Timothy Commission Series on 1 Timothy 4:11-12

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 Purity

  This is an area of many misunderstandings and few applications. To start I’ll include a FB post from our Biblical Manhood group:

 

LIFE PRINCIPLE: seeking and waiting for God's direction.

   In talking to young men about "girl problems" the last few years, I have found one statement that will puzzle many and enlighten others. It is this: if you will seek God and pray to Him for the "big decisions" of your life like work, college, or something really important, then why won't you just seek Him about "the girls?" If you don't get God's approval after seeking Him, then don't do anything. Don't get involved. Until God says, "Go," don't run after the ladies and waste your life piling up regrets.

 

   Live a life of purity. Live one of conviction and caution in “relationships” with the opposite sex, yet don’t be ashamed to be friends. Above all, follow the Lord’s leading and not your own lusts.

   Your purity is spiritual and physical. Don’t physically commit sexual immorality and spiritually don’t prostitute yourself with this world. Be principled, be Biblically-based, BE SELF CONTROLLED IN THIS GODLESS AGE (Titus 2:12).

    Live a life of purity! Don’t let your lack of purity discredit you! Be a man of God that actually stands for what God stands for! Our culture is lacking this kind of man.

--Taken From An Introduction to the Timothy Commission by Ryan M Marks and Kenneth Zimmerman III