1 & 2 Timothy Auditorium Class Summer 2014

Setting Audience: Timothy (all younger preachers/teachers) Location of writing: Macedonia or Greece Date of letter: ▫ After Paul’s 1 st imprisonment in Rome. ~A.D. 63 ▫ Most likely before the persecutions of Nero in A.D. 64 ▫ No later than A.D. 67 Historical Setting: ▫ Between imprisonments as Paul revisits churches Purpose: ▫ Instructions for conduct within the family of God ▫ Advice for every preacher – young or old

1 Timothy Outline Greeting (1:1-2) Instructions to the House of God (1:3 - 3:16) ▫ Warning Against False Doctrine ▫ Pray for All ▫ Qualification of Elders/Deacons Instructions to Timothy (4:1 - 6:21) ▫ Take Heed to Yourself ▫ Be Careful How You Deal with People ▫ Beware False Teachers ▫ Fight the Good Fight

1 Timothy 1:1-2 Paul’s Apostleship (1:1) ▫Apostle – “one sent forth” ▫Begins 9 of his epistles mentioning his apostleship  Romans, 1 & 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Colossians, 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus ▫Had to give a defense of this in other letters  Gal 1:1, Gal. 1:11-2:21, 1 Cor. 9:1-2, 2 Cor. 10:10, 12:11-12 ▫Born out of due time  1 Cor. 15:8 (Acts 1:21-22, Acts 26:13-18)

1 Timothy 1:1-2 Paul’s Apostleship (1:1) ▫Considered himself the least of apostles  1 Cor. 15:9 ▫Apostle to the gentiles  Rom. 11:13

1 Timothy 1:1-2 By God’s Commandment (1:1) ▫God our Savior  1 Tim 2:3, 4:10, Titus 1:3, 2:10, 3:4 ▫Jesus our hope  Rom. 5:2, 8:18 True Son in Faith (1:2) ▫Trusted by Paul  1 Cor. 4:17, Phil. 2:19-23 Grace, Mercy and Peace (1:2) From God and Christ Jesus (1:2)

1 Timothy 1:3-11 Charge them to teach no other doctrine (1:3) ▫Previous warning to Ephesian elders  Acts 20:28-30 ▫Similar warning to other churches  Gal. 1:6-10, 2 Cor. 11:4, 13-15, Phil.3:1-2 Don’t give heed to fables(1:4) ▫Fable – a story not founded in facts; legend/myth Or endless genealogies (1:4) ▫Important under Old law, but not anymore These cause dispute instead of edification (1:4) ▫1 Tim. 6:4, 2 Tim. 2:23, Titus 3:9

1 Timothy 1:3-11 Purpose of the commandment is love… (1:5) ▫Agape – selfless, sacrificial love ▫Contrast this with the what false doctrines, fables and endless genealogies cause. From a pure heart (1:5) ▫All actions flow from the heart (Prov. 4:23) From a good conscience (1:5) ▫An unclear conscience renders the heart impure and the love will be insincere From sincere faith (1:5) ▫Genuine and not a “pretended” faith with ulterior motive

1 Timothy 1:3-11 Some have strayed and turned to idle talk (1:6) ▫Strayed from pure heart, good conscience and sincere faith ▫Idle talk (think back to verse 4) Desiring to be teachers of the law (1:7) ▫Scribes took great pride in being teachers, but they misunderstood the law Not understanding what they say or affirm (1:7) ▫Jews were often arrogant and boastful, yet they didn’t understand ▫Matt 22:29, Rom. 2:17-24

1 Timothy 1:3-11 Law is good if used lawfully (1:8) ▫It accomplished it’s objective ▫Must be used for original and true intent Law not made for a righteous person (1:9) But for ….. (1:9-10) ▫Lawless, Insubordinate, Ungodly, Sinners, Unholy Profane, Murderers of fathers, Murderers of mothers, Manslayers, Fornicators, Sodomites, Kidnappers, Liars, Perjurers ▫Anything else that is contrary to sound doctrine

1 Timothy 1:3-11 According to the glorious gospel … committed to my trust (1:11) ▫Harmony between purpose of the law and the gospel Paul preached to them ▫Responsibility given to Paul on road to Damascus

Summary Paul was an apostle with authority from God Timothy was a True son of Paul in the faith Timothy was to make sure the Ephesians ▫Taught no other doctrine, Didn’t indulge fables and endless genealogies ▫These result in disputes and not edification The purpose of this is sincere love, but some have strayed The law serves it’s purpose if used lawfully It’s purpose is to reveal sin and turn the sinner from it