, for unless they control their riches and use them wisely they will follow the rich young ruler. Rather then they are to use... read more

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