One of the last words of instructions that Paul wrote to Timothy in this letter was that the people would “..learn to devote themselves to good works..”. The end result of focusing on good works is that their lives would be fruitful. Of particular attention was the need to help those who had a lack. I think primarily that Paul was addressing the needs within the church, if not those particular to Crete. Not as a selfish work, but rather as meeting the needs which the believers see and those being helped would know the names of those who provided the assistance. The idea behind these contributions was to be generous and willing to share God’s abundance with those around the believers.
It took me about 5 minutes to read this letter from Paul.
Stuart
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