1 Timothy 4:5

For it is sanctified,.... Or set apart for use, and may be lawfully used at all times:

by the word of God; which declares that there is nothing in itself common, or unclean, or unfit for use, and…

For it is sanctified by the word of God - By the authority or permission of God. It would be profane or unholy if he had forbidden it; it is made holy or proper for our use by his permission, and no…

For it is sanctified by the word of God - Δια λογου Θεου· By the command of God; probably referring to Gen 1:29 : And God said, I have given you every herb - and every tree - to you it shall be for…

We have here a prophecy of the apostasy of the latter times, which he had spoken of as a thing expected and taken for granted among Christians, 2 Th. 2.

I. In the close of the foregoing chapter, we…

for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer Rather, through. The -word of God" is most commonly in N.T. -the gospel" generally, Act 4:31, 1Co 14:36, Col 1:25, 1Th 2:2; 1Th 2:8-9; 1Th 2:13; Rev…