... nor to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which give rise to mere speculation rather than furthering the administration of God which is by faith.
The man of God, the Pastor, has a responsibility to "further the administration of God which is by faith." In that one phrase we can find so much. The "administration" of God is a word that is often translated as "stewardship." When we think of stewardship we often think of money. We think of time. We seldom think that it is the man of God (and anyone who believes in Christ) that our main stewardship is God's plans - God's activities through His Word. To do that we need to know God's plan. To do that we need to know God's Word which is the outline of His plan. Our job is to "further" that plan and make sure that our activities are following His plan. This passage is found int he context of warning young paster Timothy that there are false teachers who are spreading a teaching that is contrary to the "administration" of God's plan. We need to make sure that our activities support the administration of God's plan. How do we do all this? By fostering faith. By promoting faith in Christ. Not by promoting effort or commitment or some grand plan. Those things flow from faith in God. Sari didn't believe God could come through with a child for her and Abram. So, she gave Abram her handmaid, Hagar. Her plan, absent faith, produced the Arab nation which has been in conflict with the nation of Israel (which was born from the seed of Isaac, the real son of faith). We are not to foster a system of work to further God's plans. We are to insight faith in God. Faith pleases God (Hebrews 11:6). Let's not become one of the false teachers who fosters something that hinders the administration of God through faith.
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