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1 Timothy
Timothy was the son of a Greek father and a Jewish mother from Lystra, raised on the Scriptures by his mother Eunice and grandmother Lois. Paul met him on his second journey and took him along, and for the rest of Paul’s life Timothy was his closest companion — “my own son in the faith.” When Paul wrote this letter, Timothy had been left in charge of the church at Ephesus, a young man leading older believers in a city where false teachers were already at work. 1 Timothy is Paul’s charge to him: guard sound doctrine, order the church’s worship and leadership, care for its members, and fight the good fight of faith.
This series reads 1 Timothy chapter by chapter, following this site’s studies of Paul’s letters from Romans to 2 Thessalonians — the first of the three pastoral letters, and the tenth epistle on the site. Its themes reach every church and every believer: the one Mediator between God and men, the mystery of godliness, warnings against a coming departure from the faith, and the contrast between those who would be rich and those who find that godliness with contentment is great gain.
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Christ Jesus Came Into The World To Save Sinners
timothy is charged to silence the false teachers at ephesus — the law is good if used lawfully, and paul's list walks straight down the ten commandments — then paul breaks into his own testimony: the blasphemer and persecutor saved as a pattern, of whom i am chief
1 Timothy 1One Mediator Between God And Men
pray for all men, even the rulers, because god will have all men to be saved — one god, one mediator, the man christ jesus who gave himself a ransom for all — then worship with holy hands and modest hearts, and a debated passage on women read in its ephesian setting
1 Timothy 2Great Is The Mystery Of Godliness
overseers and deacons chosen for character more than talent, proved first at home — because the church is the house of god, the pillar and ground of the truth, and the truth it holds up is a person: god was manifest in the flesh
1 Timothy 3Let No Man Despise Thy Youth
a departure from the faith driven by seducing spirits and a false holiness that forbids marriage — against it, a young pastor told to train in godliness, be an example of the believers, give himself to the scriptures, and take heed to himself and his teaching
1 Timothy 4Honour Widows That Are Widows Indeed
the church as a family — older members honoured as fathers and mothers, widows cared for, relatives who neglect their own worse than unbelievers, faithful teachers supported, leaders protected from slander yet held to account, and no one ordained in haste
1 Timothy 5Fight The Good Fight Of Faith
false teachers who thought gain was godliness, answered by godliness with contentment — the love of money as the root of all evil, a charge to flee, follow and fight, the king of kings who only hath immortality, and the rich told to be rich in good works
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