1 Timothy 1:18-19: “This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare; Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck.” John reminds us in 1 John 2:15-16, “Love not the…
Another text of scripture that contains the phrase, “good conscience” is 1 Timothy 1:5. It reads, “Now the end of the commandment is love out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned.” All three of these, heart, conscience, and faith modify the command to love and have appended to…
Let’s look at this verse from a few different translations: 1. “In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;” (KJV). 2. “In like manner, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefastness and sobriety; not with…
We have been posting much about the alternative to “church-life.” By “church-life”, we mean the activities that revolve around the membership of an organization, the required activities to be in good standing with that organization, and the amount and type of fellowship inherent in that arrangement. The alternative has been the focus of this chapter….