New Testament · Epistle
1 Timothy 4:3
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Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
About 1 Timothy 4:3
Few verses address Thanksgiving Holiday and Thanksgiving as directly as 1 Timothy 4:3. This New Testament passage from the epistle of 1 Timothy has become a cornerstone of biblical teaching on the subject, treasured for its precision and pastoral warmth.
Related Verses
- Philippians 4:6
“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.”
- Psalms 100:4
“Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.”
- Leviticus 7:12
“If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and cakes mingled with oil, of fine flour, fried.”
- 1 Timothy 4:4
“For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:”
- 2 Corinthians 4:15
“For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.”
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How to Apply 1 Timothy 4:3
Pray through 1 Timothy 4:3 slowly, pausing at each phrase. Journal what God highlights regarding on the theme of Thanksgiving Holiday. Commit to one concrete application over the next seven days, and revisit your notes at the end of the week to see how your perspective has shifted through the lens of this passage.