RED - Reading, Exhortation, Doctrine (1 Timothy 4:13)

1Ti 4:13 Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.

Introduction
Ephesus. The City, The Church
Timothy

The 1st Epistle of Timothy

1. Reading
Both private and public. More significantly, the reading of God’s word (then, Old Testament).
a. The Old Testament cannot be thrown out. It contains the law and the prophets. The entire Scripture is profitable for doctrine.
b. Reading “all scripture”. Reading with balance.
c. Reading with memory and understanding. Regularity. Focus. Repetition. Interpretation.
d. Reading with faith. Application.
Reading publicly. The Synagogue pattern. The Septuagint. The blessing of Bible translations.

2. Exhortation
One can’t exhort until one is exhorted, one has read.

3. Doctrine
Teaching the doctrines in to people.

Domenic Marbaniang, 2009