1 Timothy 6:13–14 (ESV) — 13 I charge you in
the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who in
his testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, 14 to keep the commandment unstained and free
from reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, …
NOTE: No one seems
to have a good argument for what the "commandment" is that Paul is
referring. Some have suggested that it is the gospel, or the way of life as a
believer. Another suggested it relates to the various charges in the book
concerning teachers, and issues in Timothy's own life. One last thought would
be Jesus' command to love one another, for by this all men would know that we
are his disciples. But whatever God has called us to do, it is a commandment,
they are not suggestions. It could be compared to your boss asking you (telling
you) to work on some project. We do not get to pick and choose, and then tell
our boss, "I decided to work on other things." A military commander
does not give orders to his commanders with an expectation that they will do
what they choose to do (although circumstances do give commanders the
prerogative to change orders, but they better have a very good argument). So as
God calls us to do or change our life, we need to be obedient to Him. Unlike
earthly leaders with imperfect knowledge, God has perfect knowledge and so
there are no good reasons for choosing a difference course of action.
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