{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Bible Lessons from Jeff Gulleson","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.jeffgulleson.com\/bible-studies","author_name":"Jeff Gulleson","author_url":"https:\/\/www.jeffgulleson.com\/bible-studies\/author\/jgulleson\/","title":"I Tim. 3:16c - Bible Lessons from Jeff Gulleson","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"HW2Dqje5nb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffgulleson.com\/bible-studies\/1-timothy\/1-timothy-3\/i-tim-316c\/\">I Tim. 3:16c<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jeffgulleson.com\/bible-studies\/1-timothy\/1-timothy-3\/i-tim-316c\/embed\/#?secret=HW2Dqje5nb\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;I Tim. 3:16c&#8221; &#8212; Bible Lessons from Jeff Gulleson\" data-secret=\"HW2Dqje5nb\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! 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(Loving God, fellow Christians, the non-Christian world) 1:7-8 &#8211; The law is good if used properly. (The law\u2019s deterrent, punitive and educative purposes) 1:8-11 &#8211; \u201cWhatever else \u2026\u201d The Gospel Ethic. (Law-Philia University) 1:11 &#8211; Our Relationship with \u201cThe Blessed God.\u201d (Causing God pain or joy) 1:12-16 Why Paul considered himself the worst of sinners. 1:12-16 Conversion of the apostle Paul. 1:12-16 Paul\u2019s call to ministry. 1:17 Paul\u2019s doxology of praise for his conversion. 1:18-20 How to avoid shipwrecking our faith. 2:1-3 The Christian is to pray for all men. 2:4,6 Comparison of Calvinism &amp; Armenianism. 2:5-6 The man, Christ Jesus, the only mediator. 2:1-7 The vision, the message, the means. 2:8-15 Treatment of women in the ancient world, the early church and the Bible. 2:8-15 Three key hermeneutic principles to follow when studying the Bible. 2:8 Praying Men with Peaceful Hearts 2:9-10 A First-Century Christian Woman\u2019s Dress and Deeds 2:11-12 Does Submission Demand Silence? 2:13-15 Paul\u2019s Logic for Requiring Women to Be Silent in The Ephesian House Churches. 3:1 Why Aspiring to Church Leadership Can Be a Good Thing. 3:2 Spiritual Gifting Required of an Ephesian Elder \u2013 Teaching 3:2 Spiritual Gifting Required of an Ephesian Elder \u2013 Hospitality 3:4-5 Spiritual Gifting Required of an Ephesian Elder &#8211;Leadership 3:2-7 Ethical Demands of the NT and the Ethics Tests for Elders 3:2-7 Ethical Qualities Required of an Ephesian Elder 3:8-13 The Ever Present Danger of Ethical Disconnect in a Christian\u2019s Life 3:8-13 The Ministry of Deacons in the Early Church 3:9 Keeping Hold of the Deep Truths of the Faith 3:11 An Official Deaconesses in the NT Church? 3:14 Results That are Better Than Answered Prayer 3:15 God\u2019s New Community \u2013 The Church of the Living God 3:15 God\u2019s New Community \u2013 God\u2019s Household 3:15 God\u2019s New Community \u2013 The Pillar &amp; Foundation of the Truth 3:16a Introduction to the Hymn in I Tim. 3:15 \u2013 The Mystery of Godliness 3:16a The Mystery of Godliness 3:16b The Incarnation \u2013 He Appeared in a Body 3:16 The hymn consists of six foundational truths about Christ and thus represent the foundational truths to Christian godliness. Although emotion plays a part in Christian worship Christian faith is built on these six foundational truths. 3:16b We will never truly appreciate the incarnation until we comprehend the sacrifices Christ made when he came into the world. What really makes the incarnation a stupendous event in the life of Christ? Beyond all question, the mystery of godliness is great:\u00a0 He appeared in a body, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was preached among the nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory. \u00a0INTRODUCTION: 1. The [&hellip;]"}