The Goal of Our Instruction

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The Goal of Our Instruction

• 1 Timothy 15

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1 Timothy 15

• Now the end of the commandment is charity out of
  a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of
  faith unfeigned (KJV).
• But the goal of our instruction is love from a
  pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere
  faith (NASB).
• The aim of our charge is love that issues from a
  pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere
  faith (ESV).

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Goal

• The word translated goal indicates the end,
  i.e., the goal toward which a movement is being
  directed.
• The outcome of true discipleship is eternal
  life (Rom. 620-23 cf. Eccl. 1213-14).

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Instruction

• The word translated instruction signifies a
  command, i.e., an announcement respecting
  something that must be done, order or precept.
• Human decrees are often capricious and
  presumptuous (Acts 528 1623-24).
• Divine commands bear the weight of inspiration (1
  Thess. 41-2 1 Tim. 15 118-19).

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Love

• Christian love agape is a love of the
  will/volition (Rom. 138-10 1 Cor. 134-7).
• Brotherly love philia is a love of friendship
  and emotion (Rom. 1210 1 Pet. 122).
• Family love storge is a love of natural
  affection (Rom. 131 2 Tim. 33).
• Sexual love eros is a love of physical passion
  (Prov. 718 515-20 Heb. 134).

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Pure Heart

• The word translated pure refers to that which
  is clean, i.e., free from moral guilt, free
  from sin.
• We must be pure in heart (Matt. 58 2325-26 2
  Tim. 222).
• We must be pure in speech (Ps. 3412-14 Titus
  26-8 James 126).
• We must be pure in life (1 Cor. 618-20 1 Thess.
  43-8 2 Tim. 220-21).

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Good Conscience

• The conscience, which literally signifies
  awareness of information, identifies the inward
  faculty of distinguishing right and wrong, moral
  consciousness, conscience.
• It refers to the soul as distinguishing between
  what is morally good and bad, prompting to do the
  former and shun the latter, commending one,
  condemning the other.

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Good Conscience

• Note the need for a good conscience (Acts
  2414-16 1 Tim. 118-19 38-9)
• Note also the danger of an evil conscience (1
  Tim. 118-20 41-3 Titus 115-16).

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Sincere Faith

• The word translated sincere refers to that
  which is unhypocritical, unfeigned. It pertains
  to being without pretense, genuine, sincere, lit.
  without play-acting.
• We must demonstrate sincerity of faith (1 Tim.
  15 2 Tim. 15).
• We must demonstrate sincerity of love (Rom. 129
  2 Cor. 66 1 Pet. 122).
• We must demonstrate sincerity of wisdom (James
  317).

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Conclusion

• The goal of the instruction is love, purity of
  heart, integrity in behavior, and sincerity of
  faith.
• Do you still carry the guilt and stain of sin?
• You can find cleansing through obedience to the
  Gospel of Christ (Isa. 118-20 John 151-3 Heb.
  1019-22 1 Pet. 320-21).