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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Timothy 4:1

Now the Spirit - Evidently the Holy Spirit; the Spirit of inspiration. It is not quite certain, from this passage, whether the apostle means to say that this was a revelation “then” made to him, or whether it was a well-understood thing as taught by the Holy Spirit. He himself elsewhere refers to this same prophecy, and John also more than once mentions it; compare 2 Thessalonians 2:0; 1 John 2:18; Revelation 20:1-15. From 2 Thessalonians 2:5, it would seem that this was a truth which had... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Timothy 4:1

1 Timothy 4:1. Now the Spirit By calling the Christian Church, in the end of the preceding chapter, the pillar and support of the truth, the apostle taught, that one of the important purposes for which that great spiritual building was reared, was to preserve the knowledge and practice of true religion in the world. Nevertheless, knowing that in after times great corruptions, both in doctrine and practice, would at length take place in the church itself, and that the general reception of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Timothy 4:1-5

The true church; the false teachers (3:14-4:5)Timothy is urged to remind the believers that their behaviour should reflect the character of the church of God to which they belong. That church is not like a heathen temple occupied by some lifeless god, but is the dwelling place of the living God and the upholder of his truth (14-15). This living God (in the words of an early Christian song that Paul quotes) entered the world of human existence in the person of Jesus Christ, who died, rose from... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Timothy 4:1

Spirit. App-101 . expressly = in express words. Greek. rhetos . Only here. in. App-104 . latter . Greek. husteros , Only here as adjective. times = seasons. See Genesis 49:1 . See App-196 . some . App-12 .4. depart = apostatise. Greek. aphistemi . faith . App-150 . seducing . Greek. planos . See 2 Corinthians 6:8 . spirits. App-101 . doctrines = teachings. devils = demons. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Timothy 4:1

"This whole chapter (1 Timothy 4:1-16) constitutes a main division of 1Timothy; it deals with coming heresies and tells how Timothy is to be fortified and is to fortify the churches against them."[1] Lenski also denied the proposition that Paul was here merely writing instructions to the minister of a single congregation. "He is addressing his apostolic representative for the whole territory of which Ephesus is the center."[2] The first five verses (1 Timothy 4:1-5) deal with particular... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Timothy 4:1-2

1 Timothy 4:1-2, Now the Spirit, &c.— This passage, perhaps, would be better translated, But the Spirit speaketh expressly. He had before been speaking of the mystery of godliness, ch. 1Ti 3:16 and now he proceeds to speak of the mystery of iniquity in opposition to it: But the Spirit, &c. I. The first thing to be considered is, the apostacy here predicted, "Some shall depart, or rather apostatize, from the faith." An apostacy from the faith, may be total or partial; either when we... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Timothy 4:1

1. Now—Greek, "But." In contrast to the "mystery of godliness." the Spirit—speaking by the prophets in the Church (whose prophecies rested on those of the Old Testament, Daniel 7:25; Daniel 8:23; Daniel 11:30, as also on those of Jesus in the New Testament, Daniel 11:30- :), and also by Paul himself, Daniel 11:30- : (with whom accord 2 Peter 3:3; 1 John 2:18; Judges 1:18). expressly—"in plain words." This shows that he refers to prophecies of the Spirit then lying before him. in the latter... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Timothy 4:1-3

In contrast to the true revelation of God (1 Timothy 3:16), false teaching would arise as time passed. Whether Paul referred to a special revelation he had received by the Holy Spirit or simply to previously revealed revelation ("the Spirit explicitly says") we cannot determine for sure. Nevertheless God had revealed through Christ that as time passed some who held the truth would repudiate it (Matthew 13:21; Matthew 24:10-11; Mark 4:17; Mark 13:22; Luke 8:13; cf. Acts 20:29; 2 Thessalonians... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Timothy 4:1-5

E. The problem of apostasy in the church 4:1-5In this pericope Paul reminded Timothy of the apostasy that Jesus Christ had foretold to equip him to identify and deal with it. [Note: See Barth Campbell, "Rhetorical Design in 1 Timothy 4," Bibliotheca Sacra 154:614 (April-June 1997):189-204.] "1 Timothy 4:1-5 does not begin a new topic. Paul, who has given his instructions on the true understanding of law, grace, and salvation (1 Timothy 1:3 to 1 Timothy 2:7) and on church behavior and leadership... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 4:1-16

Various Directions and Exhortations1-10. A return to, and emphatic reiteration of, the first charge to Timothy (1 Timothy 1:3-20) against heterodoxy and in favour of true godliness. This form of heterodoxy which he would have to oppose was an asceticism which taught that there was merit in abstaining from meats, and forbade conjugal intercourse as on a lower moral level than celibacy.1. The Spirit speaketh (RV ’saith’)] possibly in some definite prophecy of OT., or of our Lord, or of the... read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Timothy 4:1

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Timothy 4:1

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Timothy 4:1-5

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Timothy 4:1

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Timothy 4:1

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Timothy 4:1-2

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Timothy 4:1

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Timothy 4:1-3

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Timothy 4:1-5

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 4:1-16

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