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1 TIMOTHY I. BACKGROUND
1. Author
- Paul, the apostle: 1:1 2. Date
- one of Paul's later letters written in A.D. 62-64 3. Setting
- Paul writes to his beloved friend, Timothy who has remained at Ephesus to
work with the churches. After their beginning, there had been some false teaching, so it was now
necessary to deal with those situations. II. PURPOSE OF THE BOOK
1. Key
Verses: 1:3-7, 18-20; 3:14-16;
4:12-16; 6:20-21 2. Theme: Timothy is charged to oppose the false
teaching with sound doctrine and to guard and teach the church how to uphold godly lives. He is personally charged to exercise
godliness and to fulfill his ministry, not neglecting himself and his calling. 3. The
false teachings were: 1:3 1) Concerning law-keeping:
1:3-11; 4:1-3; 6:3-5, 20=21 2) Concerning riches: 6:5-10,
17-19 4. The
healthy teaching were: 1:10; 4:6;
6:3 1) Faith and a good conscience:
1:4-5, 19; 3:9; 4:12;
6:11-12 2) Godliness: 2:10; 3:16;
4:6-8; 6:3-8,11 3) Good works: 2:10; 3:1;
4:10; 5:10, 17,25: 6:18 5. Timothy's
specific responsibilities included: 1) Teaching: 3:14-15; 4:11,13,16; 6:3 2) Warring against the false:
1:3,18; 5:20; 6:12,17 3) Guarding and fleeing:
3:14-15; 4:14-16; 6:11, 20 4) Being an example:
4:12; 5:1-2, 25; 6:11 III. APPLICATIONS - LESSONS
1. The
uselessness of striving about words: 1) What are the type of words that men strive
about? a. Fables:
1:4; 4:7 b. Endless genealogies: 1:4 c. The law:
1:7-8 d. Ungodly and untrue questionings: 6:3-5, 20 2) What is the result of this worthless arguing? a. It just brings up more questions: 1:4 b. It serves no worthy purpose; only a waste of
time: 1:6 c. It works against true godliness: 4:6-8;
6:3-5 d. It produces strife and evil suspicions: 6:3-5 e. It upholds false knowledge and distorts the
truth: 6:20 3) How should we deal with this ungodly argumentation? a. Teach people not to be involved in this: 1:3-4 b. Refuse to be involved yourself: 4:7;
6:20 c. Seek the healthy teachings: 6:3 d. Content with what God has given you: 6:6 2. The
qualities of leaders: 1) Elders and deacons: 3:1-13 2) Teachers (evangelists) : 4:11-16 3) Those who seed to be "Men of God": 6:11-16 3. The
Value of Prayer: 1) Supplications, thanksgiving, intercessions...: 2:1 2) For all those who are in a ruling position: 2:2 3) That we may lead a tranquil and quiet life: 2:2 4. Men's
and women's roles: 1) Women are to learn in quietness with all submission: 2:11 a. Because Eve was created second: 2:13 b. Because Eve was the first to sin: 2:14 c. Therefore, do not have dominion over a
man: 2:12 2) Men should realized their position as given by God: a. That they should be holy and without
anger: 2:8 b. That they are not to force the woman's
submission: 2:11-12 c. That they also are sinners: 2:14 5. Money
matters: 1) Be content with what God has given you: 6:6 2) We only have basic needs:
6:8 3) The desire to be rich can be very destructive: 6:9 4) Do not love money: 6:10 5) If you are rich, do not be arrogant: 6:17 6) If you are rich, do not set your hope on riches: 6:17 7) If you are rich, also be rich in good works: 6:18 8) If you are rich, be willing to share with others: 6:18 1 TIMOTHY
QUESTIONS
1. Why would Paul, an older apostle, want to
write to Timothy, a younger evangelist?
Would he be interfering with Timothy's work? 2. Paul was concerned that ___________________
teachings may be spreading in Ephesus. 3. List some good or healthy teachings: 1) 2) 3) 4. The word "godly" or
"godliness" is used often in 1 Timothy. What does this word mean?
How does it fit the context of the book? 5. Paul warns against striving over words many times
in this book. Name four (4) results
of this worthless arguing? 1) 2) 3) 4) 6. Match the scripture with the topic it
teaches: ______1)
Elders and deacons a. 2:1-3 ______2)
Prayer b.
2:9-15 ______3)
Women's role c. 5:3-8 ______4)
Love of money d. 3:1-13 ______5)
Caring for widows e. 6:6-10 7. Why does Paul give Timothy special
instructions about himself? Do these
instructions also apply to you? 8. How is the love of money the root of all kinds of evil? |