How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord is laid for your faith in his excellent word.

You know, some of the most stirring verses in the Bible are found in

Philippians 3. The passage that begins with verse 8 says, I also count all things

loss, that I may gain Christ and be found in Him not having my own righteousness, which is

from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ. And listen to our goal

that's listed in verse 10, that I may know him and the power of his resurrection and the

fellowship of his sufferings being conformed to his death. That's the amazing word of God that we're

going to study today on through the Bible. I'm Steve Sweets and our Bible teacher is

Dr. J. Vernon McGee and we're well on our way in our five-year journey through the peaks and valleys of

scripture. Our destination was described just now from Philippians. Our goal is to

know Christ and the power of his resurrection and to be conformed to his image as another passage in

Romans 8 says one of my favorite chapters in the Bible by the way this is the

mystery of godliness that Dr McGee will talk about in our study of

1st Timothy now.

So if you've been on the Bible bus for more than one trip,

you know how the power and the beauty of God's word

comes alive, especially as you understand each of the books and how they fit together with all the other books of the Bible.

So grab your Bible and open it to 1st Timothy and we're going to start in chapter 4.

And if you haven't gotten your free copy of briefing the Bible, our book that's

got all of Dr. McGee's notes and outlines for all of our studies, including First

Timothy, then you need to visit the resources section over at TTB.org and download it for yourself.

Or if you'd prefer to receive an abridged paperback copy by mail, you can call us 1-865 Bibles the number.

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