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.
The Spirit plainly warns that false teachers will come, placing all holiness in outward ceremonies while they shadow the true spiritual worship of God. Men love hypocrisy by nature, and Satan finds it easy work to persuade them that God is honored by ceremonies rather than by the heart.
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Commenting on 1 Timothy 4:1-16
Good ministers stir up remembrance of what believers already know; we are slow to learn and apt to forget the things of God. While you teach others, you teach yourself, and this is how ministers grow in faith alongside their brethren.
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Commenting on 1 Timothy 4:6-16
The Scriptures are the fund of spiritual knowledge and the test of all doctrine; Timothy must give diligent attention to private reading of them for his own perfection, then publicly expound and preach them for the advantage of others.
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