1 Timothy 5:25
25 Likewise [hosautos] also [kai] the good [kalos] works [ergon] of some are [esti] manifest beforehand; [prodelos] and [kai] they that are [echo]
otherwise [allos]
cannot [ou] [dunamai] be hid. [krupto] KJV-Interlinear
25 Likewise also, deeds that are
good are quite evident, and those which are otherwise cannot be concealed. NASB
And conversely to the
previous verse where the bad in people may be obvious for some and hidden in
others, but so too, the good in some is obvious and in others the good is not
so obvious.
In either situation,
proper, objective and thorough investigation, and patience, will generally always
result in discovering what the truth is, with regard to someone's personality,
attitude, and motivations in life.
They are either playing
you for a fool, or they are sincere, honest and above board in their behavior.
Spontaneous decisions
usually result in trouble, whereas patient and thoughtful examination will
usually result in good decisions.
In life, good decisions
yield more opportunities.Bad decisions
limit opportunities.
We have covered a lot
of ground in 1Timothy. From the role of
men and women, to preparation for the Rapture, to the qualifications for good
Christian behavior.
But remember one thing,
the overall subject of 1Timothy, is maintaining.
Our purpose in this
life is not to settle in, to a life in this world, but to prepare ourselves for
the next life.A life which will be far
greater than anything that you can imagine.
And while most folks
waste their lives away, with trivial matters, hobbies, and pursuits, the world
and history is rapidly closing in on the next and ultimate event the Rapture
of the Church.
And though we do not know
when that will occur, it is not relevant to your spiritual life, because your
primary priority in life, is to grow up in your
spiritual life to maturity, so that you will be ready and prepared for whatever
happens, no matter when it happens.
And thus Paul in his
instructions to Timothy, is speaking to each one of us
as well.We are to know doctrine, through
study, and then apply it to our daily life.
For it is through that process that we prepare ourselves for whatever
God has planned for each one of us, as well as for the world and history.
The world is in desperate
need of qualified instructors.The world
is in desperate need of positive students.
As attitude toward
Christ and doctrine goes, so goes history.\
We have already studied
the massive apostasy that will grow up at end of our own dispensation, and as
to that, none of us will be able to prevent it.
However, that does not
mean that we need to be a part of it, and so through a daily study we can prepare
and maintain ourselves for better things, while the world slips away into a
destiny that God has already fore-ordained, and therefore is inevitable.
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