1 Timóteo 4:1-10 NVIPT

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Timothy 4:4

For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it be received with thanksgiving:Every creature of God is good ... This is attested by the fact that even those creatures held to be unsuitable for food in some countries are yet considered delicacies in others, as any international market demonstrates.If it be received with thanksgiving ... Thanksgiving at meals is a basic Christian duty, and the same is in view here. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Timothy 4:5

for it is sanctified through the word of God and prayer.Sanctified ... or "consecrated ..." Ward pointed out the value of this verse in another connection:Paul says the unbelieving husband is consecrated through his wife (1 Corinthians 7:14). It cannot mean that the husband is saved because he has a Christian wife. But what does it mean? ... He is not to be regarded as unclean, and therefore divorced; he can continue to be the husband of a Christian.[15] Spence noted that quotations, or... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Timothy 4:6

If thou put the brethren in mind of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good doctrine which thou hast followed until now:This is one of the passages which the source critics have bitterly complained about, Faith in the Pauline epistles is a subjective experience, but in the Pastorals it is more objective in character."[18] Of course, this is their excuse for denying Paul wrote the Pastorals. However, as pointed out... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Timothy 4:7

but refuse profane and old wives' fables. And exercise thyself unto godliness:"Invented stories and untrue fables have no place in Christian proclamation. The faith is rooted in history."[21]How much of the lore regarding the so-called canonization of the "saints" of the church is pure fable? For example, take the tale regarding St. Patrick who was said to have died in Ireland; but he was so beloved that his friends would not bury him; and on the fourth day his body swelled up, burst, and... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Timothy 4:8

for bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come.This is denominated a "faithful saying" in the next verse. The contrast between the mere care of the body and the far more important care of the soul is the thing in view. It is incredible how much time, effort, expense and concern men lavish upon exercise and care of their bodies; and, while Paul allows this to be profitable "for a... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Timothy 4:9

Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptation.Commentators are sharply divided on whether this applies to the preceding 1 Timothy 4:8, or to the following 1 Timothy 4:10. The view preferred here sees it as applicable to the preceding verse, above. As Lenski expressed it:This saying is identical with the dictum in 1 Timothy 1:15, and does not seal what follows, but what precedes ... (It carries the idea) Trust it or not; it is and remains worthy of all acceptation.[22] read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Timothy 4:10

For to this end we labor and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of them that believe.Of the living God ... The Christian hope contrasted starkly with the hope of the pagan world which was set upon dead idols.Who is the Saviour of all men ... "This is not universalism. The key is in the words, `specially of them that believe.'"[23] It is a fact, of course, that God is able and willing to save all men, and that all who are ever saved... 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

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Timothy 4:3

1 Timothy 4:3. Forbidding to marry, &c.— VI. This is a farther character of the promoters of this apostacy: the same hypocritical liars, who would promote the worship of demons, would also prohibit lawful marriage. The monks were the first who brought a single life into repute: they were the first also who revived and promoted the worship of demons. One of the primary and most essential laws and constitutions of all monks is, the profession of a single life; and it is equally clear that the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Timothy 4:8

1 Timothy 4:8. For bodily exercise profiteth little:— The apostle, 1Ti 4:7 had said, Exercise thyself, as applied to a Christian life; and therefore he here uses the word exercise, as applied to bodily labour; and by calling it bodily exercise, he leads our thoughts either to the labours of the Essenes, according to the rules and institutions of their sect, or to the agonistic games, of which Mr. West has given so entertaining and useful an account in the Dissertation prefixed to his Pindar.... read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Timothy 4:4

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Timothy 4:5

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Timothy 4:6

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Timothy 4:7

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Timothy 4:8

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Timothy 4:9

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Timothy 4:10

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

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Timothy 4:3

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Timothy 4:8

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