Lessons from 1 Timothy

Logan and I have decided to go over 1 Timothy, one chapter day (on repeat) until we have gotten a good study from it. I have been horrible about spending consistent time in the word for a while, so this has been a good discipline to get me back into storing up God's word in my heart. I'm thankful for God's inerrant word, where I can trust in the truths about God's character, remind me of the need for repentance, learn how to obey God, and help me to not sin against Him.

Just jotting down some quick thoughts so far:

• Logan and I both find it interesting how there is a smaller portion on qualifications of deacons/leaders but a rather lengthy portion on widowers. Must have been very applicable during that time, but I'm trying to see in what ways I can be impartial and loving towards all people, whatever stage of life/circumstance they're in (widowers, elderly, Christian, non-Christian, divorced, single, married, children, whoever!)
• I didn't realize until recently how often Paul shares of the gospel in 1 Timohy (1:15-17; 2:5; 4:10)
• Thankful for my past pastors who have proven themselves to be godly leaders with humility (P.Cho, J.Kim). 1 Timothy 6:3-6

Quote from D.A. Carson

"People do not drift toward Holiness.
Apart from grace-driven effort, people do not gravitate toward godliness, prayer, obedience to Scripture, faith, and delight in the Lord.
We drift toward compromise and call it tolerance; we drift toward disobedience and call it freedom; we drift toward superstition and call it faith. We cherish the indiscipline of lost self-control and call it relaxation; we slouch toward prayerlessness and delude ourselves into thinking we have escaped legalism; we slide toward godlessness and convince ourselves we have been liberated."

All the more reason to fight vigorously, through the help of the Spirit, against our sins.

Quote from Saint Francis

O Divine Master, Grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console;
To be understood as to understand;
To be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.