Christian Community - Pastoral Care

In part 2 of our "Christian Community" series, Pastor Anthony shares from Paul's first letter to the young pastor, Timothy. In this letter, Paul gives encouragement, guidance, wisdom, and warning to his "son in the faith." More than anything else, Paul urges Timothy to stand strong in the faith and doctrine in which he was first established. At this point, only 30 years since Christ's resurrection, there were already other "doctrines" entering the scene and drawing many away from the faith. There were those that were complete falsehoods based on works and other things. But, the most dangerous of all were the ones that didn't come up with a different "truth," but just twisted the actual "truth" of the gospel a little bit. What Paul says to Timothy in 1 Timothy 6:20, he says to us all - "...Guard what was committed to your trust."

 

September 17, 2023

Pastor Anthony