What Does Defend What Christians Should Mean By 1 Timothy 2: 3-4
Defend what Christians should mean by 1 Tim 2:3-4, “This is good and pleasing to God our savior, who wills everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth"
LaToya Bradley
Saint Leo University
It is God's will that all men be saved; but how is what so? 1 Timothy 2:3-4 clearly says that God wills everyone to be saved; John Calvin’s quote “God’s will is not therefore at war with itself, nor does it change, nor does it pretend not to will what it wills. Even though His will is one and simple in Him, it appears manifold to us because, on account of our mental incapacity, we do not grasp how in divers ways it wills and does not will something to take place.” Calvin believes that God will save individuals whom …show more content…
Why would God do that? That does not demonstrate Love from a God of love and kindness.
To comprehend what Christians should mean by 1 Timothy 2:3-4, we must understand the history behind the entire book.
1 Timothy is letters written by Paul to Timothy at Ephesus, with reference priestly care of the churches. There were three reasons why Paul wrote these letters to Timothy; (1) encourage Timothy (2) advise Timothy to safeguard the gospel from false teachings (3) Provide instruction about church issues at Ephesus. This letter was a guide for Timothy on how to relate to all groups of people, such as females, widows, adolescent and aged men, elders, bondservants, false teachers, and the wealthy.
Understanding Who God …show more content…
It is important to understand what God's will is in your life, reading the word of God will reveal God's will and as believers in the faith, effective prayer and living the way God designed us to live will fulfill His will. God's permissive will is what God permit to happen, but he does not want it to happen. God is a gentleman, he will not force himself on anyone. 1Timothy 2:3-4 is very clear that God wants us to be prayerful and that He wants everyone to be saved, but to be saved we must first have faith in knowing who God is and to establish a genuine relationship with him and live the way he designed us to
LaToya Bradley
Saint Leo University
It is God's will that all men be saved; but how is what so? 1 Timothy 2:3-4 clearly says that God wills everyone to be saved; John Calvin’s quote “God’s will is not therefore at war with itself, nor does it change, nor does it pretend not to will what it wills. Even though His will is one and simple in Him, it appears manifold to us because, on account of our mental incapacity, we do not grasp how in divers ways it wills and does not will something to take place.” Calvin believes that God will save individuals whom …show more content…
Why would God do that? That does not demonstrate Love from a God of love and kindness.
To comprehend what Christians should mean by 1 Timothy 2:3-4, we must understand the history behind the entire book.
1 Timothy is letters written by Paul to Timothy at Ephesus, with reference priestly care of the churches. There were three reasons why Paul wrote these letters to Timothy; (1) encourage Timothy (2) advise Timothy to safeguard the gospel from false teachings (3) Provide instruction about church issues at Ephesus. This letter was a guide for Timothy on how to relate to all groups of people, such as females, widows, adolescent and aged men, elders, bondservants, false teachers, and the wealthy.
Understanding Who God …show more content…
It is important to understand what God's will is in your life, reading the word of God will reveal God's will and as believers in the faith, effective prayer and living the way God designed us to live will fulfill His will. God's permissive will is what God permit to happen, but he does not want it to happen. God is a gentleman, he will not force himself on anyone. 1Timothy 2:3-4 is very clear that God wants us to be prayerful and that He wants everyone to be saved, but to be saved we must first have faith in knowing who God is and to establish a genuine relationship with him and live the way he designed us to