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Audio Lessons on “Timothy Study”

Timothy Study - Part 1 - The lesson on November 26, 2006 starts a new series by taking a look at the books of Timothy in the New Testament that the Apostle Paul wrote to Timothy.

Timothy Study Date/Teacher Audio Format Available November 26, 2006 Derek McCammon - Timothy Study - Part 1 December 3, 2006 Derek McCammon - Timothy Study - Part 2 January 21, 2007 Derek McCammon - Timothy Study - Part 3 February 4, 2007 Derek McCammon - Timothy Study - Part 4 February 11, 2007 Derek McCammon - Timothy Study - Part 5 February 18, 2007 Derek McCammon - Timothy Study - Part 6 February 25, 2007 Derek McCammon - Timothy Study Part 7 March 4, 2007 Derek McCammon - Timothy Study Part 8 April 22, 2007 Derek McCammon - Timothy Study Part 9 April 29, 2007 Derek McCammon - Timothy Study Part 10 May 6, 2007 Derek McCammon - Timothy Study Part 11 May 20, 2007 Derek McCammon - Timothy Study Part 12 June 3, 2007 Derek McCammon - Timothy Study Part 13 June 10, 2007 Derek McCammon - Timothy Study Part 14 July 1, 2007 Derek McCammon - Timothy Study Part 15 July 8, 2007 Derek McCammon - Timothy Study Part 16 Lesson Handout   July 22, 2007 Derek McCammon - Timothy Study Part 17 (final)

Paul wrote these after he declared in Ephesians that he was given the calling to make all saints see what is the fellowship of The Mystery. Paul then took his brother in Christ, Timothy and gave us an example of how to do this type of ministry. Timothy is a character in scripture that faced issues just like other Christians do today.  He really understood some things, yet he struggled with others that brought him pain and sorrow. Paul understood this because Timothy had a Christian friend with Paul who he could share these issues with. Timothy had a responsibility given to him which was to take care of the church at Ephesus. Paul writes three pastoral epistles in The Mystery: 1 & 2 Timothy, and Titus. The other letters he wrote were church letters. The pastoral letters were to help pastors grow their churches (like churches starting in homes and growing). Paul is not in prison while he wrote 1 Timothy and Titus. Later Paul gets arrested in Troas and is put in prison. 1 Timothy is about 4 or 5 years after the letter of Ephesians. Paul writes Timothy addressing the people issues within the church. In chapter 1, Paul deals with heresy or the use of incorrect doctrine. In chapter 2, Paul deals with the place of prayer and women.  Chapter 3 discusses the deacons or bishops (those given the responsibility over the church). , In chapters 4, 5, and 6 we see Paul writing about the walk, the work, and the warnings to the ministers. We find Timothy needs all of it because when we get to 2 Timothy, we see he still has problems.  The biggest problem is the Pagen worshippers in Ephesus and those clinging to Judiasm.   Click here to listen now.

Timothy Study - Part 2. The lesson on December 3, 2006 continues the series on Timothy with part two in the series. We find the Apostle Paul appealing to Timothy regarding proper doctrine. Doctrine develops the walk of a Christian. What was the doctrine that was followed in Ephesus? We learn from Acts that Paul was there for three years warning about the Pagan doctrine they were following worshipping Diana (Acts 19:1 “And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples.” Acts 20:31 ”Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.”) Paul is emphasizing sound doctrine to Timothy in 1 Timothy 1:10b “... and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;”. We also see Paul warn of other doctrines in 1 Timothy 4:1 “Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;”.  Clearly sound doctrine is very important to our proper Christian walk. Our walk should be based on our calling from God vs. what we think it is from our own imaginations. Our goal with our walk should be to grow into a perfect man as it says in Ephesians 4:13 ”Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:”. We do that with proper doctrine so we are “ no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;” (Ephesians 4:14).   Click here to listen now or go to the audio lessons for the month. You may also want to review all of the audio lessons on Timothy.

Timothy Study - Part 3. The lesson on January 21, 2007 picked up the audio series on Timothy with lesson three in the series. The study covers 1 Timothy 1:1-11. The first lesson covered the people we are dealing with in Ephesus. Timothy and Paul.  Paul is a preacher, apostle, and an teacher to the Gentiles.  This wasn’t so in the Acts period when Paul met Timothy (this is when Timothy became one of Paul’s converts as explained in Acts 16:1-5)  Timothy was a devout believer from being raised by his mother Lois, and grandmother Eunice which were Jews that believed in Christ. Timothy’s father was a Greek and this was considered a problem in his testimony to the Jews because he wasn’t circumcised (Paul took care of that when he circumcised him in Acts 16:3). In Acts chapters 19 & 20, we learn that Timothy is now the head of the church at Ephesus which is what ties into 1 Timothy 1:3 “ As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine”. We see in verse 10 that Paul warns Timothy “For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine” Paul talks about good doctrine in 1 Timothy 4:6 “If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.” Further, in chapter 6, verse 3 he warns “If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;” Doctrine is incredibly important. Doctrine teaches us practical truths but more importantly it teaches us what is truth for today (dispensational teaching). What we find in 1 Timothy chapter 1 is practical teaching (after all, 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus are written to Timothy and Titus which are pastoral leaders of their churches). We see that the doctrinal teaching has changed from before when Paul was there in Acts 20:17-27 and Timothy now is responsible to administer the new doctrine. The lesson continues through verse 10 of chapter one.   Click here to listen now.

Timothy Study - Part 4. The lesson on February 4, 2007 continues the series on Timothy with part 4 which takes us to the end of chapter one. Timothy is a pastoral letter written by the Apostle Paul to Timothy which was the church leader in Ephesus so there is a good connection with the Ephesians letter and 1 Timothy. Beginning in verse 12, Paul specifies he has been enabled by the love of Christ. It always begins with Christ. We see that Paul was accounted faithful to be responsible for the calling that Christ gave him which was “to be a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on Christ to life everlasting.” (1 Tim. 1:16). Paul charges Timothy in verse 19 to hold THE faith, which is the specific body of truth that Paul was empowered to propagate among Christians. Paul was a recovered individual as he declared in verse 16 by His mercy (mercy meaning not getting what you do deserve) because Paul was a chief sinner (as he said in verse 13). The most important doctrine that the Christian needs to know is the love of God. The love of God is what is wrapped up in this dispensation of grace. God chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world. Even in Romans 5:17-19, Paul tells us “... even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.”  Wide is the road to hell and narrow is the path to heaven. Some choose not to take the narrow path and accept the gift of eternal life from God. We read in verse 17, that Christ is the King eternal, who is immortal, and the only wise God. This correlates with 1 Tim 6:15 where Paul again says Christ “is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords”. Israel understands him as King of Kings and Lord of Lords, but in this dispensation of the Mystery, we know Christ as the only Potentate because Christ came to save creation which includes the entire universe!   Click here to listen now. You may also listen to all the audio lessons on the Timothy study as well. You may want to review the audio lesson for the month.

Timothy Study - Part 5. The lesson on February 11, 2007 continues in the Timothy study in chapter 2. This chapter primarily covers two topics: Prayer and Women in the church. There has been some controversy in the fact that Paul said in verse 1, “I Exhort”. Some have said that this isn’t the Word of God but instead Paul’s opinion. We believe that it is God’s Word and that not only will this chapter cover prayer and women in the church but, it’s really a question of God’s will vs. my will . Meaning, will you listen to what God says or will you follow your own will? Paul addresses this in the first verse where he tells us to pray for others, which is God’s will. We normally would want to pray for ourselves but it’s others that we should be praying for. Supplications involves praying for others spiritual supplies or needs. Intercessions involves praying for others problems. Prayer is a petition mainly to the one that can give it (God). One thing that also comes with a pastoral letter, is the concept of meddling. Do you pray for others that are supposed to be godly friends but are demonstrating ungodly behavior? The scripture says that we are to pray “For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.” There is nothing that disrupts peaceable godliness than someone that’s being antagonistic. Romans 12:17-21 says to live peaceably with all men... and “Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.” From God’s perspective it is a good thing to pray for those that are your enemy! God’s desire is that all men be saved and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. As it says in 1 John 2:2, “And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world”. The most important aspect of prayer is not that you will change God’s mind about something, but rather you will receive the peace of God from praying as it says in Philippians 4:7” And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” The second subject covered in this chapter is women in the church which starts in verse 9. This was a problem in Ephesus which had a bunch of situations where women were adorned with ungodly clothing and behavior.  Titus 2:3-5 explains the behavior of godly women in the church. The head of the women is the man. The head of the man is Christ. The head of Christ is God. God has established headship in the church as it says in 1 Corinthians 11:3 “But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.” This is the line of authority that we are to follow. This is hard for some women to follow. Nevertheless, the end of the matter is that “... she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety” (1 Tim 2:15). Why? The woman has to learn the Word of God in order to train the children in the fear and admonition of the Lord.    Listen to the lesson now, or you may want to review all of the audio lessons on the Timothy Series.

Timothy Study - Part 6.  The lesson on February 18th, 2007 covers another important aspect of management in the church with the appointment of Bishops. Chapter one covered sound doctrine.  Chapter two covered prayer and the role of women in the church. Chapter three covers the role of being a bishop in the church. Paul thought it important to cover the qualifications of the bishop. Paul writes this pastoral epistle to help Timothy straighten out the problems he is facing the the church in Ephesus. The problems Timothy was facing is the same problems the church is facing today. The church was growing and more and more demands were being put on the church by the additional members. We learn that Bishop is an office and that an Elder is a man. As it states in Titus 1:5-9 “... and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.” The office of a Bishop is an honorable job within the church and one to be desired. They do an important job of taking care of the souls of these Christians. A bishop must be blameless, the husband of one wife. He is to be vigilant which means one that is not given to drinking alcohol (in excess). It really means to be watchful and not a winebibber. A bishop is someone who is sober minded and expresses good behavior. He also is open to strangers and given to hospitality. He is capable of instructing others in the Word of God. A Bishop is not a striker meaning one not given to violence. He has patience and not contentious nor a lover of money (gainsayers). A good Bishop morally, financially, and thoughtfully rules his own house. Why is Paul telling Timothy this? As Paul said in 1 Timothy 3:15 “... that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.”  The lesson ends by looking at the last part of verse 7 which talks about “the snare of the devil”. The devil is always waiting for everyone and no one is immune from the wiles of the devil. We all have our nature but we are taught to rise above.   Click here to listen now. You may also want to hear all of the audio lessons on the Timothy Series.

Timothy Study - Part 7. Continuing in the Timothy series, the lesson on February 25, 2007 covers 1 Timothy 3:8-16 which details the qualifications for the leaders in the church. Timothy is the head of the church in Ephesus which is where Paul encountered a lot of problems. If we look at Acts 20:17 we see that Paul had to call the elders to a meeting outside the city because such a ruckus was caused by individuals like Alexander the coppersmith (1 Tim. 1:20; 2 Tim. 4:14). Paul told them to watch over the church and to look out for those that would cause problems from outside trying to come in and also those from within the church (Acts 20:28-31). It seems that problems from within the church is not new. Jude gave warnings about these types in Jude 1:11-13 which tells of 3 religious people (Cain, Balaam, and Core) that had become a source of woe! Paul then continues his clarification of the qualifications of the leaders in the church and this week we cover the office of a Deacon. The word Deacon is made up of two words: “Dea” means “through” and “Con” means “servant” which is the role of the deacon which is to be of service. There is an example of this in Acts 6:1-4 where the Bishops were desiring to be dedicated to prayer and the reading of the word. Acts 6:3-4 “Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.” The deacons were appointed to take care of the daily administration of the widows. We see also in 1 Tim 3:10 that the people chosen for this office must first be proven to be of good service before they become a deacon.  The lesson continues with other criteria found in 1 Tim 3:8 (KJV) “Likewise must the deacons be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;”. We also find the mention of the Mystery listed in verse 9. The Mystery is mentioned 6 times in Ephesians, 4 times in Colossians, 2 times in 1 Timothy for a total of 12 times. The lesson ends with commentary on verses 15 and 16 (the lesson referenced an article by C.H. Welch from the Alphabetical Analysis on these verses.)   Click here to listen now.

Timothy Study - Part 8. Continuing in 1 Timothy, this lesson starts in chapter 4 which was given on March 4, 2007.  Paul reminds Timothy in 1 Timothy 4:6 ”If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.”. The encouragement is to practice Godliness which we do by putting on the mind of Christ (Philippians 2:5). God’s spirit communicates with our spirit as we learn in 1 Corinthians 2:10 “But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.” and verse 11-12 says that we have received the spirit of God “... that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.” Remember, God has finished the word of God in the revelation of the Mystery (Colossians 1:25-26) so His spirit will not say anything beyond the confines of scripture.  Anything you think God is revealing to you has to be proven out by scripture for we are requested to test the spirits (1 John 4:1). An example of this is to try and apply worldly truths to your spiritual walk (like the “Think and Grow Rich” crowds or the philosophy of a positive mental attitude). Now, starting in verse one Paul tells Timothy of the “latter times”.  Keep in mind that there are two latter times, one for the dispensation belonging to the Israel, and the other one belonging to the dispensation of the Mystery (which involves the church which is the body of Christ). The characterization of the last days (latter times) for our dispensation is described in 2 Timothy 3:1-7; and 4:3-4. We see a lot of these attributes in the world today. Back in 1 Timothy 4:1 Paul tells of some turning away from the faith. It’s important to determine what you have your faith in... is it in Christ or something else? The individuals in verse one had faith but they have since turned away by giving heed to the doctrines of demons. It’s a spiritual warfare! (Ephesians 6:10-12). The end of the lesson talks about those believers whose conscience has been seared with a hot iron.   Click here to listen now.

Timothy Study - Part 9. The lesson on April 22, 2007 is the continuation of the series on the books written by Paul to Timothy who is the leader of the church at Ephesus. Timothy was a young man in a hostile territory leading a church in a city which was steep in idolatry and he had much opposition to Christ. God has given Timothy all he needs to know through the Apostle Paul. Even more with us today. God has completed the word of God and we have all we need in scripture to complete our walk which we have been called to do. When Paul told Timothy in 1 Tim 4:8-9 (KJV) “For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.” Paul is telling Timothy to practice godliness. We should as well. There was a terrible tragedy that happened at on a college campus this past week where over 30 students were killed by another student with a gun. The media has tried to explore why the murderer did this but they won’t come to the conclusion that sin is the problem. We are to be appropriating godliness in our lives to enjoy the fruit of righteousness.  Our desires should be brought under subjection to the truth. We see in verse 1, “Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;” which is who Timothy is wrestling with. We also are seeing these problems today with people abstaining from marriage and raising babies born out of wedlock who statistically have shown are at a much greater risk for criminal behavior.  Paul is encouraging Timothy to be an example in leading the church. We should take the same encouragement so our witness for Christ is presented well. There should be no reservation of giving yourself wholly over to God to serve him. Paul finishes the chapter by saying in verse 16 “Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.”   Click here to listen now or go to the audio lessons for the month. 

Timothy Study - Part 10. The lesson on April 29, 2007 is the tenth lesson on the audio series called the “Timothy Study”. The scripture for this lesson is chapter 5 of 1 Timothy verses 1 thru 16.  Paul writes Timothy in chapter 5 about practical lessons on administration in the church, particularly in regards with widows. The chapter starts out with wisdom expressed in the means of handling elders. Timothy is told not to rebuke an elder but treat them like family members as if they were brothers. There is often a comparison of family members with other Christians in the body of Christ.  In verses 3 to 10 Paul is specifically speaking about two types of widows: Widows, and Widows indeed. Why the distinction? Isn’t a woman that has lost her husband a widow? Yes but she is not a widow indeed unless she meets the criteria set forth in verse 5 “Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.”   An example of a widow indeed is Anna from Luke 2:36-37 ”And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.” God cares about the widow. For example, in Luke 18:1-6 Jesus tells of a judge that fears not God or man but when he is approached by the widow, this judge is moved to avenge her. In Luke 18:7 it says “And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith. And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?” We also find in Deuteronomy 10:17-18 “For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward: He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.” Also in Chapter 27:19 it says “Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.” God loves the widow! The difference between the widow and the widow indeed is the condition of being desolate. We don’t see much of that today because the government has taken the place of the church with social security. Men also have taken advantage of using estate planning with the use of life insurance so the widow is financially okay.   Click here to listen now.

Timothy Study - Part 11. As Christians, we have the responsibility daily to provide encouragement by sharing the love of God. The lesson on May 6, 2007 provides a review of the lesson regarding widows but then picks up to study the passages on Elders in verse 17. 1 Timothy 5:17 says “Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.” Elders are particularly qualified to teach the word of God and that’s why it is important that the qualifications that God established when selecting an elder in the church are followed. Elders are individuals that have ruled well showing they are faithful individuals especially when they receive a double honor by laboring in the word and doctrine. Elders are wise, able, and are faithful because they have spent time in the word of God. We are reminded of the qualifications of the elder listed in 1 Timothy 3:1-13. Timothy is being told what the work of a good minister is in the church.  We see however that elders are not perfect. In verse 19 there are instructions on how to handle rebuking an elder properly. The offense spoken about in verse 19 is a criminal accusation similar to the type of accusation the Jewish leaders attempted to put on Jesus in Luke 6:6-7 or John 18:33-38 which never were proven. As Pilate said “I find in him no fault at all”. The same is true when handling accusations against an elder because you need to have two or three witnesses to be sure. We need to be careful about the individuals we choose to be elders as Paul expressed in Titus 1:5-6 “For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.” Paul the charges Timothy with a serious charge in 1 Tim 5:21 “I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.” The lesson comments on the statement found in verse 18 “For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn...” which is taken from Deuteronomy 25:4 when there are stories about handing out judgment. The elders are in need of our prayer and support.   Click here to listen now.

Timothy Study - Part 12. The lesson on May 13, 2007 continues the lesson in Timothy and covers Chapter 5:21-25. Isn’t it required of a Christian to guard our heart? In Proverbs 4:23 it says “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.” Jeremiah says that there is nothing more deceitful than the heart. Jeremiah said in Jeremiah 17:9 “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” If Christians don’t guard their heart, it leads us astray. Sin never wins and faith never fails. Faith comes from the study of the word of God where you learn the divinely implanted principles of God.. In 1 Timothy 5:21 we find Paul charges Timothy in a very serious manner with doing nothing by partiality. In churches today we find they are in a habit of picking elders with partiality. They pick men of certain worldly talents instead of biblical knowledge. It says in Proverbs 28:21 “To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.” If you pick men to hold leadership positions in church who haven’t been tested, they will corrupt the church. We see an example of choosing leadership correctly in Deuteronomy 1:15-17 when Moses picked elders to be judges over the different tribes in Israel. Paul is charging Timothy to exercise the same wisdom when picking elders within the church. The lesson continues with the remainder of chapter 5. 1 Timothy 5:22-25 “Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure. Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities. Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after. Likewise also the good works of some are manifest beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid.” 1 Timothy 6:1-2 is also covered which brings the instruction to the ministers of the church to a close.   Click here to listen now.

Timothy Study - Part 13. The lesson on June 3, 2007 continues the series in the last chapter in 1 Timothy and picks up in 1 Timothy 6:3-11. Timothy was receiving teaching and exhortations on Widows, Elders, and Servants in the church and starting in verse 3 of chapter six we find Paul addressing the sentiment of not being satisfied with your lot in life. That’s why Paul says in verse 6 “But godliness with contentment is great gain.”  It’s contentment that we need to have. Are you expecting to receive more than you reasonably ought to expect? That is the problem with most people in today’s society and we ruin our witness for Christ. The source of contentment is godliness and Paul has talked about godliness 9 times in 1 Timothy. Twice in Chapter 2. 1 Tim 2:1-2 “I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.” 1 Tim 2:9-10 “In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.” We learn that prayer is important part of godliness and that for the women, dressing modestly practices godliness. The third time in Chapter 3:16 “And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.” This reminds us as Christians that we have the indwelling power to behave with a steady conformity to the will of God. Righteousness is the product of godliness. Fourth reference is in 1 Tim 4:7 “But refuse profane and old wives' fables , and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.” Then the last five references to godliness occurs in chapter 6. The lesson finishes on discussing the will of God and obstacles to godliness which include pride.