Godliness: the real, true and vital relation with God
Godliness: the real, true and vital relation with God
Bullinger: Godliness: the opposite of religion. Godliness relates to real, true, vital and spiritual relation with God not religious (the outward acts of religious observances or ceremonies).
Godliness:
- First Usage – 1 Timothy 2:2
- Jesus Christ and the mystery – 1 Timothy 3:16
- Refuse fables and bodily exercise profiteth little – 1 Timothy 4:1-10
- Godliness with contentment – 1 Timothy 6:5
- Fight the good fight – 1 Timothy 6:11-14
- God gave us all things for godliness – 2 Pe 1:1-8
Bullinger: Godliness: the opposite of religion. Godliness relates to real, true, vital and spiritual relation with God not religious (the outward acts of religious observances or ceremonies).
First Usage
1 Timothy 2:2
2 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; (in order) that we may lead (not just to live but have a life) a quiet (free from agitation, not disturbed by others) and peaceable (undesturbed state of peace) life in all godliness (real, true, vital spiritual relationship).
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
Jesus Christ and the mystery
1 Timothy 3:16
16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness
4 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;
2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
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.
4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
5 For it is sanctified by the word (logos) of God and prayer.
6 If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.
7 But refuse profane (unhallowed, common) and old wives’ fables (delivered by word of mouth; fiction, fable, mythic tale, legend) and exercise thyself rather unto godliness (real, true, vital spiritual relationship).
8 For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable (real, true, vital spiritual relationship) unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
9 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.
10 For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.
Godliness: the real, true and vital relation with God