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Orders from Headquarters

This guide based on 1 Timothy 6 examines themes of fighting the good fight, servant leadership, false teachings, contentment, riches, and the pastor's role with insights from military terms. Discover the timeless wisdom for spiritual warfare and leadership challenges.

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Orders from Headquarters

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  1. Orders from Headquarters 1 Timothy 6 By Warren W. Wiersbe

  2. Military terms: • Fight (the good fight of faith, 6:12) • Charge (6:13) • Keep (guard, 6:13, 16) • D. L. Moody • Onward Christian Soldiers • Backward, Christian Soldiers • Christian Slaves (1-2) • ½ of the Roman Empire was composed of slaves • Educated & cultured • Servants: slaves • Freedom in Christ as excuse to disobey their masters.

  3. Slave with unbelieving masters (1) • Masters treat slaves with love (Col. 4:1, Philem. 16) • Disobedient slaves against the master bring disgrace on the gospel • Slaves with believing masters (2) • Slave taking advantage of the master • Respect for the believing masters • Their masters are Christians • Faithful – believing • Their masters are beloved • Both master & slaves benefit from obedience • False Teachers (3-10) • Marks of these false teachers (3-5a)

  4. They refused to adhere to “the sound instruction of our Lord Jesus Christ and to godly teaching” (3 NIV) • “To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them” (Is. 8:20) • The false teacher’s own attitude • Proud & know nothing (4, 17) • Conceited attitude leads to argument about minor matter concerning “words”. • Doting (4): fulfilled with a morbid desire, sick • Result of unspiritual teaching: envy, quarreling, malicious talk, evil suspicions, and constant frictions. (4b - 5 NIV) • Tragedy: “people are robbed of the truth”(5 NIV)

  5. The motives for their teaching (5b – 10) • “Godliness is a way of financial gain • Godliness: profession of Christian faith & not true holy living in the power of the Holy Ghost • Religious business making money • Religious racketeer preying on gullible people • Dangers of covetousness • Wealth does not bring contentment (6) • Contentment: an inner sufficiency that keeps us at peace in spite of outward circumstances (Phil 4:11) • True contentment from godliness in heart • Wealthy people to psychiatrists • Wealth is not lasting (7) • In death he leaves everything

  6. Our basic needs are easily met (8) • Quaker • Henry David Thoreau: a man is wealthy in proportion to numbers of things he can afford to do without • The desire for wealth leads to sin (9 – 10) • Riches; trap, bondage, not freedom, additional lusts • Harmful desires…plunge men into ruin and destruction (9) • The Pastor Himself (11 -16, 20 – 21) • Need to care for himself while caring for others • “Take heed unto thyself: (11) • Flee (11a) • Cowardice & wisdom • Flee: not running; separating himself • Not all unity is good & not all division is bad

  7. Follow (11b) • Separation without positive growth becomes isolation • Graces • Righteousness: personal integrity • Godliness: practical piety • Character & conduct • Faith: faithfulness (dependability) • Love: sacrifices for others, give, not to get • Patience: endurance • Meekness: power under control • Gentleness • Fight (12 – 16) • Keep on fighting • English word: agonize • Between person of God & enemy, not between believers

  8. Trowel in one hand for building & a sword in another hand for fighting (Neh. 4:17) • Reason: eternal life & witness of Jesus Christ (13) • “I give thee charge” (13) • Reason. Timothy will have to report • To be ready: obey “without spot or blame” (4) • Appearing (14): a glorious manifestation (epiphany) • “In his own time (15) • Be faithful every day & abide in Him (1 John 2:28) • God (16): Father • The only ruler • Potentante (15): power • King of kings & Lord of lords (15): Father • Immortality (16): subject to death • Immortal, invisible, the only wise God (17)

  9. Life & Giver of life • When Jesus returns, we will share Him immortality (1 Cor. 15:50 – 58) • Reason on the person & glory of God: • A warning against emperor cult • Be Faithful (20-21) • God’s way of protecting the truth and spreading it around the world • Stewards of the doctrine of faith • Science (20): knowledge falsely so called gnostics (gnosis): claim to know a lot • Special spiritual knowledge • Hidden truths in Old Testament • Matter to be evil • A series of emanations; Jesus, one of them

  10. Strange mixture of Christianity, Eastern mystics, Greek philosophy & Jewish Legalism • Colossians • Profane & van babbling • The godless mixture of contradictionary notions • Avoid for they “wandered from the faith” (21) • The Rich (17-19) • Be Humble (17a) • Deut. 8:18 “But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth” • We are stewards, not owners • Rich in world & poor in next: poor in this world & rich in next (Luke 16:19-31)

  11. Trust God, not wealth (17b) • Riches: evidence of insecurity; uncertain in values and durability • Trust the Giver, not the gifts • Enjoy what God gives (17c) • Enjoy: Ecclesiastes • Employ what God gives you (18-19) • Use wealth to do good to others, share, and put money to work • Grace be with you all • You: plural • The letter is for Timothy and his church

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