For our postmodern world the very notion of objective truth is open to question if not ridicule. So in our current cultural climate of soft footings and cracking walls, Paul's unambiguous commitment to the church as "the pillar and foundation of the truth" is a timely metaphor. The apostle calls us to reconsider the architecture of a truly Christian worldview and to reexamine the gospel and tradition we have inherited. In the letters to Timothy and Titus, Paul focuses on the idea of inheritance. The faithful, he writes, must guard and deliver the inheritance of gospel truth. Nearing the end of his life, Paul is intent on securing the heritage of gospel truth for the next generation. In this Bible Speaks Today volume (previously released as a hardcover book with the title Guard the Truth), John Stott finds in 1 Timothy and Titus a dynamic truth that orders Christian life in the church, the family and the world. Here is the lucid commentary we have come to expect from Stott, ever faithful to the text and time of Paul's letters. But in a manner unique to Stott's role as a distinguished Christian statesman, this work's interpretive and pastoral voice remarkably echoes Paul for our own day. One generation speaks to another: "Guard the truth."
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John R. W. Stott is known worldwide as a preacher, evangelist and communicator of Scripture. For many years he served as rector of All Souls Church in London, where he carried out an effective urban pastoral ministry. A leader among evangelicals in Britain, the United States and around the world, Stott was a principal framer of the landmark Lausanne Covenant (1974). His many books, including Why I Am a Christian and The Cross of Christ, have sold millions of copies around the world and in dozens of languages. Whether in the West or in the Two-Thirds World, a hallmark of Stott's ministry has been expository preaching that addresses the hearts and minds of contemporary men and women. Stott was honored by Time magazine in 2005 as one of the "100 Most Influential People in the World."
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John Stott continues to delight in both his skill with the pen and the clarity of his theological insight--faithful to the reformed doctrines in his exposition of scripture, yet insightful in application. I highly recommend to all preachers as the most accessible exegesis written by the consummate teacher. There is a reason he is the elder statesmen of the evangelical movement.
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Typical Stott, succinct, clear, true to the text and profound. I highly recommend this to the every pastor preaching through 1 Timothy or the layperson trying to understand the book better.
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Excellently Written and well articulated. The author helps illuminate Paul's words that he wrote so long ago in the New Testament. John Stott does a fine job of illustrating and amplifying the works of these new testament books
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Ever since F.C Baur of Tubingen rejected the Pauline authorship of all three Pastoral Letters in 1835, the voices of critical orthodoxy have confidently followed this tradition. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Ever since F.C Baur of Tubingen rejected the Pauline authorship of all three Pastoral Letters in 1835, the voices of critical orthodoxy have confidently followed this tradition. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cultural transposition, pastoral oversight, false teachers, universal offer, younger widows Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Testament, Christ Jesus, Jesus Christ, Old Testament, Holy Spirit, Pastoral Letters, Professor Moule, Gordon Fee, Joachim Jeremias, Justin Martyr, Donald Guthrie, Ecclesiastical History, Loeb Classical Library, Pontius Pilate, Roman Empire, The Message of Romans New!
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- The Pastoral Letters (Cambridge Bible Commentaries on the New English Bible) by Anthony Tyrrell Hanson in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and page 75
- New International Greek Testament Commentary: The Pastoral Epistles by George W. Knight in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- In the Steps of Timothy: The Effectiveness of an Ordinary Christian by Lance Pierson in Front Matter, and page 37
- The Pastoral Epistles (Tyndale New Testament Commentaries) by Donald Guthrie in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Institutes of the Christian Religion (Two Volumes in One) by John Calvin in Front Matter, and page 47
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- Ephesians: Building a Community in Christ (John Stott Bible Studies) by John R. W. Stott in Copyright
- Galatians: Experiencing the Grace of Christ (John Stott Bible Studies) by John R. W. Stott in Copyright
- The Beatitudes: Developing Spiritual Character (John Stott Bible Studies) by John R. W. Stott in Back Matter
- Romans: Encountering the Gospel's Power by John R. W. Stott in Back Matter
- 1 Timothy & Titus: Fighting the Good Fight (John Stott Bible Studies) by John R. W. Stott in Back Matter
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