But if I am delayed, I am writing in order that you may know how one must conduct oneself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and mainstay of the truth.
The clearly stated purpose of these instructions is to inform the Ephesian congregation how people ought to conduct themselves in God’s household.
Pay attention - This merges into an architectural image involving the church as pillar and foundation of the truth.
Weak Point, Speak up
A. Duane Litfin, “1 Timothy,” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures, ed. J. F. Walvoord and R. B. Zuck, vol. 2 (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985), 738.
