1 Timothy 4:3

“Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.”

"Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth." - 1 Timothy 4:3
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What does 1 Timothy 4:3 mean?

1 Timothy 4:3 in the King James Version reads, "Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth." This verse comes from the first epistle of Paul to Timothy, offering…

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The Freedom of Faith: Embracing God’s Gifts

In the first epistle to Timothy, the Apostle Paul warns against false teachings and the legalistic interpretations of faith that can mislead believers. In 1 Timothy 4:3, he states: "Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received…

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A Prayer for Discernment and Gratitude

Heavenly Father, I come before You today with a heart full of reverence and gratitude, recognizing the profound wisdom of Your Word. I thank You for the guidance and lessons encapsulated in 1 Timothy 4:3, which reminds us of the importance of discerning the truth amidst the…

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1 Timothy 4:3 - "Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth."
1 Timothy 3:4 - "One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;"
2 Timothy 4:3-4
1 Timothy 2:3-4 - "For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth."
1 Timothy 4:15
1 Timothy 3:16
1 Timothy 3:15
2 Timothy 4 7
2 Timothy 3:4 - "Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;"
1 Timothy 4:11 - "These things command and teach."
1 Timothy 4:4 - "For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:"
1 Timothy 5:3 - "Honour widows that are widows indeed."
1 Timothy 4:5 - "For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer."
1 Timothy 3:3 - "Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;"
1 Timothy 3:9 - "Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience."
1 Timothy 4:9 - "This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation."
1 Timothy 2:3 - "For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;"
1 Timothy 3:1 - "This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work."
"These things command and teach." - 1 Timothy 4:11
"One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;" - 1 Timothy 3:4
1 Timothy 4:13 - "Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine."
1 Timothy 4:2 - "Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;"
1 Timothy 4:4-5 - "For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, for it is made holy by the word of God and prayer."
2 Timothy 3:1 - "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come."
1 Timothy 2:4 - "Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth."
2 Timothy 4:3 - "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;"
1 Timothy 3:12 - "Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well."
1 Timothy 3:14 - "These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:"
1 Timothy 3:11 - "Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things."