WEBVTT 1 00:00:02.160 --> 00:00:05.080 Welcome to Wednesday Service, episode fifty seven. I am your host, 2 00:00:05.160 --> 00:00:07.080 Josh Monday. If you know me, I'm a Christian rapper, 3 00:00:07.400 --> 00:00:10.240 devoted husband, father, and Army veteran. And this is brought 4 00:00:10.240 --> 00:00:13.279 to you by could of Conspiracy Podcasts. And congratulations to them. 5 00:00:13.320 --> 00:00:17.000 They're on their thousandth episode. That's crazy. I think I 6 00:00:17.000 --> 00:00:19.239 have like three hundred and forty. I think three hundred 7 00:00:19.239 --> 00:00:22.079 and forty one on my show, so I couldn't imagine 8 00:00:22.120 --> 00:00:26.359 doing a thousand. That's really great milestone for them, so 9 00:00:26.760 --> 00:00:29.920 amazing stuff. So I just want to shout out those 10 00:00:29.920 --> 00:00:36.000 that commented. Last week on Wednesday Service, we had five comments. 11 00:00:36.479 --> 00:00:40.799 We had MDMP twenty two comment. Thank you, Angela Kelly, 12 00:00:40.920 --> 00:00:44.960 I appreciate you. Thank you, j Con forty four to twenty. 13 00:00:44.960 --> 00:00:47.960 I appreciate you, thank you, Jordan rich Meyer, thank you. 14 00:00:48.079 --> 00:00:51.240 And v Wills, thank you so much. Appreciate it. And 15 00:00:51.280 --> 00:00:57.560 then last week on Sunday Service, we had another five comments. 16 00:00:58.240 --> 00:01:01.439 Pretty much. Brad Gillis, thank you, brother, Angela Kelly, thank 17 00:01:01.479 --> 00:01:03.240 you for sharing the show with all your friends, and 18 00:01:04.120 --> 00:01:07.200 I really appreciated all. Glory to God for everything that 19 00:01:07.239 --> 00:01:09.040 we're doing here. We're all in it together. You know, 20 00:01:09.120 --> 00:01:11.760 and we're just trying to study the words. So that's 21 00:01:11.799 --> 00:01:14.280 the most amazing thing, you know, is that we're all 22 00:01:14.319 --> 00:01:18.159 just going verse by verse on these studies and it's amazing. 23 00:01:18.200 --> 00:01:21.040 God is so great and V. Wills can't wait to 24 00:01:21.040 --> 00:01:24.200 hear the debate. Yeah, the debate went well. We had 25 00:01:24.200 --> 00:01:30.719 a good time. Basically, my angle was that if you 26 00:01:31.519 --> 00:01:35.079 can't give me chapter and verse where you know of 27 00:01:35.120 --> 00:01:37.840 what you're saying, Christianity had a because it was basically 28 00:01:38.000 --> 00:01:41.519 it was a debate on whether Christianity is good for society, 29 00:01:42.159 --> 00:01:44.280 and I was just letting him know that he can't 30 00:01:44.319 --> 00:01:47.599 give me chapter and verse for where Christianity teaches what 31 00:01:47.799 --> 00:01:50.400 was bad for society. That was kind of my angle. 32 00:01:50.599 --> 00:01:53.239 And he doesn't know the Bible at all, so he 33 00:01:53.280 --> 00:01:55.000 wasn't able to give me any chapter in verse. He 34 00:01:55.079 --> 00:01:59.079 was just giving me statistics on America because America is 35 00:01:59.159 --> 00:02:02.760 supposedly a christ nation when really it's a secular nation. 36 00:02:02.920 --> 00:02:04.920 So I had a good time going back and forth. 37 00:02:04.959 --> 00:02:08.800 It was nice talking to somebody different, you know, and 38 00:02:09.000 --> 00:02:14.960 he was very very cordial. The debate went very cordial, 39 00:02:14.960 --> 00:02:18.520 and that's what I wanted, a cordial debate, and it 40 00:02:18.599 --> 00:02:20.360 is the most amazing for me. I love it. I 41 00:02:20.400 --> 00:02:22.199 can then then I can work with that. You know, 42 00:02:22.800 --> 00:02:27.560 when someone is hostile or overbearing or not allowing me 43 00:02:27.599 --> 00:02:29.879 to talk, then it's it's very hard to debate someone 44 00:02:29.919 --> 00:02:33.759 like that. So his name is culture Cats or Conspiracy 45 00:02:33.800 --> 00:02:39.199 Cats on YouTube, and he does a lot of work, 46 00:02:39.240 --> 00:02:40.719 you know, a lot of different shows. I think they 47 00:02:40.719 --> 00:02:42.879 do some stuff on conspiracies, but I think he tries 48 00:02:42.919 --> 00:02:45.919 to debunk them. And but it was it was a 49 00:02:45.960 --> 00:02:48.360 fun debate and I had a good time. And if 50 00:02:48.360 --> 00:02:50.240 you want to check it out, it's on my YouTube 51 00:02:50.319 --> 00:02:54.280 channel and it's also on my Spotify. So I go 52 00:02:54.319 --> 00:02:58.479 to Josh Monday Christian a conspiracy podcasts on all audio platforms, 53 00:02:58.479 --> 00:03:01.199 and then go to my to is Josh Monday Music 54 00:03:01.240 --> 00:03:03.000 and Podcast. If you want to check out the debate 55 00:03:03.400 --> 00:03:05.280 and write in the comment section which you thought about 56 00:03:05.280 --> 00:03:09.879 the debate. And okay, so next v Wills, Okay, already 57 00:03:09.879 --> 00:03:11.840 already shouted you out. Thank you so much, appreciate you, 58 00:03:11.960 --> 00:03:14.599 Jordan Richmeyer. I always enjoy hearing the word from me. 59 00:03:14.680 --> 00:03:17.400 Biblical cosmologies what led me back to my faith a man. 60 00:03:17.719 --> 00:03:19.879 I respect your missions to go to the north and 61 00:03:19.960 --> 00:03:22.000 South and pray for your safe travels. Thank you, Jordan. 62 00:03:22.039 --> 00:03:26.800 I appreciate the prayers and definitely discernment, you know, I 63 00:03:26.840 --> 00:03:31.360 need that for sure, because I'm just learning how to 64 00:03:31.479 --> 00:03:34.159 you know, how to do these, you know, any kind 65 00:03:34.199 --> 00:03:37.960 of observations in the sky. I'm kind of just learning. 66 00:03:38.039 --> 00:03:41.159 So if you could pray for me, pray for knowledge, 67 00:03:41.159 --> 00:03:43.360 pray for the Holy Spirit to be with me, and 68 00:03:43.639 --> 00:03:45.159 pray for God to be with me the whole way, 69 00:03:45.240 --> 00:03:49.080 you know, and no funny business along the way. Yeah, yeah, 70 00:03:49.120 --> 00:03:52.719 I hope not. I used to really enjoy hearing wits 71 00:03:52.719 --> 00:03:57.080 it and Jaron Yeah, me too. Also me too. I 72 00:03:57.360 --> 00:04:00.280 used to listen to uh wits it before, and I 73 00:04:00.319 --> 00:04:01.919 used to listen to a lot of his debates, you know, 74 00:04:01.960 --> 00:04:03.680 and I feel like he did a great job at 75 00:04:03.759 --> 00:04:08.599 defending geocentricity definitely, you know, I think he definitely did 76 00:04:08.599 --> 00:04:13.039 a good job at debating geocentricity with the best of them. 77 00:04:13.199 --> 00:04:15.280 And also, you know, with his flatterth debates, they are 78 00:04:15.319 --> 00:04:18.720 pretty good. And Jaron as well, He's cool. I've been 79 00:04:19.000 --> 00:04:21.279 nice to him the whole entire time and kind of 80 00:04:21.319 --> 00:04:23.639 just trying to be there for him because pretty much 81 00:04:23.680 --> 00:04:27.079 when he got back from this triple, his whole career collapsed, 82 00:04:27.120 --> 00:04:29.759 you know. So I'm just I don't like to kick 83 00:04:29.800 --> 00:04:31.360 a man while he's down. I just I tried to 84 00:04:31.360 --> 00:04:36.120 be there for him. You know, spiritually he's not a Christian, 85 00:04:36.560 --> 00:04:39.759 but I'm trying to do my very best to represent 86 00:04:39.800 --> 00:04:42.839 the Lord so that he sees what Christianity is all about, 87 00:04:42.879 --> 00:04:45.360 you know. Md MP twenty two. Thank you so much. 88 00:04:45.360 --> 00:04:49.120 Appreciate you commenting as well. So that's all the comments 89 00:04:49.160 --> 00:04:53.399 we had. Now we are already to one Timothy already. 90 00:04:53.439 --> 00:04:56.920 So this is amazing. I really am enjoying the time 91 00:04:56.920 --> 00:05:00.199 with you guys, and I'm really enjoying the studies I 92 00:05:00.199 --> 00:05:01.959 get to do for you guys. And it's amazing and 93 00:05:02.000 --> 00:05:04.399 it really helps me along the way. It helps me 94 00:05:04.439 --> 00:05:06.279 with debates. You know, when people are debating me, I 95 00:05:06.319 --> 00:05:08.720 could tell them all the good things that go on here, 96 00:05:08.800 --> 00:05:10.480 you know, with all the Bible studies that we do, 97 00:05:10.560 --> 00:05:14.079 and how it's affecting people's lives and assisting people with 98 00:05:14.120 --> 00:05:16.920 getting off of alcohol and getting off of drugs and 99 00:05:16.959 --> 00:05:20.079 not fighting with their wives as much. And anger and 100 00:05:20.639 --> 00:05:22.519 even anger is something I have to control, you know, 101 00:05:22.560 --> 00:05:25.959 because even tonight I was getting very frustrated. You know, 102 00:05:26.000 --> 00:05:27.959 I had a long day at work, and I was 103 00:05:27.959 --> 00:05:30.360 getting frustrated with my kids at the end of the 104 00:05:30.439 --> 00:05:34.560 night here, and it caused me to be mean. So 105 00:05:34.759 --> 00:05:36.279 I felt really bad. So I had to go into 106 00:05:36.279 --> 00:05:39.920 the room and apologize to everybody, because just because I'm tired, 107 00:05:39.959 --> 00:05:42.959 I shouldn't be taking out my tiredness on anybody, you know, 108 00:05:43.000 --> 00:05:45.480 because my wife is tired too, and you know, the 109 00:05:45.560 --> 00:05:48.959 kids are just winding down, and so I felt bad, 110 00:05:49.000 --> 00:05:50.079 you know, and I just had to go in there 111 00:05:50.120 --> 00:05:53.040 and apologize to them. So all right, so let me 112 00:05:53.079 --> 00:05:59.040 just go over the intro for First Timothy. It's First 113 00:05:59.079 --> 00:06:02.920 Timothy is a New Testament pastoral epistle written by the 114 00:06:02.959 --> 00:06:06.879 apostle Paul to his younger protege Timothy around sixty two 115 00:06:07.000 --> 00:06:10.160 to sixty four AD to instruct him on leading the 116 00:06:10.240 --> 00:06:15.079 church in Ephesus. It addresses issues with false teaching by 117 00:06:15.120 --> 00:06:20.240 focusing on sound doctrine, proper church organization, and godly conduct. 118 00:06:20.480 --> 00:06:23.160 The main theme is maintaining the integrity of the Gospel 119 00:06:23.199 --> 00:06:28.000 through practical godly living. What's the background and purpose Paul 120 00:06:28.000 --> 00:06:31.319 wrote to Timothy in ephesis to combat false teachers who 121 00:06:31.399 --> 00:06:36.199 were focused on myths, speculations, and misguided interpretations of the law. 122 00:06:36.800 --> 00:06:40.639 The letter encourages Timothy to confront these errors, uphold sound doctrine, 123 00:06:40.680 --> 00:06:45.360 and correctly disorder correct disorderly behavior within the church. The 124 00:06:45.439 --> 00:06:48.560 key themes the letter emphasizes that true faith must result 125 00:06:48.560 --> 00:06:52.319 in practical, godly living. It highlights the importance of the 126 00:06:52.360 --> 00:06:58.079 Gospel message over false speculative teaching. The letter opens with 127 00:06:58.160 --> 00:07:02.439 a charge to stop false teachers, greeting and mourning, and 128 00:07:02.480 --> 00:07:05.839 then the church conduct. It provides instruction for public worship, 129 00:07:05.879 --> 00:07:09.920 including prayer for all people. Church leadership. It details the 130 00:07:10.000 --> 00:07:16.399 qualifications for elders, overseers, and deacons. Personal encouragement. Paul encourages 131 00:07:16.439 --> 00:07:21.959 Timothy to be a good example and to preserve in 132 00:07:22.000 --> 00:07:27.079 his leadership role. Chapter one focuses on Paul's charge to 133 00:07:27.319 --> 00:07:30.759 Timothy to combat false doction, emphasizing that the goal of 134 00:07:30.879 --> 00:07:33.839 instructionists to love from a pure heart, a good, conscious, 135 00:07:33.920 --> 00:07:37.360 and sincere faith. Paul has highlights the proper use of 136 00:07:37.360 --> 00:07:40.480 the law, warns against false teachers, and shares his personal 137 00:07:40.519 --> 00:07:44.399 testimony of receiving grace and encouraging Timothy to the good fight, 138 00:07:45.360 --> 00:07:50.199 and then historical contexts. Timothy was written after Paul's first 139 00:07:50.199 --> 00:07:52.920 imprisonment in Rome during a time when he was free 140 00:07:52.959 --> 00:07:55.720 to travel. It was written to help guide and protect 141 00:07:55.759 --> 00:08:00.240 the young growing church and Ephesus from eternal corruption, and 142 00:08:00.319 --> 00:08:03.839 emphesis is obviously the Ephesians, right, so that way we 143 00:08:03.920 --> 00:08:08.120 know that. So let me just go ahead and hop 144 00:08:08.240 --> 00:08:11.120 down to my other notes as well, just so I 145 00:08:11.120 --> 00:08:16.800 have both of them up. Okay, hold on real quick here, 146 00:08:17.160 --> 00:08:22.439 thank you for your patience. Let's go to first Timothy. 147 00:08:22.519 --> 00:08:24.720 And what I'd like to go over first is going 148 00:08:24.759 --> 00:08:28.079 to be the introduction just to chapter one. It's going 149 00:08:28.160 --> 00:08:33.039 to be First Timothy. One serves as Paul's personal letter 150 00:08:33.360 --> 00:08:36.440 to his spiritual son Timothy. This chapter is filled with guidance, grace, 151 00:08:36.480 --> 00:08:39.799 and gratitude, emphasizing the importance of preserving the purity of 152 00:08:39.840 --> 00:08:43.039 the Gospel, the transformative power of Jesus Christ, and the 153 00:08:43.200 --> 00:08:49.440 challenge and call to faithful service. Okay, so just hopping 154 00:08:49.480 --> 00:08:55.879 down to my teaching notes, there we go. So all right, 155 00:08:55.960 --> 00:08:58.480 let me just go ahead and start with the greeting 156 00:08:58.679 --> 00:09:01.720 like I always tell you, guys, Paul he announced his 157 00:09:01.799 --> 00:09:04.519 name in the beginning of his letters because these are 158 00:09:04.519 --> 00:09:06.799 written in scroll form, so they want to make sure 159 00:09:06.840 --> 00:09:08.759 they know, they don't have to open the whole scroll 160 00:09:08.799 --> 00:09:11.039 to look at the bottom. Like how we send letters, 161 00:09:11.480 --> 00:09:15.200 we send it completely opposite. We'll say, like dear Charles, 162 00:09:15.240 --> 00:09:17.240 and then we write the letter, and at the very 163 00:09:17.240 --> 00:09:22.480 bottom we put you know, from Josh, you know, Monday, 164 00:09:23.120 --> 00:09:27.720 and you know it's a little different, so Paul, and 165 00:09:27.840 --> 00:09:30.200 that's how they used to write letters back then. So 166 00:09:30.440 --> 00:09:34.120 it starts out first Timothy one, verse one Paul, an 167 00:09:34.159 --> 00:09:36.960 apostle of Jesus Christ, by the commandment of God our 168 00:09:37.039 --> 00:09:40.639 Savior and the Lord Jesus Christ, our hope to Timothy, 169 00:09:40.840 --> 00:09:44.279 a true son in faith, grace, mercy, and peace from 170 00:09:44.279 --> 00:09:49.159 God our Father, and Jesus Christ, our Lord. Okay, so 171 00:09:51.279 --> 00:09:56.720 I wonder, Okay, that's all right, all right, So we'll 172 00:09:56.759 --> 00:10:01.279 go ahead and read three through seven, and then I 173 00:10:01.360 --> 00:10:05.080 have some notes here. So it says no other doctrine, 174 00:10:06.120 --> 00:10:08.159 as I urged you. This is verse three, as I 175 00:10:08.279 --> 00:10:12.039 urged you when I went to Macedonia, remain in ephesis 176 00:10:12.080 --> 00:10:15.480 that you may charge some that they teach no other doctrine. 177 00:10:15.519 --> 00:10:17.919 And I said Macedonia correctly. Last time. It says I 178 00:10:17.919 --> 00:10:22.159 said Macedonia in the beginning Macedonia. Okay, it says, and 179 00:10:22.279 --> 00:10:25.519 verse four says, nor give heed to fables and endless 180 00:10:25.559 --> 00:10:30.000 genealogies which cause dispute, rather than godly edification, which is 181 00:10:30.000 --> 00:10:32.840 in the faith. Now, the purpose of the commandment is 182 00:10:32.960 --> 00:10:35.960 love from a pure heart, from a good conscious, and 183 00:10:36.039 --> 00:10:39.960 from sincere faith, from which some, having strayed, have turned 184 00:10:39.960 --> 00:10:43.759 aside to idle talk, desiring to be teachers of the law, 185 00:10:44.279 --> 00:10:47.960 understanding neither what they say nor the things that they affirm. 186 00:10:48.320 --> 00:10:51.799 All right, so we'll stop at verse eight. There in 187 00:10:51.840 --> 00:10:55.159 my notes, it says the charge to Timothy, Paul begins 188 00:10:55.200 --> 00:10:58.080 by urging Timothy to remain in ephesis to command certain 189 00:10:58.120 --> 00:11:01.320 men not to teach false doctions. First Timothy, verse one, 190 00:11:01.799 --> 00:11:05.600 are sorry. First Timothy one, Chapter one, verse three. This 191 00:11:05.679 --> 00:11:09.639 highlights the importance of guarding the church against false doctrines. 192 00:11:12.840 --> 00:11:16.240 So the charge to Timothy refers to the apostolic instructions 193 00:11:16.559 --> 00:11:19.759 and exhortations given by the apostle Paul to his young 194 00:11:19.840 --> 00:11:23.240 protege a Timothy, as we recorded in the New Testament 195 00:11:23.279 --> 00:11:26.720 epistles First Timothy and Two Timothy. These letters are part 196 00:11:26.759 --> 00:11:32.320 of the pastoral epistles, which also include the Epistle to Titus, 197 00:11:32.600 --> 00:11:36.279 and are primarily concerned with church leadership and doctrine and 198 00:11:36.279 --> 00:11:40.799 pastoral care. Timothy was a native of Listeria, a city 199 00:11:40.840 --> 00:11:43.080 in Asia Minor, and was the son of a Jewish 200 00:11:43.120 --> 00:11:46.440 mother and a Greek father. Acts sixteen, verse one tells 201 00:11:46.440 --> 00:11:52.279 you that he was well spoken by the brethren in Listeria, Listra, 202 00:11:53.080 --> 00:11:57.159 and Iconium, which led Paul to take him along on 203 00:11:57.240 --> 00:12:01.120 his missionary journeys. That's Act sixteen, verse two through three. 204 00:12:01.399 --> 00:12:04.679 Timothy became a trusted companion and coworker of Paul, which 205 00:12:04.720 --> 00:12:11.879 serves often serving as his emissary to various churches. Philippians two, 206 00:12:11.960 --> 00:12:16.159 verses nineteen through twenty two. The first letter to Timothy 207 00:12:16.159 --> 00:12:18.080 was written by Paul to provide guidance on how to 208 00:12:18.159 --> 00:12:21.039 lead the church in Ephesus, where Timothy was stationed. Paul 209 00:12:21.080 --> 00:12:24.080 emphasizes the importance of sound doction, warn against false teachings. 210 00:12:24.080 --> 00:12:27.679 He instructs Timothy on various aspects of church life, including worship, 211 00:12:27.679 --> 00:12:31.039 the qualifications of church leaders, and the treatment of different 212 00:12:31.080 --> 00:12:36.399 groups within the church. Okay. The Charge of Timothy serves 213 00:12:36.399 --> 00:12:39.840 as a timeless model for Christian leadership and pastoral ministry. 214 00:12:40.279 --> 00:12:43.159 It calls for a commitment to truth, moral integrity and 215 00:12:43.240 --> 00:12:47.720 the faithful proclamation to the Gospel. Timothy's example of youthful zeal, 216 00:12:47.799 --> 00:12:51.480 combined with spiritual maturity, provides an enduring inspiration for believers 217 00:12:51.519 --> 00:12:55.159 to remain faithful admidst challenges and to uphold the truth 218 00:12:55.399 --> 00:12:59.639 of the Gospel in every generation. Okay, so that's it 219 00:12:59.679 --> 00:13:03.399 for that part. Let's go ahead and start with verse eight. 220 00:13:03.440 --> 00:13:07.519 Now it says, but we know that the law is 221 00:13:07.559 --> 00:13:11.320 good if one uses it lawfully, knowing this that the 222 00:13:11.399 --> 00:13:14.159 law is not made for a righteous person, but for 223 00:13:14.200 --> 00:13:18.080 the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly, and for sinners, 224 00:13:18.519 --> 00:13:21.600 for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and 225 00:13:21.679 --> 00:13:26.039 murderers of mothers, for man slayers, for fornicators, for sodomites, 226 00:13:26.120 --> 00:13:29.559 for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is 227 00:13:29.679 --> 00:13:32.679 any other thing it's contrary to sound doction according to 228 00:13:32.720 --> 00:13:36.000 the glorious Gospel of the Blessed God, which was committed 229 00:13:36.039 --> 00:13:39.440 to my trust. So I should have used this portion 230 00:13:39.600 --> 00:13:41.720 right here in my debate. That would have been so perfect. 231 00:13:42.399 --> 00:13:47.840 But so Paul. In verse eight, Paul explains, the law 232 00:13:47.919 --> 00:13:51.519 is good if one uses it properly. One Timothy one, 233 00:13:51.600 --> 00:13:54.159 verse eight. The Law is meant to guide us, not 234 00:13:54.320 --> 00:13:57.399 to be a burden, and it is crucial for revealing sin. 235 00:13:59.200 --> 00:14:01.360 The purpose of the law the law was presented in 236 00:14:01.399 --> 00:14:04.840 the Bible. The Law as presented in the Bible serves 237 00:14:04.960 --> 00:14:09.159 multiple purposes that are integral to the understanding God's covenant 238 00:14:09.200 --> 00:14:12.759 with his people and his overreaching plan for humanity. The law, 239 00:14:12.799 --> 00:14:15.559 primarily found in the first five books of the Old Testament, 240 00:14:15.879 --> 00:14:19.720 known as the Torah or Pentateuch, is foundational to both 241 00:14:19.799 --> 00:14:25.720 Jewish and Christian theology. The law reveals the holiness, righteousness, 242 00:14:25.720 --> 00:14:28.759 and justice of God. It provides a standard of moral 243 00:14:28.799 --> 00:14:32.240 and ethical conduct that reflects God's own nature and Leviticus 244 00:14:32.320 --> 00:14:35.360 nineteen two, God commands speak to the entire congregation of 245 00:14:35.360 --> 00:14:38.279 the Israelites and tell them be holy, because I the 246 00:14:38.320 --> 00:14:42.120 Lord your God, am holy. This called the Holiness, underscores 247 00:14:42.159 --> 00:14:45.480 the Law's role in revealing God's character and his desire 248 00:14:45.559 --> 00:14:48.519 for his people to emulate his holiness. This whole section 249 00:14:48.600 --> 00:14:50.159 is going to be good, so you understand what we're 250 00:14:50.200 --> 00:14:53.360 reading here, Okay. The Law establishes the terms of the 251 00:14:53.360 --> 00:14:56.840 covenant between God and Israel, and it is a binding 252 00:14:56.879 --> 00:15:01.039 agreement that outlines the responsibilities and privileges of being chosen people, 253 00:15:01.559 --> 00:15:05.799 and in Exodus nineteen verses five through six, God declares, Now, 254 00:15:05.799 --> 00:15:08.919 if you will indeed obey my voice and my covenant, 255 00:15:09.200 --> 00:15:11.799 you will be my treasured possession out of all the nations, 256 00:15:12.360 --> 00:15:14.720 for the whole earth is mine, and unto me, you 257 00:15:14.759 --> 00:15:17.120 shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. 258 00:15:17.879 --> 00:15:20.519 The law serves as a framework for the covenant relationship, 259 00:15:20.519 --> 00:15:24.919 emphasizing obedience and faithfulness. The law provides practical guidelines for 260 00:15:24.960 --> 00:15:27.440 living a life that is pleasing to God. It covers 261 00:15:27.519 --> 00:15:31.600 very aspects of various aspects of daily life, including morale, ceremonial, 262 00:15:31.639 --> 00:15:34.799 and civil laws. In Psalms one nineteen one oh five, 263 00:15:34.840 --> 00:15:36.799 it states your word as a lamp to my feet 264 00:15:37.120 --> 00:15:39.960 and a light to my path. This metaphor highlights the 265 00:15:40.039 --> 00:15:42.840 law's role as a guide for righteous living and offering 266 00:15:42.879 --> 00:15:47.120 direction and wisdom. Revealing sin. One of the critical purposes 267 00:15:47.159 --> 00:15:49.279 of the law is to reveal sin and the need 268 00:15:49.320 --> 00:15:53.639 for a savior. Romans three twenty explains, therefore, no one 269 00:15:53.679 --> 00:15:56.159 will be justified in his sight by works of the law, 270 00:15:56.360 --> 00:15:59.600 for the law merely brings awareness to sin. The law 271 00:15:59.639 --> 00:16:03.320 access a mirror reflecting humanity, sinful nature, and ability to 272 00:16:03.360 --> 00:16:08.159 achieve righteousness through their own efforts. Pointing to Christ. The 273 00:16:08.279 --> 00:16:10.720 law serves as a point forward to Jesus Christ, who 274 00:16:10.720 --> 00:16:15.919 fulfills its requirements and embodies its ultimate purpose. In Matthew five, 275 00:16:16.039 --> 00:16:18.559 verse seventeen, Jesus states, do not think that I have 276 00:16:18.840 --> 00:16:21.320 come to abolish the law of the prophets. I have 277 00:16:21.399 --> 00:16:24.000 come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. I have 278 00:16:24.080 --> 00:16:27.840 come not to abolish them, but to fulfill them. Christ's life, death, 279 00:16:27.840 --> 00:16:30.679 and resurrection fulfill the law's demands, providing a means of 280 00:16:30.720 --> 00:16:35.320 salvation that the law itself could not offer. Maintaining order 281 00:16:35.360 --> 00:16:38.320 and justice, the law functions as a to maintain social 282 00:16:38.440 --> 00:16:41.879 order and justice within the community. It includes civil laws 283 00:16:41.879 --> 00:16:49.720 that govern interactions between individuals and ensure fairness and equity. 284 00:16:49.879 --> 00:16:52.120 It doesn't say equalities, says equity, but okay, I think 285 00:16:52.159 --> 00:16:56.399 equities all right. Deuteronomy sixteen, verse twenty commands purse justice, 286 00:16:56.559 --> 00:17:00.320 pursue justice and justice alone, so that you may live 287 00:17:01.000 --> 00:17:02.960 and you may possess the land that the Lord God 288 00:17:03.039 --> 00:17:06.519 is giving you. This emphasis on justice reflects God's concern 289 00:17:06.640 --> 00:17:10.960 for social well being and harmony. A tutor to lead 290 00:17:11.039 --> 00:17:13.640 us to Christ. And Galatians three, verse twenty four, Paul 291 00:17:13.640 --> 00:17:15.920 describes the Law as a tutor to lead us to Christ, 292 00:17:16.400 --> 00:17:19.640 then we might be justified by faith. The law's role 293 00:17:19.680 --> 00:17:24.680 as a tutor or guardian underscores its temporary and preparatory nature, 294 00:17:25.160 --> 00:17:28.680 goding believers to the ultimate revelation of God's grace through 295 00:17:28.720 --> 00:17:32.640 faith in Jesus Christ. The multifaceted purpose of the Law 296 00:17:33.240 --> 00:17:37.160 highlight its significance and the biblical narrative and its enduring 297 00:17:41.200 --> 00:17:46.519 reverance for understanding God's will and the path to redemption. 298 00:17:47.759 --> 00:17:53.519 So also, guys, I'll tell you this, all this reading 299 00:17:53.519 --> 00:17:55.359 that I do with you guys really assist me as 300 00:17:55.400 --> 00:17:59.160 well on reading my opening statements during my debate. It's 301 00:17:59.200 --> 00:18:01.200 like it a since I read so much to you 302 00:18:01.200 --> 00:18:03.599 guys every night, or not every night, but twice a week, 303 00:18:03.960 --> 00:18:07.680 then it assists me in reading my opening statements and 304 00:18:07.799 --> 00:18:11.079 it helps me with debates and in that aspect, you know, 305 00:18:11.200 --> 00:18:15.880 so appreciate it. All right, So now let's go over 306 00:18:16.079 --> 00:18:18.880 a brief description of verses three through eleven, which we 307 00:18:19.039 --> 00:18:23.160 just read. Verse Timothy one three through eleven conveys Paul's 308 00:18:23.160 --> 00:18:26.160 instruction to Timothy to combat false teachers and Ephesus who 309 00:18:26.200 --> 00:18:30.000 are promoting speculative myths, endless genealogies, and misuse of the 310 00:18:30.039 --> 00:18:33.319 Mosaic law. Paul emphasizes that the goal of true Christian 311 00:18:34.119 --> 00:18:37.839 or teaching is love stemming from a pure heart, good conscious, 312 00:18:37.920 --> 00:18:41.839 and sincere faith. The passage distinguishes between correct doction the 313 00:18:41.880 --> 00:18:45.880 gospel and legalistic, misguided teachings, clarifying that the law is 314 00:18:45.920 --> 00:18:49.079 intended to convict the lawless of sin rather than to 315 00:18:49.119 --> 00:18:53.119 act as a path to righteousness. In verses three through eleven, 316 00:18:53.920 --> 00:18:56.559 the mission of a emphasis, Timothy has urged to remain 317 00:18:56.599 --> 00:18:59.920 in emphasis to stop those teaching different or false doctrines 318 00:19:00.240 --> 00:19:04.599 distract them from the true gospel of God's grace. The 319 00:19:04.640 --> 00:19:07.640 goal of sound doctrine. The focus of Christian instruction is 320 00:19:07.680 --> 00:19:11.920 not empty argumentative speculation, but rather love produced by a 321 00:19:11.960 --> 00:19:15.160 sincere faith, than a good, conscious misuse of the law. 322 00:19:15.519 --> 00:19:18.559 The false teachers were teachers of the law but did 323 00:19:18.559 --> 00:19:21.920 not understand the true purpose. Paul clarifies that the law 324 00:19:21.960 --> 00:19:25.519 is good if used lawfully, meaning it is designed to 325 00:19:25.599 --> 00:19:30.480 expose sin such as disobedience, immorality, and dishonesty and show 326 00:19:30.519 --> 00:19:34.319 the need for the Gospel, the gospel versus legalism. The 327 00:19:34.400 --> 00:19:37.480 passes contrast the idle talk of false teachers or the 328 00:19:37.480 --> 00:19:41.119 Gospel of the glory of the blessed God, which emphasizes 329 00:19:41.160 --> 00:19:45.920 salvation through Christ rather than legalistic adherence to speculative rules. Ultimately, 330 00:19:45.920 --> 00:19:49.599 Paul encourages Timothy to uphold the true Gospel, which foster's 331 00:19:49.720 --> 00:19:54.319 love and spiritual growth, rather than divisive, fruitless and legalist's 332 00:19:54.359 --> 00:20:00.640 teachings legalistic teachings of the false teachers. Now, let's go 333 00:20:00.640 --> 00:20:06.000 ahead and hop down to verse twelve. It says glory 334 00:20:06.079 --> 00:20:09.119 to God for his grace. That's the title. And I 335 00:20:09.160 --> 00:20:14.480 think Christ Jesus, our Lord, who has enabled me because 336 00:20:14.480 --> 00:20:18.079 he counted me faithful, putting me into this ministry, putting 337 00:20:18.119 --> 00:20:21.240 me into the ministry, although I was formerly a blasphemer, 338 00:20:21.319 --> 00:20:26.359 a persecutor, and an isolate, isolent man. But I obtained 339 00:20:26.400 --> 00:20:29.880 mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief, and the 340 00:20:29.920 --> 00:20:34.200 grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant with faith and love, 341 00:20:34.759 --> 00:20:38.240 which are in Christ Jesus. This is a faithful saying 342 00:20:38.319 --> 00:20:41.279 in a word, and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ 343 00:20:41.359 --> 00:20:43.839 Jesus came into the world to save sinners of whom 344 00:20:43.880 --> 00:20:47.200 I am chief. However, for the reason I obtained mercy, 345 00:20:47.640 --> 00:20:51.400 that in me first, Jesus Christ might show all the 346 00:20:51.440 --> 00:20:57.079 long sufferer as a pattern to those a long suffer, 347 00:20:57.119 --> 00:20:59.000 as a pattern of those who are going to believe 348 00:20:59.039 --> 00:21:04.079 on Him forever life. Now to the King, eternal, immortal, invisible, 349 00:21:04.160 --> 00:21:07.680 to God who is who alone is wise, be honor 350 00:21:07.880 --> 00:21:13.759 and glory forever and ever Amen, So Paul's testimony. So 351 00:21:13.799 --> 00:21:18.240 Paul shares his personal testimony, acknowledging his past as a blasphemer, persecutor, 352 00:21:18.279 --> 00:21:21.559 and violent man, yet he received mercy. This underscores the 353 00:21:21.559 --> 00:21:26.960 transformative power of God's grace, So Paul's Testimony. Paul the Apostle, 354 00:21:27.240 --> 00:21:29.759 originally known as Saul of Tarsus, is one of the 355 00:21:29.759 --> 00:21:33.119 most significant figures in the New Testament. His testimony is 356 00:21:33.160 --> 00:21:37.160 a powerful narrative of transformation, grace, and divine calling, which 357 00:21:37.240 --> 00:21:40.319 is documented primarily in the Book of Acts and his epistles. 358 00:21:40.759 --> 00:21:44.240 Paul's life and ministry have had a profound impact on 359 00:21:44.279 --> 00:21:47.359 the spread of Christianity and the theological foundations of the faith. 360 00:21:48.119 --> 00:21:51.720 Background in early life, Saul was born in Tarsus's city 361 00:21:51.759 --> 00:21:55.000 in Silica and was a Roman citizen by birth, that's 362 00:21:55.039 --> 00:21:58.039 Acts twenty two to three, and also twenty eight. He 363 00:21:58.200 --> 00:22:00.279 was a Jew from the tribe of Benjamin and was 364 00:22:00.400 --> 00:22:06.039 educated under Gamaliel, a respected Pharisee teacher, which indicates his 365 00:22:06.160 --> 00:22:09.480 deep roots and Jewish tradition and law. That's Acts twenty two, 366 00:22:09.640 --> 00:22:12.759 verse three, and also that's in Philippians three, verse five. 367 00:22:13.319 --> 00:22:15.599 Saul was zealous for the Jewish faith and became a 368 00:22:15.680 --> 00:22:19.039 fervent persecutor of the Early Church, the early Christian Church, 369 00:22:19.119 --> 00:22:23.119 believing it to be heretical sect that threatened Judaism. That's 370 00:22:23.160 --> 00:22:26.519 in Acts eight, verse three, and also talked about in 371 00:22:26.559 --> 00:22:30.640 Galatians one, verses thirteen through fifteen. Paul's conversion is one 372 00:22:30.640 --> 00:22:33.720 of the most dramatic and human in Christian history. While 373 00:22:33.759 --> 00:22:37.839 traveling to Damascus to arrest Christians, Saul encountered the risen Christ. 374 00:22:38.279 --> 00:22:41.319 A bright light from heaven suddenly surrounded him, and he 375 00:22:41.400 --> 00:22:43.839 fell to the ground. Here at a voice saying, Saul, Saul, 376 00:22:44.240 --> 00:22:47.759 why do you persecute me? Saul asked, who are you Lord? 377 00:22:48.200 --> 00:22:50.839 The voice replied, I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. 378 00:22:51.200 --> 00:22:53.839 This encounter left Paul temporarily blinded, and he was led 379 00:22:53.839 --> 00:22:56.559 into Damascus, where he facetted and prayed for three days. 380 00:22:57.039 --> 00:23:00.240 That's Act Acts nine, verses eight through nine, and then 381 00:23:00.240 --> 00:23:04.160 the persecutions in Acts nine, verses three through five. In Damascus, 382 00:23:04.200 --> 00:23:09.079 a disciple named Anas and Anais followed the Lord's instruction, 383 00:23:09.240 --> 00:23:12.440 visited Saul, and Anas laid hands on him, and Saul's 384 00:23:12.440 --> 00:23:15.200 site was restored. He was filled with the Holy Spirit 385 00:23:15.240 --> 00:23:18.920 and baptized. That's in Acts nine, verse seventeen through eighteen. 386 00:23:19.039 --> 00:23:21.920 This marked the beginning of Saul's transformation into Paul the 387 00:23:22.000 --> 00:23:29.039 Apostle to the Gentiles Ministry, an apostleship. After his conversion, 388 00:23:29.119 --> 00:23:31.839 Paul spent time in Arabia and then returned to Damascus. 389 00:23:32.119 --> 00:23:34.400 He began preaching that Jesus is the Son of God, 390 00:23:34.440 --> 00:23:37.680 astonishing those who knew of his previous persecution of Christians, 391 00:23:38.119 --> 00:23:41.759 Acts nine, verses twenty through twenty two. Paul later traveled 392 00:23:41.799 --> 00:23:44.599 to Jerusalem to meet with the apostles, but due to 393 00:23:44.640 --> 00:23:48.440 this past, they were initially weary of him. Barnabas, however, 394 00:23:48.559 --> 00:23:52.279 vouched for Paul, recounting his conversion in bold preaching. That's 395 00:23:52.279 --> 00:23:55.480 in Acts nine, verse twenty six through twenty seven. Paul's 396 00:23:55.519 --> 00:23:59.960 ministry was characterized by extensive missionary journeys throughout the Roman Empire, 397 00:24:00.039 --> 00:24:04.200 where he established churches, preached the Gospel, and wrote epistles 398 00:24:04.200 --> 00:24:07.000 that form a significant portion of the New Testament. His 399 00:24:07.119 --> 00:24:11.640 letters address theological issues, church practices, Christian living, and they 400 00:24:11.680 --> 00:24:17.480 continue to be foundational for Christian doctrine legacy. Paul's testimony 401 00:24:17.519 --> 00:24:19.720