1Timothy 4:6 If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shall be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou have attained.
‘Good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou have attained.’ Thirty things about a good minister: He will guard the true doctrines (1:3). Refuse speculative doctrines (1:4; 4:7; 6:20). Have a pure heart (1:5). Have a good conscience (1:5, 19). Have genuine faith (1:5, 19). Be faithful to calling (1:12). Be saved from sin (1:15). Be an example (pattern) to others (1:16; 4:12). War good warfare (1:18). Pray and give thanks for all (2:1-8). Lead a quiet and peaceable life (2:2). Live godly and honest (2:2). Meet the sixteen qualifications of bishops (1Tim. 3). Behave as belonging to God (3:15). Hold to the fundamentals of truth (3:16). Live without iniquity. Remind brethren of truth (4:6). Maintain faith and good doctrine. Exercise self in godliness more than in bodily exercise (4:7-8). Suffer reproach for Christ (4:10). Attend to reading, exhortation, and doctrine (4:13). Make proper use of gifts (4:14). Meditate wholly upon duties (4:15-16). Be just to all classes (5:1-6:21). Keep self pure (5:22). Be content with life (6:6-8). Abstain from fleshly lusts (6:9-11). Follow the fruit of the Spirit (6:11). Fight the fight of faith and lay hold of eternal life (6:12). Live blameless before God and true to all men (6:14-19).
Living the Word 