1 Timothy 6:11

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - 1 Timothy 6:11-21

“Fight the Good Fight of the Faith” 1 Timothy 6:11-21 The poor need not envy the rich. Wealth makes no difference in the audit of eternity. A man cannot eat more than a certain amount of food, and wear more than a certain amount of clothing. If we have enough why envy others? The true wealth of life is in self-renunciation and beneficence. How different from the money-grabber is the man of God who flees such things, and follows after righteousness, who fights the good fight against the... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - 1 Timothy 6:1-21

The final injunction of the apostle concerning Timothy's duty toward his flock had to do with his dealing with Christian slaves. The master must not treat them with contempt. They are to recognize that the slaves are serving Christ, and so make their service the opportunity of testimony to the power of the' Gospel. Service will be rendered more readily and faithfully because impulsed by love. The apostle then reverted to the prime occasion of Timothy's appointment to Ephesus, which was the... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 6:11

‘But you, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.’ The description ‘man of God’ is intended to nerve Timothy for what lies ahead. He is to recognise his importance in God’s eyes and that he follows in a noble train. This was a title given to the prophets of old. Deuteronomy 33:1 speaks of "Moses, the man of God", (compare also Joshua 14:6) while the title to Psalms 90:0 is, "A Prayer of Moses the man of God." God's messenger... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 6:11-21

Final Exhortation And Teaching (1 Timothy 6:11-21 ). Paul closes his letter with a further charge to Timothy (compare 1 Timothy 1:5), followed by a reference to the coming of our Lord, Jesus Christ, and a further description of the glory of God (compare 1 Timothy 1:17), and ending with a warning against getting ensnared in the teaching of false prophets, which is where his letter began (1 Timothy 1:3-4). Incorporated within it is an powerful exhortation to Timothy to fight the good fight of... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 6:11-16

( b) 1 Timothy 6:11-Nehemiah : . Timothy’ s Call to Fidelity.— In contrast with this quest for worldly profit ( 1 Timothy 6:5; 1 Timothy 6:9 f.) Timothy must pursue the Christian virtues. Let him, in life’ s arena (for the metaphor cf. 2 Timothy 4:7, 1 Corinthians 9:24, Php_3:12 ), continuously wage faith’ s fair contest, and so obtain the victor’ s garland, eternal life ( James 1:12, Revelation 2:10). It was to win this prize that he was summoned in his baptism, at which, entering upon the... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 1 Timothy 6:11

O man of God; that is, O thou minister of God, whose service is not the service of the world. It is a compellation borrowed from the Old Testament, where we find it often applied to such whose work was to reveal the Divine will, 2 Kings 1:9; 2 Kings 4:40,2 Kings 4:42. By giving Timothy this compellation, he mindeth him how much he was concerned to contemn the world. Flee these things; flee this eager pursuit of riches. And follow after righteousness; and follow after justice, or the business of... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 1 Timothy 6:11-12

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES1 Timothy 6:11. Flee these things; and follow after.—We have a vivid view of the fear on the one side, and the eagerness of desire on the other.MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.—1 Timothy 6:11-12Pursuit of the True Riches.I. Pursuit of the true riches is alone worthy of the man of God.—“But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after” (1 Timothy 6:11). God, and not worldly riches, is the sole object of the good man’s desires. He has got a glimpse of the... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - 1 Timothy 6:11

DISCOURSE: 2237PRACTICAL PIETY ENFORCED1 Timothy 6:11. Thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.NEVER can we lay too great a stress on the practical duties of Christianity, provided we keep them in their proper place, and perform them not for the purpose of making them a justifying righteousness before God, but of evincing the sincerity of our faith in Christ, and the truth of our love to him. The things of this world... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - 1 Timothy 6:11

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Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 1 Timothy 6:1-21

Chapter 6Now Paul turns to the subject of servants in chapter six.Let as many servants as are under the yoke ( 1 Timothy 6:1 )That is, to a master.count their own masters worthy of all honour ( 1 Timothy 6:1 ),Now this is actually the word "slave." And in that day, slavery was a very common practice. And Paul said, If you are a slave, then count your master worthy of all honor or respect.that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed ( 1 Timothy 6:1 ).In our day and age, it is so... read more

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