Timothy
Commission Series on 1 Timothy 4:11-12
“Command and teach these
things.
Let no one despise you for your
youth,
but set the believers an example in
speech,
in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.”
1 Timothy 4:11-12 (ESV)
“These things command and
teach.
Let no man despise thy youth;
but be thou an example of the believers, in
word,
in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in
faith, in purity.”
1 Timothy 4:11-12 (KJV)
“Let no one despise your youth, but
be an
example to the believers in word,
in conduct, in love, in spirit, in
faith, in purity.”
1 Timothy 4:12 (NKJV)
In
Speech
How is young man to conduct himself? The
answer is found in this: “Show yourself in all respects to be
a model of . . . integrity, dignity, and sound speech that cannot be condemned”
(Titus 2:7-8, ESV). We are told by Jesus that “out of the
abundance of the heart the mouth speaks” (Matt. 12:34 NKJV); therefore, your
speech is a picture of your heart. Any secret sins that you entertain in your
heart will eventually work their way out in your speech. I’m speaking from
experience on that one.
Your words have the power of life or death.
With words souls are ministered to or condemned. With words nations go to war
or work out their differences peacefully. With words a family is closely knit
and encouraged or broken down and a war zone of strife.
Watch your speech! Set an example for the
believers in speech! Don’t let your conduct and lifestyle in your speech
discredit you, be faultless in this area!
--Taken
From An
Introduction to the Timothy Commission by Ryan M Marks and Kenneth Zimmerman III
