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Living God in 1 Timothy 3:15

From: Collected Writings

By: Frederick George Patterson

Narrator: Ivona Gentwo

1 Timothy 3:15 • 1 min. read • grade level: 6

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“F.” Why in 1 Timothy 3:15¹⁵But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. (1 Timothy 3:15), do we get the “Living” God? Why “Living?”

A. “The Son of the living God” (Matt. 16:16, 17¹⁶And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. ¹⁷And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. (Matthew 16:16‑17)) is what the Church was built upon. It is the power which has brought it above dying man, and withal is abiding. It is a term of power and dignity above idols, above death in man. He trusts in the living God (1 Tim. 4:10¹⁰For therefore we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe. (1 Timothy 4:10)). We are converted to serve the living and true God (1 Thess. 4). See Acts 14:15¹⁵And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein: (Acts 14:15): We “preach unto you, that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God,” &c. Well, this is His assembly on earth (1 Tim. 3:15¹⁵But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. (1 Timothy 3:15)).

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• Are Christians Under a Covenant?

• Reward in Colossians 2:18

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• Foolish Virgins, The

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• Living God in 1 Timothy 3:15

• Indwelling of the Holy Ghost in the Glory

• First Resurrection, The

• Isaiah 49:9-10

• Gift: Government

• Numbers 23:19; Exodus 32:14

• Baptism of the Spirit

• Colossians 4:12

• Grieving and Quenching the Spirit

• Experience of Romans 7, The

• Matthew 16:19 and Matthew 18:18

• Kingdom of Heaven - Kingdom of God

• Hebrews 12:23

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• Old Testament Saints

• Governmental Forgiveness

• Commencement of Ministry Concerning the One Body

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