Undistracted Devotion (Psalm 119:51)
The arrogant utterly deride me, yet I do not turn aside from Your law. Psalm 119:51 This first phrase presents a picture of tremendous opposition. Wicked people will hate true…
The arrogant utterly deride me, yet I do not turn aside from Your law. Psalm 119:51 This first phrase presents a picture of tremendous opposition. Wicked people will hate true…
An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach… 1 Timothy 3:2 (emphasis mine) Nēphalios (temperate) literally means wineless, or…
Psalm 119:50 In The Bible This is my comfort in my affliction, that Your word has revived me. Psalm 119:50 Believers often find themselves reading the Psalms in the midst…
…the husband of one wife... Titus 1:6b …the husband of one wife… 1 Timothy 3:2b Lance Quinn explains that “…this English translation comes from the Greek phrase mias gunaikos andra,…
Remember the word to Your servant, in which You have made me hope. Psalm 119:49 Let’s begin by considering the fact that God has given to us His word. And…
An overseer, then, must be above reproach… 1 Timothy 3:2a …namely, if any man is above reproach… Titus 1:6a For the overseer must be above reproach as God’s steward… Titus…
And I shall lift up my hands to Your commandments, which I love; and I will meditate on Your statutes. Psalm 119:48 The first phrase, And I shall lift up…
Paul quickly moves from a man aspiring to the office of overseer to a number of qualifications that are essential for a man to meet in order to be approved…
I shall delight in Your commandments, which I love. Psalm 119:47 I have often counseled young couples who are anticipating marriage. Many have longed for their wedding day. Because of…
It is a trustworthy statement: if any man aspires to the office of overseer, it is a fine work he desires to do. 1 Timothy 3:1 Paul wants to be…