1 Timothy 2:7 (ESV) — 7 For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle
(I am telling the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith
and truth.
NOTE: "For
this" meaning the call to prayer (vs 1) and the gospel (vss 5-6), Paul was
appointed to preach (proclaim the gospel) and an apostle (to establish a new
work with the Gentiles with the authority of God). His comment on "not
lying" seems out of place, unless there were people in the Ephesians
church who doubted his authority. That is quite possible. Paul spent a lot of
time at the Church in Ephesus -- 3 years. And the saying, familiarity breeds
contempt may be applicable in this case. It is probably also the reason that
Paul used a formal greeting for a letter to Timothy knowing that people who
disagreed with him were probably reading the letter.
I don't know why
believers have to be so snitty and argumentative. It could be that the seed
grows so large that even the birds of the field next in its branches (the birds
were the same ones who snatched the seed from the path). Not everyone who says
that they know you Lord will be invited to the marriage supper of the lamb.
Many are with the bride on Sundays but aren't really a part of the body.
PRAYER: Father,
during this time of unknown and fear. I pray for those -- who think they know
you but don't really -- to introspectively look at their life and attitudes.
Convict them of their sin. May they truly believe and put their faith
completely in the Lord Jesus Christ, his words and his works.
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