1 Timothy 3:14-16

1 Timothy 3:14-16

[14] write I  hoping  to come  unto  [15] But  if  I tarry long,  that  thou mayest know  how  thou oughtest  to behave thyself  in  the house  of God,  which  the church  of the living  God,  the pillar  and  ground  of the truth.  [16] And  without controversy  great  the mystery  of godliness:  was manifest  in  the flesh,  justified  in  the Spirit,  of angels,  preached  unto  the Gentiles,  believed on  in  the world,  received up  into  glory. 

What does 1 Timothy 3:14-16 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Paul explained his reason for writing this epistle and, in particular, what he had just said. He also prepared for what he would yet say. He did so to impress on Timothy a view of the church that was foundational to all his instructions in this letter.
"It is now generally recognized that this paragraph is the heart of the Pastoral corpus ..., which puts the instructions of the corpus into proper perspective." [1]