1 Timothy 6:20
Summary for 1Tim 6:20-21: 6:20-21 a This brief but pointed exhortation summarizes and shows the importance of Timothy’s task in Ephesus (cp. 1:18-20 b; 2 Tim 1:13-14 c). 6:20 d what God has entrusted to you (literally the deposit): The Good News is a deposit entrusted to the church and its leaders for safekeeping (1:15 e; 2:5-6 f; 3:16 g). It encompasses the whole pattern of conduct that follows from it (2 Tim 1:13-14 h; 3:10-11 i). It stabilizes and purifies the church when it is buffeted by counterfeits in the polluted environment of difficult times (2 Tim 3:1 j). The deposit belongs to the “tradition” of the church (see 2 Tim 2:2 k; 1 Cor 11:23-25 l; 15:1-8 m; 2 Thes 2:15 n; 3:6 o). It requires creative and faithful interpretation to meet changing circumstances and problems (see 2 Tim 1:12-14 p).
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