Give Attendance to Reading

Authors

Richard R. Caemmerer, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

9-1-1952

Document Type

Article

Keywords

sermon, worship, lection, lessons, liturgical, ministry

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

"Give attendance to reading," St. Paul exhorted Timothy. This exhortation has sometimes been applied to contemporary ministers as follows: Let them keep up their private studies, their reading of the Bible and of the many other materials which enrich their mind and ministry. That is a useful and necessary exhortation. The original intention of 1 Tim. 4:13, however, is simpler. St. Paul tells Timothy that he is to minister faithfully and vigorously to his congregation till St. Paul himself will come. This ministry means bringing the Word of God to people. That he is to do through three routes: reading the Scriptures to them, exhorting them concerning Scriptural facts, and teaching them the significance of these Scriptural facts for themselves.

Disciplines

Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)

Luke 4:16-20; Acts 13:15; Ephesians 5:18-21; Colossians 3:16; 2 Timothy 3:14-17;

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Caemmerer, Richard R. (1952) "Give Attendance to Reading," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 23, Article 52.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol23/iss1/52