Matthew Poole Commentary - 1 Timothy 4:12 - 4:12

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Matthew Poole Commentary - 1 Timothy 4:12 - 4:12


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Let no man despise thy youth; so carry thyself in thy office, as not to give occasion to any to despise thee because thou art but a young man.



But be thou an example of the believers: which thou wilt do if thou so livest as to be a just pattern unto Christians, imitable by them



in word, in thy common and ordinary discourse, (for he speaks not of his being a pattern only to other ministers, but to believers in the generality), not talking frothily or profanely, or idly and impertinently, but seriously and gravely, but things that are good, to the use of edifying, that it may administer grace to the hearers.



In conversation; and in all thy converse with men behaving thyself justly, and comelily, and gravely.



In charity; performing also to all, all offices of charity and brotherly love.



In spirit; in zeal, and warmth of spirit, truly inflamed with the love of Christ, and for his glory.



In faith; in a steady confession and profession of the doctrine of the gospel; and



in purity; in all cleanness and holiness of life and conversation. This is the way for the ministers of the gospel not to be despised: let them use what other methods they will, they will find what God said of Hophni and Phinehas will be made good, 1Sa_2:30: Them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed; nor will any titles, or habits, or severities secure them from that curse, which will cleave to them.