引言：合神心意的基督徒人生模版！

一、成为属灵真儿子（V1-4）

在福音里重生的人理当成为属灵长辈的真儿子！这身份所形成的关系重于使徒的角色。这身份要学会听从父辈的祝福与嘱咐；关键在于站稳立场，坚守信仰，能以分辨。提摩太成为保罗真儿子，一面领受为父者所给予的祝福，同时也听命于属灵父亲的嘱咐，顺服指令荣耀神。

二、承接主命传真爱（V5-7）

神为什么颁布律法与诫命？岂不是因为爱吗？否则神才不必那么麻烦：“你想蒙福就相信，你不信就去死吧！”不，神用心良苦，千方百计的要人明白真道，领受救恩。唯独真领受爱才会继续传扬爱，不惜付代价把所经历的事见证出来。听从神命令的爱是一种完全单纯的信靠，我们既是白白得来，也理当把这爱白白的传给他人。

三、靠着律法显明罪（V8-10）

人心总是“偏”的！按照人的天然本性，人总是自然的露出偏离真理的种种罪恶。因此律法的功能就显得非常重要，否则人就是歪了也不自觉，因为天下乌鸦一般黑，总觉得大家都是差不多。罪己大大充斥着全人类，还好有神的诫命不断光照人，叫人知罪而悔改。

四、经历福音作见证（V11-16）

1.受托传福音（V11-12）

全能神把最重要和神圣的工作托付给使徒保罗，其实我们而言也是如此，因着领受了福音，我们也成为被主差派的使者！我们要忠心，要起来服事，就必经历主所加给的力量！

2.见证真转化（V13-14）

保罗有一百八十度的生命转化见证，我们都信主故事固然不尽相同，但是转化的本质是雷同的。因此，我们的转化就是福音的见证。

3.罪魁变荣耀（V15-16）

罪人中的罪魁成为最荣耀的福音见证人，也是成为许多人的见证和榜样。【基督降世救罪人】是信仰的核心，这是我们在世上所要作的见证啊！

五、靠着信心打美仗（V17-20）

作为福音的门徒与使者，保罗的属灵真儿子，要存着一颗完全的信心为福音打那美好的仗。
我们有一位最尊贵与荣耀的神，祂以福音拯救万民；但是我们也知道有撒旦的破坏与拦阻，因此传福音是一场生死之战。这仗的美好之处就是不断把人拯救出来，出死入生，带进永生神国。

总结：我们都是神国大使

作为福音真儿子，更是成为天父的孩子，我们要以父神的事为念：既是福音大使命！

1 Timothy Chapter 1: Those who receive the gospel
GK611 Morning Devotion
17/05/2024
The Morning Devotion Speaker: Rev David Tan

Introduction: A model of Christian life after God’s heart!

1. Becoming a true spiritual son (V1-4)

Those who are reborn in the gospel should become the true sons of their spiritual elders! The relationship formed by this identity is greater than the role of apostle. This identity requires learning to obey the blessings and instructions of the fathers; the key is to stand firm, stick to the faith, and be able to discern. Timothy became a true son of Paul. On the one hand, he received the blessings from his father, and at the same time, he also obeyed the instructions of his spiritual father, obeying the instructions and glorifying God.

2. Accepting the Lord’s commandments and spreading true love (V5-7)

Why did God give laws and commandments? Isn’t it because of love? Otherwise, God wouldn’t have bothered so much: “If you want to be blessed, believe it; if not, just die!” No, God has good intentions and uses every possible means to make people understand the faith and receive salvation. Only those who truly receive love will continue to preach love and bear witness to what they have experienced at any cost. The love that obeys God’s commands is a kind of complete and simple trust. Since we have received it freely, we should also pass this love freely to others.

3. Relying on the law to reveal sins (V8-10)

People’s hearts always “deviate”! According to human nature, people will always naturally reveal all kinds of sins that deviate from the truth. Therefore, the function of the law is very important, otherwise people will not realise it even if they are crooked, because the crows in the world are all black, and they always feel that everyone is the same. Sinners pervade all mankind, but fortunately, God’s commandments continue to illuminate people, making them realise their sins and repent.

4. Experiencing the gospel and bearing witness (V11-16)

(1) Commissioned to preach the gospel (V11-12)

Almighty God entrusted the most important and sacred work to the apostle Paul. In fact, the same is true for us. Because we have received the gospel, we have also become messengers sent by the Lord! If we are faithful and stand up to serve, we will experience the strength given by the Lord!

(2) Witnessing true transformation (V13-14)

Paul has a 180-degree testimony of life transformation. Although our stories of believing in the Lord are different, the essence of transformation is the same. Therefore, our transformation is a testimony of the gospel.

(3) The chief sinner turns into glory (V15-16)

The chief of sinners becomes the most glorious witness of the gospel and a witness and example to many. [Christ came into the world to save sinners] is the core of faith. This is the testimony we must bear in the world!

5. Fighting the good fight by faith (1:17-20)

As disciples and messengers of the gospel, Paul’s true spiritual sons must fight the good fight for the gospel with complete faith.

We have the most noble and glorious God, who saves all peoples with the gospel; but we also know that there is destruction and obstruction from Satan, so preaching the gospel is a life and death battle. The beauty of this battle is that it continues to save people, pass them from death to life, and bring them into the eternal kingdom of God.

Conclusion: We are all ambassadors of the kingdom of God

As true sons of the gospel, and even more so as children of the heavenly Father, we must care for the things concerning God the Father, since this is the Great Commission of the gospel!