Exploring the Pastoral Epistles: An Expository Commentary

by John Phillips

Publisher:

Kregel

, 2009

Overview

This commentary on the Pastoral Epistles provides pastors, Sunday school teachers, and students of Scripture with doctrinally sound interpretation that emphasizes the practical application of Bible truth. Working from the King James Version, John Phillips not only provides helpful commentary on the text, but also includes detailed outlines and numerous illustrations and quotations. Anyone wanting to explore the meaning of God’s Word in greater depth—for personal spiritual growth or as a resource for preaching and teaching—will welcome the guidance and insights of this respected series.

Contents

Top Highlights

“ Nero hated Christians for their godly lives, their uncompromising doctrine, and their boldness in the hour of death.” (2 Timothy 2:9a)

“God wants a man to hold a church office only if he is attached solely and wholly to his wife. Nothing will ruin a man’s ministry more quickly than infidelity or philandering. Sad to say, some men in the ministry learn this lesson too late or not at all.” (1 Timothy 3:2b)

“The word translated ‘looking for’ in Titus 2:13 is prosdechomai, which means ‘to expect.’” (Titus 2:13a)

“Presbuteros, the word translated ‘elder,’ refers here not to an office but to old age.” (1 Timothy 5:1a)

“He is the only person in history who chose the time, place, and circumstances of His own advent. In coming, He fulfilled a series of specific prophecies concerning His birth, life, and death. Only an ignorant person would deny that such a person as Jesus of Nazareth existed.” (1 Timothy 1:15c)

Product Details

• Title: Exploring the Pastoral Epistles: An Expository Commentary
• Author: John Phillips
• Series: The John Phillips Commentary Series
• Publisher: Kregel
• Print Publication Date: 2009
• Logos Release Date: 2015
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible. N.T. 1 Timothy › Commentaries; Bible. N.T. 2 Timothy › Commentaries; Bible. N.T. Titus › Commentaries
• Resource ID: LLS:JPCS75TI101
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-10-05T17:17:06Z

About John Phillips

John Phillips (1927-2010) served as assistant director of the Moody Correspondence School as well as director of the Emmaus Correspondence School, one of the world's largest Bible correspondence ministries. He also taught in the Moody Evening School and on the Moody Broadcasting radio network. For more information about his life and ministry, go to drjohnphillips.com.