Exposition of I Timothy 6:3-5

What the apostle has instructed Timothy concerning the duty of slaves toward their lawful masters, whether these latter be believers or unbelievers, we have noticed in two former essays. This matter of the true relationship of a slave toward his master, as he lives under the grace of God in Christ Jesus, is very important to be remembered and to be taught. It is the only possibility of the slave to work out his own salvation with fear and with trembling. Hence, Paul ends this exhortation with a...