Spiritual Principles for Employees and Employers in an Entitlement Age (1 Timothy 6)

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Click on this link for translations of this devotion, Scripture reading – 1 Timothy 6 Our brief study of Paul’s 1st Epistle to Timothy concludes with today’s Scripture reading. Readers will notice Paul continues a broad sweep of issues that have confronted...

The Calling and Passion of a Minister (1 Timothy 4; 1 Timothy 5)

by | Nov 25, 2022 | America, Church, Daily Devotionals, Devotional, Doctrine, Faith, Fundamentalism, Hillsdale Baptist Church, I Timothy, In the News, Leadership, Ministry, New Testament, Salvation, Sin, Theology, Trust

Click on this link for translations of this devotional. Scripture reading – 1 Timothy 4; 1 Timothy 5 The passage assigned for today’s Scripture reading is prophetic (4:1-5), convicting (4:6-16), and voluminous in practical instruction for the daily life of the...

Women in the Church, and God’s Blueprint for Church Leadership (1 Timothy 2-3)

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Click on this link for translations of today’s devotional. Scripture reading – 1 Timothy 3 1 Timothy 3 addresses two ministering offices of the church. The office of the bishop defines the function and qualifications of a pastor as overseer of a local congregation of...

The Law and Commandments: Love ‘em or Leave ‘em? (1 Timothy 1; 1 Timothy 2)

by | Nov 23, 2022 | Attitude, Church, Daily Devotionals, Devotional, Doctrine, Faith, Fundamentalism, Hillsdale Baptist Church, I Timothy, Leadership, Ministry, New Testament, Pride, Salvation, Sin, Theology, Trust

Click on this link for translations of this devotional. Scripture reading – 1 Timothy 1; 1 Timothy 2 Having introduced Paul’s 1st Epistle to Timothy in a prior devotion, we begin with his charge to the young preacher. Paul wrote, “Now the end of the commandment...

An Introduction to the First Epistle of Paul to Timothy (1 Timothy 1; 1 Timothy 2)

by | Nov 22, 2022 | Attitude, Children, Church, Daily Devotionals, Devotional, Doctrine, Faith, Family, Hillsdale Baptist Church, I Timothy, Leadership, Ministry, New Testament, Salvation, Theology, Trust

Click on this link for translations of this devotional. Scripture reading – 1 Timothy 1; 1 Timothy 2 A personal note: Of all Paul’s epistles, his first letter to Timothy is my favorite. As a young man, I found the apostle’s counsel to his “son in the faith”...