I Timothy 1:5-7 NKJV
"Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith." (vs. 5)
"from which some, having strayed, have turned aside to idle talk." (vs. 6)
"desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say nor the things which they affirm." (Vs.7)
Vs.5- Part 5: (to be continued)
The commandment is Love:
Love for enemies, for foreigners, for God, for other people & loving truth & peace.
Leviticus 19:18, 34-
"You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord .
For Enemies, for foreigners, for God, for other people & loving truth & peace." (Vs.18)
*Toward strangers-"The stranger who dwells among you shall be to you as one born among you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God." (Vs.34)
*Toward enemies- (Proverbs 24:17)
"Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles."
*Toward fellow Christians-
(John 13:14-15, 34-35)
"If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet." (Vs. 14)
"For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you." (Vs.15)
"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another." (Vs.34)
"By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” (vs.35)
*Demonstrated by obedience-
(I John 5:1-2)
"Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him." (Vs.1)
"By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments." (Vs.2)
*Pure heart:
which no man has naturally; every man's heart is naturally impure; nor can he make it pure; by the strength of nature, or by anything that he can do (there are some that are pure in their own eyes).
Though there are some that have pure hearts, and they are such, who have clean hearts created in them by the Spirit of God; who are regenerated and sanctified by him; whose hearts are purified by faith; whose hearts are sincere and upright, and without hypocrisy.
*Good conscience:
*Faithful conscience- (Genesis 39:8-9 NKJV)
But he refused and said to his master’s wife,
“Look, my master does not know what is with me in the house, and he has committed all that he has to my hand. There is no one greater in this house than I, nor has he kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. *How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”
*Unfaithful conscience- (Jeremiah 6:15 NKJV)
*Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? No!
*They were not at all ashamed; Nor did they know how to blush. Therefore they shall fall among those who fall; At the time I punish them, They shall be cast down,” says the Lord.
*Guilty conscience-
(Matthew 26:75)
And Peter remembered the word of Jesus who had said to him, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” *So he went out and wept bitterly.
Titus 1:15 NKJV
To the *pure all things are *pure, but to those who are 'defiled' and 'unbelieving' 'nothing is *pure; but even their 'mind' and 'conscience' are 'defiled'."
*Sincere Faith, Does not exempt from guilt (Ignorance).
Genesis 20
*Forgiveness of enemies must be sincere-
(Matthew 18:35)
“So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses.”
*Whatever is done must be in sincerity- 1 Corinthians 10:31
*Jesus was an example- 1 Peter 2:22
*Ministers should be examples- Titus 2:7
Opposed to human wisdom:
(II Corinthians 1:12)
"For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience that we conducted ourselves in the world in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom but by the grace of God, and more abundantly toward you."
Should characterize our love to God and Jesus. Our service to God and our Faith, Love to one another, our whole conduct and the preaching of the Gospel.
*The doctrines of the Gospel-
I Peter 2:2-
"as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby."
*Preaching the Gospel without sincerity-
Philippians 1:16-
"The former preach Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my chains."
Prayer-
Heavenly Father, allow and grant this message to be heard and understood, with your blessed knowledge and wisdom. May your truth be the burning fire of those hearts that may be softened, to those you have predestined to call, draw, and save. May you loose the binding of the enemies lies and his wicked craftiness on those who believe they know you and are indeed dead and belonging to the enemy himself- his children of wrath. Enlighten them with your light, which exposes! Amen.
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