1 Timothy 5:23 – Water or Wine?

A river's edge with a frog and bugs around the water (Grok)

Stop drinking only water, and use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.

Summary: Paul’s advice to Timothy about food provides surprising insights about righteousness before God.   

Throughout Paul’s letter to Timothy, we have presumed that the “Author behind the author” is God. What we mean by that is that the Bible is not just a collection of words and letters written by people about God, but rather that it is a collection of words curated by God specifically because they have meaning for all people throughout all time. 

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1 Timothy 1:13a – A Single Blast of Light

Man looking worried as he enters an office full of people. (Grok)

Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man …

Summary: The change in Paul that occurred on the road to Damascus is not all that different than what we commonly call a “wake up call.”  

How does a person go from seeing himself as a virtuous defender of “All That Is Right” one day, and the next, find themselves believing that their whole life has been a horrible mistake?

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