1 Timóteo 6
J. Vernon McGee · Citado em PreceptAustin
1 Timóteo 6
Vernon McGee points out: "Servants"--Paul is going to deal with the relationship of capital and labor. The Christian should render a full day's work for whomever he is working. If he agrees to work until five o'clock, he should work until five o'clock. Then sometimes workers leave with their pickaxe hanging in the air--they don't finish up. The Christian is to turn in a full day's work for a full day's pay. (1 Timothy 6 Commentary) Are to regard (hegeomai) their own masters (despotes) as worthy (axios) of all honor (time) - NIV - "should consider their masters worthy of full respect" NJB = "must have unqualified respect for their masters." Paul is giving slaves the first of three commands (others in v2-3), this command in the present imperative which calls for them (and us) to continually depend on the Holy Spirit in order to obey. Masters (despotes signifies the ones who had absolute control and unrestricted power in regard to their slaves. THOUGHT - Even though you can’t respect the fact that the one in authority over you (employer, teacher, husband, etc) is not a Christian, you are to respect the authority that is over you, because this honors God and the Gospel. Hiebert observes: Slaves formed a considerable element in all the apostolic churches. The very difficulty of their position made it necessary that Timothy direct special instructions to them. The dignity and spiritual freedom which they enjoyed in the Christian assembly must not blind them to the fact that Christianity did not liberate them from their obligations arising out of their status in a pagan society. They must be warned against any abuse of Christian liberty and brotherhood. p. 106 (Borrow First Timothy- Everyman's Bible Commentary - excellent resource) If a believing slave is submitted to His Master in heaven, it will be much easier to be submitted to his master on earth and to treat them with honor and respect. In so doing they are giving a witness to their heavenly Master by the way they interact with their earthly masters, whether they were believers or not. In this passage Paul is referring to unbelieving masters. How can we know they are unbelievers? In the next verse the text literally reads "and those having believing masters," which by default identifies the masters in this verse as unbelievers. We can and should respect unbelievers. Albert
1 Timóteo 6:6-8
Vernon McGee says: We come into the world empty-handed, and that is the way we leave it. This is the reason a child of God ought to be using his money for the work of God. I believe that making a will is fine, but it is often much abused. As someone has rhymed it, :Do your givin' While you're livin'. Then you're knowin' Where it's goin'." A child of God should make sure that he is supporting the work of God in some way. Brian Bell on cannot take anything out - You’ve heard them all: “Ever see a hearse w/a trailer hitch?” “Ever see a shroud with pockets?” “Souls can’t tote luggage” “Or the one about the guy who was able to smuggle in some gold & when the angels saw it they asked why he brought Asphalt with him?”