1 Timothy 4:4

“For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:”

"For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:" - 1 Timothy 4:4
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What does 1 Timothy 4:4 mean?

The Bible verse 1 Timothy 4:4 states, "For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving." This verse is part of a letter written by the apostle Paul to Timothy, a young pastor whom Paul had left in charge of the church at Ephesus…

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The Blessing of Gratitude: Embracing Creation with Thankfulness

In the profound wisdom of Scripture, Paul, writing to Timothy, presents a powerful declaration in 1 Timothy 4:4 (KJV): "For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving." This verse invites us to cultivate a spirit of gratitude…

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A Prayer of Gratitude and Acceptance

Heavenly Father, As I come before Your throne of grace today, I am filled with awe and reverence for Your creation and Your abundant provision in my life. I am reminded of the profound truth found in 1 Timothy 4:4, where it is written, "For every creature of God is good, and…

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1 Timothy 4:4 - "For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:"
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."
For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:" - 1 Timothy 4:4
"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." - 1 Timothy 4:4-5
1 Timothy 4:15
2 Timothy 4 7
1 Timothy 4:11 - "These things command and teach."
1 Timothy 4:5 - "For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer."
1 Timothy 4:9 - "This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation."
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;"
"These things command and teach." - 1 Timothy 4:11
1 Timothy 2:4 - "Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth."
1 Timothy 4:14 - "Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery."
1 Timothy 4:7 - "But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness."
"For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer." - 1 Timothy 4:5
2 Timothy 1:4 - "Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;"
1 Timothy 4:15 - "Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all."
1 Timothy 3:4 - "One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;"
"This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation." - 1 Timothy 4:9
2 Timothy 4:4 - "And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables."
1 Timothy 1:4 - "Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do."
1 Timothy 4:1 - "Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;"
1 Timothy 4:12 - "Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity."
2 Timothy 4:5
1 Timothy 4:8 - "For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come."
1 Timothy 6:4 - "He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,"
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 4:3 - "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."