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# 1 TIMOTHY 6
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# 1 TIMOTHY 6
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## 6:1-2
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## 6:1-2
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### What was a slave?
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### What was a slave?
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[6:1]
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A “slave”(δοῦλος/g1401) was a person owned by another person. The slave worked for the owner. A slave
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A “slave”(δοῦλος/g1401) was a person owned by another person. The slave worked for the owner. A slave
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was not paid for the work they did. However, a “slave” was taken care of by his owner. The owner gave
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was not paid for the work they did. However, a “slave” was taken care of by his owner. The owner gave
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them food to eat, clothes to wear, and a place to live.
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them food to eat, clothes to wear, and a place to live.
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See: [Serve (Servant, Slave)](../articles/serve.md)
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See: [Serve (Servant, Slave)](../articles/serve.md)
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### What did it mean to be “under the yoke”?
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### What did it mean to be “under the yoke”?
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[6:1]
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A yoke (ζυγός/g2218) was a piece of wood that was placed around the necks of two large animals to join
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A yoke (ζυγός/g2218) was a piece of wood that was placed around the necks of two large animals to join
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them together. This allowed them to pull heavy loads. To be “under the yoke” was a metaphor. That is, it
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them together. This allowed them to pull heavy loads. To be “under the yoke” was a metaphor. That is, it
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See: [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md)
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See: [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md)
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### Why did Paul write, “worthy of all honor”?
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### Why did Paul write, “worthy of all honor”?
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[6:1]
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Paul wanted Christian slaves to respect their master by obeying him.
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Paul wanted Christian slaves to respect their master by obeying him.
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### How might the “name of God” be blasphemed?
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### How might the “name of God” be blasphemed?
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[6:1]
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The word “blaspheme” was used to say that someone said something bad about God or another person in
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The word “blaspheme” was used to say that someone said something bad about God or another person in
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some way. Some scholars think Paul wrote about God being spoken against when he wrote Christians not
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some way. Some scholars think Paul wrote about God being spoken against when he wrote Christians not
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to do things to blaspheme. That is, If slaves were disobedient, it gave reason for non-Christians to speak
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to do things to blaspheme. That is, If slaves were disobedient, it gave reason for non-Christians to speak
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See: [Blaspheme (Blasphemy)](../articles/blaspheme.md)
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See: [Blaspheme (Blasphemy)](../articles/blaspheme.md)
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## 6:3-10
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## 6:3-10
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### What was teaching that did “not agree” with Paul’s message?
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### What was teaching that did “not agree” with Paul’s message?
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Throughout the book of 1st Timothy, Paul wrote Timothy about how the church was to work together. Paul
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Throughout the book of 1st Timothy, Paul wrote Timothy about how the church was to work together. Paul
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wanted Timothy to know that anything someone taught that did “not agree”(ἑτεροδιδασκαλέω/g2085) with
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wanted Timothy to know that anything someone taught that did “not agree”(ἑτεροδιδασκαλέω/g2085) with
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the things Paul wrote in this letter was false teaching.
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the things Paul wrote in this letter was false teaching.
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See: [Church](../articles/church.md)
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See: [Church](../articles/church.md)
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### What were “controversies and arguments about words”?
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### What were “controversies and arguments about words”?
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Paul wrote again what he had already written about false teachers. They taught about things that did not
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Paul wrote again what he had already written about false teachers. They taught about things that did not
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matter much. They also taught wrong things about the Old Testament (see: 1:4, 6-7; 4:7). These things
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matter much. They also taught wrong things about the Old Testament (see: 1:4, 6-7; 4:7). These things
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caused arguments about things which were not things about which they needed to worry. Paul warned
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caused arguments about things which were not things about which they needed to worry. Paul warned
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See: [Church](../articles/church.md)
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See: [Church](../articles/church.md)
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### What was a “depraved” person?
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### What was a “depraved” person?
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Some scholars think a “depraved” person was someone who did not know the truth or they no longer
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Some scholars think a “depraved” person was someone who did not know the truth or they no longer
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believed the things that were true. Other scholars think a “depraved” person does not know the difference
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believed the things that were true. Other scholars think a “depraved” person does not know the difference
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between right and wrong.
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between right and wrong.
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### Why did Paul write the word “contentment”?
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### Why did Paul write the word “contentment”?
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“Contentment” was used to talk about a person who had enough of the things he needed to live. He had no
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“Contentment” was used to talk about a person who had enough of the things he needed to live. He had no
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need for help from other people. Also, it was used to talk about a person who did not want anything more in
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need for help from other people. Also, it was used to talk about a person who did not want anything more in
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their life. In Paul’s letters, Christians were content because they knew God provided their needs.
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their life. In Paul’s letters, Christians were content because they knew God provided their needs.
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See: [Greed (Covet)](../articles/greed.md)
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See: [Greed (Covet)](../articles/greed.md)
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### How were godliness and contentment “great gain”?
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### How were godliness and contentment “great gain”?
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Paul wrote that godliness and contentment were “great gain” because doing the things that honored God
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Paul wrote that godliness and contentment were “great gain” because doing the things that honored God
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were good for a person both now and forever.
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were good for a person both now and forever.
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See: [Godly (Godliness)](../articles/godly.md)
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See: [Godly (Godliness)](../articles/godly.md)
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### Why did Paul write “the world”?
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### Why did Paul write “the world”?
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In the same way that newborn babies have nothing in this world, people cannot take anything from this
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world with them when they die.
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world with them when they die.
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### How was the love of money “a root of all kinds of evil”?
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### How was the love of money “a root of all kinds of evil”?
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Paul used the metaphor of a “root.” That is, the love of money causes much evil in the same way a root
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Paul used the metaphor of a “root.” That is, the love of money causes much evil in the same way a root
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causes a plant to grow.
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causes a plant to grow.
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See: [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md)
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### How did people who loved money “pierce themselves with much grief”?
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### How did people who loved money “pierce themselves with much grief”?
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When a person pierced or stabbed themselves with a knife or other sharp thing, it caused pain. Paul used
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that idea to say that people who have a love for money often times cause themselves to have pain, such as
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that idea to say that people who have a love for money often times cause themselves to have pain, such as
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the loss of friendships.
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the loss of friendships.
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### What was a “man of God”?
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### What was a “man of God”?
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Some scholars think Paul wrote about Timothy as a man of God because Timothy was a Christian. Also,
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Some scholars think Paul wrote about Timothy as a man of God because Timothy was a Christian. Also,
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Timothy wanted to do the things that honored God. Other scholars think Paul wrote “man of God” to write
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Timothy wanted to do the things that honored God. Other scholars think Paul wrote “man of God” to write
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that Timothy was similar to a prophet. In the Old Testament, the words “man of God” were often used to
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See: [Prophet](../articles/prophet.md)
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See: [Prophet](../articles/prophet.md)
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### Why did Paul write Timothy to “flee these things”?
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Paul told Timothy to “flee” certain things. He wrote this to tell Timothy not do the things that trap people
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Paul told Timothy to “flee” certain things. He wrote this to tell Timothy not do the things that trap people
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who do these things because they love money. However, Paul wrote Timothy to “pursue” other things. He
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who do these things because they love money. However, Paul wrote Timothy to “pursue” other things. He
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told him to do the things that make him to live in a way that honors God.
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told him to do the things that make him to live in a way that honors God.
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### What was the “good fight of faith”?
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### What was the “good fight of faith”?
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Paul wanted Timothy to know that a Christian will be persecuted by people who do not believe in Jesus.
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See: [Persecute (Persecution)](../articles/persecute.md)
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See: [Persecute (Persecution)](../articles/persecute.md)
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### What was the “good confession” made by Timothy?
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gospel (see: 2 Timothy 1:14).
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See: [Confess (Confession)](../articles/confess.md); [Preach (Preacher)](../articles/preach.md); [Gospel](../articles/gospel.md)
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See: [Confess (Confession)](../articles/confess.md); [Preach (Preacher)](../articles/preach.md); [Gospel](../articles/gospel.md)
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### Why did Paul write Timothy to “keep the commandment without spot or blame”?
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Paul wrote Timothy to obey God’s commandment “without spot.” That is, he needed to obey God
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perfectly. To be “without blame” meant Timothy was to do things in such a way that no one could accuse
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Paul wrote “reveal Christ’s appearing” to write that God decided when Christ will return. God will cause it
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to happen (see: Acts 1:6-7). “Appearing”(ἐπιφάνεια/g2015) was one of the words used to talk about when
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to happen (see: Acts 1:6-7). “Appearing”(ἐπιφάνεια/g2015) was one of the words used to talk about when
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Jesus came to earth the first time (see: 2 Timothy 1:10). The same Greek word for “appearing” is also used
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