Sunday Nov 23, 2025

'Keep Thy Trust'

Exhortation by Brother Simon Nadjarian

Summary of 1 Timothy Chapter 6 📖

Chapter 6 of 1 Timothy provides practical guidance on Christian conduct in the workplace and the dangers of materialism, with a strong warning against false teaching. 1. Conduct of Servants and Masters (1 Tim 6:1-2) The chapter opens with instructions for servants (slaves) regarding their masters. This is emphasizing the need for respect, obedience, and good conduct in all relationships, including work, to ensure that the Gospel and the name of God are not discredited in the eyes of the world. This is particularly important for servants with believing masters, whom they should serve even better out of love.

2. Warning Against False Teaching and Greed (1 Tim 6:3-10) Paul issues a strong condemnation of those who promote teachings that contradict the "sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ," which refer to the pure and unadulterated doctrine of the Gospel. False teachers are characterized by arrogance, useless disputes, and the false idea that "godliness is a means of gain" (i.e., using faith for material profit). The core warning here is: "Godliness with contentment is great gain" (v. 6). True spiritual wealth comes from being satisfied with what we have (food and clothing), as we brought nothing into this world and can take nothing out. The "love of money is a root of all kinds of evil" (v. 10). The desire to be rich leads to temptation, traps, and wandering from the faith, piercing individuals with many sorrows.

3. A Charge to the Man of God (1 Tim 6:11-16) Timothy, as the "man of God," is commanded to flee from the love of money and pursue the essential Christian virtues such as righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness. He is urged to "fight the good fight of faith" and hold fast to eternal life until the appearing of the Lord Jesus Christ (the Second Coming). This aligns with the focus on the literal, future Kingdom of God and the personal need for steadfast faith to inherit it.

4. Instruction for the Rich (1 Tim 6:17-19) Wealthy believers are instructed: Not to be arrogant or to put their hope in uncertain riches. To trust instead in God, the Creator. To be rich in good works, generous, and willing to share, effectively "storing up treasure for themselves" for the resurrection and the life to come in God's Kingdom.

5. Final Warning (1 Tim 6:20-21) The chapter concludes with a final charge to guard the deposit (the Gospel message/true doctrine) and avoid the "irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge," which often interpret as referring to philosophies and doctrines contrary to the strict scriptural teachings.

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