Our Prerogative
1 Timothy 3:16 (ESV) Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory. Pauls is writing to Timothy because of the importance of the Church. Just before this passage, he tells Timothy (and us) why 1 Timothy was ever written. I love when the Book actually tells us why the Book was written (See John 20:30-31) Paul says in 1 Timothy 3:14–15 (ESV) I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these things to you so that, 15 if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God , which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth. The Church is of utmost importance to the work of God in the world for several ...