OUR FATHER WHO GIVES LIFE TO ALL THINGS

The apostle Paul concludes his first lettet to his protege Timothy with chapter 6 verses 11 - 21. He tells Timothy to run away from hazards of loving money but to occupy himself with with the pursuit of righteousness, godliness, faith , love, patience, gentleness. Timothy is famously exorted here to ˆfight the good fight of faithˆ and to grab onto the promise of eternal life to which he had been called and of which he had publically made the good confession.  Paul solemnly charges Timothy before God and before Christ Jesus to follow the commandment of fighting the good fight and to do so without reproach until the day that the Lord Jesus, the blessed and singular chief administrator, ruler and king and who will return at a time set within Godˋs own purview. Paul, with awe, writes of the Lord Jesus as the immortal and invisible God who dwells in unapproachable light and to whom are honor and everlasting power.

11 But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 13 I urge you in the sight of God who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus who witnessed the good confession before Pontius Pilate, 14 that you keep this commandment without spot, blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ’s appearing, 15 which He will manifest in His own time, He who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords, 16 who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see, to whom be honor and everlasting power. Amen.

17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. 18 Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share, 19 storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

20 O Timothy! Guard what was committed to your trust, avoiding the profane and idle babblings and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge— 21 by professing it some have strayed concerning the faith.

Grace be with you. Amen.

In some final points, Paul tells Timothy to tell those believers who were rich to to remain humble and not to place their trust in their wealth that is fleeting but rather to do good with their wealth so they can lay up treasures in heaven so as to be a good foundation for their eternal life to come. 

TImothy is also instructed to avoid being part of idle and profane discussions and arguments over contradictions found in false knowledge because even professing  this false knowldge has caused some to stray in their faith.

With that, Paul blesses Timothy by speaking grace over him.

Amen.

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