Verses about the Apostles' "TRAVELS and ACTS"

Part 21 - PAUL'S FIRST LETTER TO TIMOTHY

Introduction to 1 Timothy & Location Map

TIMOTHY MUST DEFEND THE TRUE GOSPEL
21.1 Greeting to Timothy 1:1-2
21.2 Paul tells him to stay in Ephesus 1:3-4
21.3 Paul was saved by God's goodness 1:12-16
21.4 Timothy is told to hold to his faith 1:18-20

PUBLIC WORSHIP
21.5 Paul's appointment as an apostle 2:7

THE APPOINTMENT OF CHURCH LEADERS
21.6 Paul's reason for writing 3:14-15a

DEALING WITH FALSE TEACHERS
21.7 Those who lose their Christian faith 4:1-2
21.8 Paul's hope to come soon 4:13

DEALING WITH CHURCH MEMBERS
21.9 Paul's insistence on impartiality 5:21
21.10 Timothy's health, Paul's advice 5:23

FINAL WARNINGS TO TIMOTHY
21.11 Hold to Christian doctrine 6:20-21


Some of 1 Timothy is here; some is in Part 51, "Gospel of Jesus"; most of 1 Timothy is in Part 68, "Christian Life and Worship"

Book 15 of 27 - PAUL'S FIRST LETTER TO TIMOTHY

Writer: The apostle Paul

Date: c AD66, assuming Paul was released from house arrest in Rome and continued his travels

Where written: perhaps Macedonia

Reader: Timothy, Paul's disciples and friend, and now a minister in Ephesus

Why: Paul writes to the young Timothy to encourage and advise him on his conduct and work as a minister;

According to Some Modern Scholarship: Written by an unknown Christian towards the end of the 1st century, using Paul's name and some of his original material to give the letter authority

 

Map - Paul Writes his First Pastoral or Teaching Letter to Timothy

Map Key: Letter possibly from 1 to 2

PAUL INSTRUCTS TIMOTHY TO DEFEND THE TRUE GOSPEL

 21.1 GREETINGS TO TIMOTHY

1 Timothy 1:1-2 - Paul, Jesus Christ's messenger by command of God our saviour and Christ our hope, to Timothy my true son in the faith: grace, mercy and peace be to you from God our Father and Jesus Christ our master.

21.2 PAUL INSTRUCTS HIM TO STAY IN EPHESUS AND DEAL WITH FALSE TEACHERS

1 Timothy 1:3-4 - I am repeating in this letter the advice I gave you just before I went to Macedonia (... presumably after his release from prison in Rome) and urged you to stay at Ephesus. I wanted you to do this so that you could order certain persons to stop inventing new doctrines and leave hoary old myths and interminable genealogies alone. They only raise queries in men's minds without leading them to faith in God.

 

1 Timothy continues
in Part 68 with verses teaching about "Christian Life & Worship"
1: 5-7  Christian leaders
then:
in Part 51 with verses preaching the "Gospel of Jesus"
1: 8-11 The Law is needed to control the wicked man, the Gospel to guide the good one

21.3 PAUL WAS A WICKED MAN, SAVED BY GOD'S GOODNESS

1 Timothy 1:12-16 - I am deeply grateful to our Lord Jesus Christ (to whom I owe all that I have accomplished) for trusting me enough to appoint me his minister, despite the fact that I had previously blasphemed his name, persecuted his Church and damaged his cause. I believe he was merciful to me because what I did was done in the ignorance of a man without faith, and then he poured out his grace upon me, giving me tremendous faith in, and love for, himself. This statement is completely reliable and should be universally accepted:- "Christ Jesus entered the world to rescue sinners". I realise that I was the worst of them all, and that because of this very fact God was particularly merciful to me. It was a kind of demonstration of the extent of Christ's patience towards the worst of men, to serve as an example to all who in the future should trust him for eternal life.

 

 including verses 1:15-16 from above, 1 Timothy continues
in Part 51 with verses preaching the "Gospel of Jesus"
1:15-17 Christ came to save sinners; like Paul, no one is beyond salvation
then:

21.4 TIMOTHY IS TOLD TO HOLD ON TO HIS FAITH; PAUL NAMES TWO MEN WHO DID NOT

1 Timothy 1:18-20 - Timothy my son, I give you the following charge. (And may I say, before I give it to you, that it is in full accord with those prophecies made at your ordination - as a minister - which sent you out to battle for the right armed only with your faith and a clear conscience. Some, alas, have laid these simple weapons contemptuously aside and, as far as their faith is concerned have run their ships on the rocks. Hymenaeus and Alexander are men of this sort, and as a matter of fact I had to expel them from the Church to teach them not to blaspheme.)

 

1 Timothy continues
in Part 68 with verses teaching about "Christian Life & Worship"
INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING PUBLIC WORSHIP
2:1-2 Worship
2:3-6 Unique claims of Christ
then:

21.5 PAUL APPOINTMENT AS AN APOSTLE TO THE GENTILES

1 Timothy 2:7 - I (Paul) was appointed proclaimer and messenger (apostle) of this great act of his (Jesus), to teach (incredible as it may sound) the Gentile world to believe and know the truth.

 

1 Timothy continues
in Part 68 with verses teaching about "Christian Life & Worship"
2: 8 Worship
2: 9-15 Women
INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT OF CHURCH LEADERS
3: 1-13 Christian leaders
then:

21.6 PAUL'S REASON FOR WRITING, EVEN THOUGH HE HOPES TO COME SOON

1 Timothy 3:14-15a - At the moment of writing I hope to be with you soon (in Ephesus, travelling possibly from Macedonia), but if there should be any considerable delay then what I have written will show you the sort of character men of God's household ought to have.

 

1 Timothy continues
in Part 51 with verses preaching the "Gospel of Jesus"
3:15b-16 The mystery of Christ's coming
then

HOW TIMOTHY SHOULD DEAL WITH FALSE TEACHERS

21.7 PAUL WARNS TIMOTHY ABOUT THOSE WHO WILL LOSE THEIR CHRISTIAN FAITH

1 Timothy 4:1-2 - God's Spirit specifically tells us that in later days there will be men who abandon the true faith and allow themselves to be spiritually seduced by teachings of the devil, teachings given by men who are lying hypocrites, whose consciences are as dead as seared flesh.

 

1 Timothy continues
in Part 68 with verses teaching about "Christian Life & Worship"
4: 3a Celibacy
4: 3b-5 Food
4: 6-7 Christian leaders
4: 8-11 Spiritual warfare
then

21.8 PAUL REPEATS HIS HOPE TO COME SOON

1 Timothy 4:13 - Concentrate until my arrival on your reading and on your preaching and teaching.

 

including verse 4:13 above, 1 Timothy continues
in Part 68 with verses teaching about "Christian Life & Worship"
4:12-16 Christian leaders
HOW TIMOTHY SHOULD DEAL WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHURCH MEMBERS
5: 1-2 Christian leaders
5: 3-16 Widows
5:17-20 Christian leaders
then

21.9 PAUL'S INSISTENCE ON IMPARTIALITY

1 Timothy 5:21 - Timothy, I solemnly charge you in the sight of God and Christ Jesus and the holy angels to follow these orders (on dealing with problems in the church) with the strictest impartiality and to have no favourites.

 

1 Timothy continues
in Part 68 with verses teaching about "Christian Life & Worship"
5:22 Christian leaders
then

21.10 TIMOTHY'S HEALTH, PAUL'S ADVICE

1 Timothy 5:23 - By the way, I (Paul) should advise you to drink wine in moderation, instead of water. It will do your stomach good and help you to get over your frequent spells of illness.

 

1 Timothy continues
in Part 68 with verses teaching about "Christian Life & Worship"
5:24-25 Christian leaders
6: 1-2 Employees
  FINAL WARNINGS
6: 3-5 False Christian teaching, false prophets, cults
6: 6-8 Materialism
6: 9-10 Wealth
6:11-12 Christian conduct
and concludes here in Part 21, "Travels and Acts" with:
in Part 51 with verses preaching the "Gospel of Jesus"
6:13-16 Timothy's duty as a minister until Christ returns
in Part 68 with verses teaching about "Christian Life & Worship"
6:17-19 Wealth

21.11 PAUL'S FINAL WARNING TO HOLD TO CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE; A BLESSING

1 Timothy 6:20-21 - O Timothy, guard most carefully your divine commission. Avoid the Godless mixture of contradictory notions which is falsely known as "knowledge" - some have followed it and lost their faith.

Grace be with you.

PAUL

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