They gave up their faith and turned their backs on the lord. May god the father and christ jesus our lord give you grace, mercy, and peace. Writing from an unknown location, paul wrote to timothy at ephesus to instruct him on how to lead the church there. Paul directed timothy that older men are generally not to be. This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. Timothy introduction 1 2 timothy introduction welcome to the book of 2 timothy. Ephesus was a wealthy and highly influential port city in the roman province of asia, renowned for its temple of artemis diana. It is one of the three pastoral epistles, 1st timothy. Timothy, 2 timothy, titus, we can say that paul writes about heretics. And the persons he has in mind we can tell from 2 timothy 1.
Apparently, after his release hoped for in philemon 22 and philippians 1. Regarding the general context, or the content of the pastoral epistles 1. Paul wrote 1 timothy to advise his coworker timothy about issues in the church in ephesus. Paul intended the contrast to be obvious, and his description of christian.
Do not rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father, younger men as brothers. If youve benefited from our resources, would you consider giving back to help us continue helping men, women and children as they find their place in gods story. This verse, quoted out of context, seems to state that all flesh can now be eaten. Therefore, paul himself is a good example of proper behavior for christians.
The design of the gospel is answered, when sinners, through repentance towards god and faith in jesus christ, are brought to exercise christian love. Walking round it on one occasion, i observed a portion of the roof falling to decay and needing to be propped up with a timber stay. Montague, sm in addition to the questions below, the reflection and application sections throughout the commentary suggest various ways of acting on the message of the pastoral letters. Thus here also in 1 tim paul finds it necessary to give the instruction he gave to the corinthian church. Here is an insurmountable denial of the late dating of luke. Five questions for discussion follow the bible lesson commentary below. The letters to timothy, titus and philemon oude sporen. They lift verse 4 out of its context, not bothering to include relevant details from adjacent verses. He is talking about the need for prayer as it relates to the salvation of the lost. Exegesis and theological implications of 1 timothy 2. We do not know whether paul visited ephesus at this time.
Paul, an apostle of christ jesus by the command of god our savior and of christ jesus our hope, to timothy my true son in the faith. Timothys judgments were to be impartial and unbiased, based on careful examination and evaluation of the facts. Bob utley, retired professor of hermeneutics biblical interpretation. Paul gave several instructions to timothy in his letter. We love creating practical, discipleship resources to help you know and love god more. Exhorts timothy to hold fast faith and a good conscience. Manhood, womanhood, and the freedom to minister desiring god. The holy spirit had said that this would happen in. Since he desires to save all men, they must all be given an opportunity for it.
The conclusion is inevitable that the writer of this epistle was acquainted with and quoted from. The key to this effort is maintaining the same faith which has been passed along. Introductionto1timothy theapostlepaulprobablywrotethislettertotimothyinthemid. Verse 1 paul turns from instructions to timothy and the church members, to give a warning. God, who saves us, made me an apostle of christ jesus. While he was there, he wrote this first letter to timothy. John macarthur takes the reader through an expositional study of the book of i timothy as recorded by paul the apostle. The first epistle of paul to timothy, usually referred to simply as first timothy and often written 1 timothy, is one of three letters in the new testament of the. Sep 29, 20 then he was a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a man of violence 1 timothy 1.
His father was not a believer or even a jew acts 16. In chapter 1 the apostle paul told timothy that one of his primary responsibilities in helping to pastor the church at ephesus was to refute the false teachers v 34. Dont sit down and occupy yourself on any longterm basis on these things. Paul begins this next section specifically speaking about church leadership. Timothy his name meaning honouring god was yet a young man 1 timothy 4. Questions for personal reflection or small group study. Dec 28, 2011 download the complete study pdf written by rphilli posted in uncategorized tagged with 1 timothy, apostle paul, commentary on 1 timothy, free bible studies, free bible study, free commentary on 1 timothy, free download, new testament studies, pauls epistles, pauls letters to timothy.
Whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task. The flaw with most peoples understanding of this verse is that they fail to read what it and the surrounding verses really say. He thanks god for his own conversion, and describes his former state, 1 timothy 1. It points to a person who lives in a wellordered, decent life in every area so that he is becoming to the lord and his word. Ivp new testament commentaries are made available by the generosity of intervarsity press.
Concerning the occasion of the letter, krause believes the author uses ephesus either simply to render a believable correspondence or to gain control over the church leadership in ephesus. The author of 1 timothy is usually believed to be the apostle paul whom we are introduced to in the acts of the apostles. Ekkehardt mueller the passage deals with food and mentions that nothing is to be rejected if received with gratitude. Paul is writing to timothy telling him how to handle false teachersteachers who are misrepresenting the gospel. Nyland writes that this expression is strongly attested in the papyri, and shows the. Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man no man is naturally righteous since adam, excepting the man christ jesus. Commentary on the book of 1 timothy 1 timothy 1 1paul, an apostle of christ jesus according to the commandment of god our savior, and of christ jesus, who is our hope, 2to timothy, my true child in the faith. Paul an apostlefamiliarity is to be set aside where the things of god are concerned. In chapter 4, the apostle raised the subject of false teaching once again. Grace, mercy, peace, from god the father and christ jesus our lord. After he came out of prison, he asked timothy to stay in ephesus 1 timothy 1.
For what purpose he had left him at ephesus, 1 timothy 1. There is need of much meekness and care in reproving those who deserve reproof. The lord jesus, who is our hope, also made me an apostle. Macarthur addresses pauls record of instructions concerning false doctrine to instructions concerning the man of god. Kjv bible verses from 1 timothy offer free, online access, for those of the christian faith, to study scriptural passages for biblical studies, contained in. The nasb translates it discreetly with reference to a womans apparel 1 tim. After clicking register, you will receive an email with a link to verify your account and to complete your registration. Observe carefully, then, the seven details paul describes regarding praying for the lost. Dec 11, 2010 exegesis of 1 timothy 1 write a critical, exegetical and contextual analysis of 1 timothy 1. Connecting belief and behavior at work 1 timothy 1. He talks about a time when many will turn away from the lord. Details are important when it comes to the word of god.
This pastoral epistle is a great book to study as a group and i am excited that you are taking the time to lead others through it. It seems that 1 timothy was written by the apostle paul to timothy sometime after his release from roman imprisonment as described at the end of the book of acts and was written from macedonia 1 timothy 1. But paul is not just talking about the need for prayer in general. He begins by stating that it is unequivocally true that those. This teaching, to which timothy had faithfully adhered, also served as spiritual nourishment. In our talks from 1 timothy, weve seen that false teaching was a problem in the early church. The completed registration allows us to send order and donation receipts to the email address you provided. All three of the pastoral epistles 1 and 2 timothy and titus deal with the same subject. Here paul identifies timothy as the immediate recipient of the letter.
Timothy was the son of a gentile father and a jewish mother. Timothy may have been a somewhat reserved individual who did not always enjoy robust health 1 tim. Turn away from the irreverent babble and godless chatter, with the vain and empty and worldly phrases, and the subtleties and the contradictions in what is falsely called knowledge and spiritual illumination. The amplified bible makes these verses clearer o timothy, guard and keep the deposit entrusted to you. Exhorts timothy to hold fast faith and a good conscience, and speaks of hymeneus and alexander who had made shipwreck of their faith, 1 timothy 1. In contrast to the erroneous doctrine taught by the false teachers stands the approved doctrine of the church. Jun 28, 2012 paul proceeds to describe the grace that god has had on him personally, and on that note encourages timothy to fight the good fight v. If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. As a counterexample, paul refers to a pair of men who shoved aside a good conscience and found their. Verses 511 here the apostle instructs timothy how to guard against the judaizing teachers, or others who mingled fables and endless genealogies with the gospel. The international bible lesson uniform sunday school series for sunday, march 27, 2011, is from 1 timothy 5. Having been nourished on wholesome spiritual food and not the unhealthful teachings of the promoters of error, he was properly equipped for service in christs cause. The younger, if faulty, must be rebuked, not as desirous to find fault with them, but as willing to make the best of them.
Chapter 1 1 paul, an apostle of christ jesus, according to the express command of god our savior, even christ jesus our source of confidence, 2 to timothy, a genuine student in doctrine. According to the commandment of god the authoritative appointment of god the father our saviour so styled in many other places likewise, as being the grand orderer of the whole scheme of our salvation and christ our hope that is, the author, object, and ground, of all our hope. As paul begins to tell timothy how to conduct oneself in the local church 3. Although he was fairly young to minister, we know that he had a kindred spirit to paul, as paul considered him a spiritual son 1. I want to talk about three specific things that i think help explain what is going on. We hope that you find the 1 timothy summary from the kjv bible chapters and verses helpful to your bible studies and for references as a guide to further reference to the book of 1 timothy. What the false apostles taught in opposition to the truth, 1 timothy 1. He shows the use of the law, and the glory of the gospel. Their teaching apparently involved incorrect assumptions about the law 1. Although he was fairly young to minister, we know that he had a kindred spirit to paul, as paul considered him a. I recall many times in bible college when as freshmen we know it alls would. Grace, mercy and peace from god the father and christ jesus our lord. A summary of how to treat all people in the church.
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