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truth
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THE truth
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So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in
him, "If you abide in my word, you are truly my
disciples, and you will know the truth, and the
truth will set you free." (John 831-32)
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Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth,
and the life. No one comes to the Father except
through me. (John 146)
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. . . the words which You gave Me, I have given
to them, and they have received them . . . .
(John 178)
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Sanctify them in the truth Your word is
truth. (John 1717)
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Go therefore and make disciples of all the
nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father
and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to
observe all that I commanded you and lo, I am
with you always, even to the end of the
age. (Matthew 2819-20)
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They were continually devoting themselves to the
apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the
breaking of bread and to prayer. (Acts 242)
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"And for this reason we also constantly thank God
that when you received from us the word of God's
message, you accepted it not as the word of men,
but for what it really is, the word of God . . .
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" . . . we request and exhort you in the Lord
Jesus, that, as you received from us instructions
as to how you ought to walk and please God (just
as you actually do walk), that you may excel
still more. For you know what commandments we
gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus . . .
Consequently, he who rejects this is not
rejecting man but the God who gives His Holy
Spirit to you. (1 Thessalonians 41-2, 8)
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holding to the mystery of the faith (1 Tim 39)
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holding to the mystery of the faith (1 Tim
39) those who have served well as deacons obtain
for themselves a high standing and great
confidence in the faith (1 Tim 313)
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holding to the mystery of the faith (1 Tim
39) those who have served well as deacons obtain
for themselves a high standing and great
confidence in the faith (1 Tim 313) some will
fall away from the faith (1 Tim 41)
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holding to the mystery of the faith (1 Tim
39) those who have served well as deacons obtain
for themselves a high standing and great
confidence in the faith (1 Tim 313) some will
fall away from the faith (1 Tim 41) gone
astray from the faith (1 Tim 621)
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sound doctrine
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In pointing out these things to the brethren, you
will be a good servant of Christ Jesus,
constantly nourished on the words of the faith
and of the sound doctrine which you have been
following (1 Tim 46)
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the goal of our instruction is love from a pure
heart and a good conscience and a sincere
faith. (1 Tim 15)
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If anyone advocates a different doctrine, and
does not agree with sound words, those of our
Lord Jesus Christ, and with the doctrine
conforming to godliness, he is conceited and
understands nothing . . . . (1 Tim 63-4)
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I am writing these things to you, hoping to come
to you before long but in case I am delayed, I
write so that you may know how one ought to
conduct himself in the household of God, which is
the church of the living God, the pillar and
support of the truth (1 Tim 314-15)
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The era of the apostle was ending The era of the
elder/pastor was emerging
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Be on guard for yourselves and for all the
flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you
overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He
purchased with His own blood. I know that after
my departure savage wolves will come in among
you, not sparing the flock and from among your
own selves men will arise, speaking perverse
things, to draw away the disciples after them.
(Acts 2028-30)
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Satans assault on sound doctrine
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But the Spirit explicitly says that in later
times some will fall away from the faith, paying
attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of
demons . . . (1 Tim 41)
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. . . not a new convert, lest he become conceited
and fall into the condemnation incurred by the
devil. And he must have a good reputation with
those outside the church, so that he may not fall
into reproach and the snare of the devil. (1 Tim
36-7)
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Therefore, I want younger widows to get married,
bear children, keep house, and give the enemy no
occasion for reproach for some have already
turned aside to follow Satan. (1 Tim 514-16)
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And the Lords bond-servant must not be
quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach,
patient when wronged, with gentleness correcting
those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may
grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of
the truth, and they may come to their senses and
escape from the snare of the devil, having been
held captive by him to do his will. (2 Tim
224-26)
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To clearly articulate for Timothy (and the
church) how the household of God was to be
ordered and managed, so that he could set things
straight in Ephesus, where false teachers had
gotten a foothold in the church. As the pillar
and support of the truth , the church was to be a
picture of godliness (1) focusing on prayer for
the completion of its mission (with men and women
embracing their respective roles within that),
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(2) appointing only qualified men and women for
leadership, and (3) financially supporting only
true widows and good elders. (4) Above all, it
was critical that Timothy (and men like him)
faithfully contend for the faith, as he had been
charged. If he fulfilled His role of teaching
and practicing the sound doctrine that had been
passed down to Him, he would prevent the church
from going astray.
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By specifically reminding Timothy of the
situation and what was at stake, and charging Him
to stay clear of the error and totally commit
himself to teaching and living the faith and
leading the church to do likewise (11-20,
314-416, 62b-16, 620-21)
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By spelling out for him what he wanted him to
teach the church regarding how it was to be
ordered and managed, so that it would practice
godliness as the pillar and support of the truth
(21-313, 51-62a, 617-19)
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