Oct 3, 2021
After instructing Timothy to focus on the supremacy of the Gospel and prayer—rather than social or political issues at church—he specifies how that should happen. Christian men should lead by praying and lifting holy (Gr. hosios, ‘undefiled, pure’) hands to God. Throughout scripture, lifting hands was a form of submission and appreciation and was to be done as an outward display of a right heart to God (Neh. 8:6; Ps. 63:4; 134:2; Lam. 3:41). They are to pray without anger (Gr. orgē, ‘violent emotion’) or quarreling (Gr. dialogismos, ‘debating, arguing’). Rather than creating chaos and dissention, men are to create an environment of stability and unity. A man’s prayer life can be hindered by his home life (1 Pet. 3:7).