10 Now if Timotheus come, see that he may be with you without
fear: for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also do. 11 Let no man
therefore despise him: but conduct him forth in peace, that he may come
unto me: for I look for him with the brethren.
(Comment by Joan Boney... How could Timothy be afraid of the church?
Obviously by what Paul wrote Timothy was afraid of the church ... Paul
warned the church not to despise Timothy but to conduct Timothy forth in
peace. How can this be that the church is the one to fear and that
those in the church would despise the minister operating in the office
appointed by God ... apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, teacher ...
Strange as it may sound I often have people despise me in our own church
group. I am despised by wrong doers in the church as I bring godly
correction to that person who is doing wrong or going in the wrong way,
following a wrong spirit, often a wrong religious spirit. I just
continue to bring correction hoping that church person will see the
right way and sometimes he does see and turns back from wrong spirits. This happens in the church group itself. Basically the truth is the following: If we judge ourselves we will
not be judged. They do not correct themselves and keep themselves
continually in the truth of God by HIS Spirit. They may read Bible but they fail to do Bible and Satan moves into their lives and speaks through them against the godly... This ends up being the church attacking the church. I Cor. 11)