1 Timothy 4:6
6 If thou put [hupotithemi] the brethren [adelphos] in remembrance [hupotithemi] of these things, [tauta] thou shalt be [esomai] a good [kalos] minister [diakonos] of Jesus [Iesous] Christ, [Christos]
nourished up [entrepho] in the words [logos] of faith [pistis] and [kai] of good [kalos] doctrine, [didaskalia] whereunto [hos] thou hast attained. [parakoloutheo] KJV-Interlinear
6 In
pointing out these things to the brethren, you will be a good servant of Christ
Jesus, constantly nourished on the words of the faith and of the sound doctrine
which you have been following. NASB
God
evaluates teachers, instructors, leaders, anyone who possesses some form of
authority over others, whether they be armies or nations, social organizations
or church organizations, business organizations or children in a family.
Most of your life is
utilized in fulfilling some role in teaching others, whether academically or by
example, whether observed by those you know, or by those who you do not know.
The sum total of your
life is evaluated by God and only God, and is based on the content of your
soul.That is the foundation for all of
your thoughts and actions in life.
If you are only
impressed by credentials, by lavish architecture, by portfolio s,
by social status, by education, and so forth, then your eyes are on the wrong
things.
Here Gods evaluation of
the successful teacher, is in his message.
And his message must be accurate and present the things that we have
just been studying.Namely the
principles of Christianity verses the false doctrines out there which attempt
to destroy truth.
Anyone who is in it for
the pomp or attention, for the power or the authority, for the approbation or
the things that drive the ego, has missed the whole point of life.
God
provides you with everything that is important to Him, and necessary for you.God has
placed everyone on this earth not to acclimate to and bond with this world, but
to prepare for the next and greater life, of eternity.
Those who have a lot,
and use it only for their earthly gratification, have failed. Those who have a
little and complain or blame, have failed.
Only those who invest
in their spiritual life (as defined by God), will succeed with a success that
will last forever, and will far surpass any success recorded in human history.
Those who look only to
this world for their satisfaction, will lose it all when they are called out of
the world.Then their eyes will open and
they will see their error.But why wait
until after you have left the world before you figure it all out?
Paul is writing to
Timothy, but he is also writing to you and me.
If we pursue sound doctrine, and he used the word constantly, then you
will acquire the faithful servant title, just as Paul has described here for
Timothy.
You have an obligation
to learn doctrine and to keep on learning it.
If you study the Bible objectively for all of your life, you will never
learn it all.
And if you remember in
our earlier study, the truth that is available to us in this world is only the tip
of the iceberg of knowledge that exists.
We will have to wait until we are in heaven, and have accomplished spiritual
maturity in this life prior to that, in order to have access to that greater
blessing of knowledge.
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