| Preface | 2 | |
| Table of Contents | 4 | |
| Introduction to 1 and 2 Timothy | 9 | |
| Pastoral Epistles | 9 | |
| Authorship | 9 | |
| Recipients | 10 | |
| Who Was Timothy? | 10 | |
| Historical Setting | 11 | |
| Paul's Release and Second Imprisonment | 13 | |
| Who Were the False Teachers? | 14 | |
| What Was the Nature of Their Teaching? | 14 | |
| Why Were 1 and 2 Timothy Written? | 17 | |
| Arguments against Pauline Authorship | 18 | |
| 1. God's Grace and Calling (1 Timothy 1:1-20) | 20 | |
| Salutation (1:1-2) | 21 | |
| Command False Teachers to Stop (1:3a) | 22 | |
| The Effect of False Doctrine (1:3-4) | 23 | |
| The Purpose of Good Doctrine (1:4b-5) | 24 | |
| In Defense of the Word "Doctrine" | 25 | |
| Teachers Who Have Wandered Away (1:6-10) | 26 | |
| Health Producing Doctrine (1:10b) | 27 | |
| Christ's Grace to Paul (1:11-16) | 28 | |
| Appointed as a Minister (1:12b) | 29 | |
| Humility and Praise (1:15-16) | 29 | |
| Christ's Core Purpose: To Save Sinners (1:15) | 30 | |
| Of Whom I Am the Worst (1:15-16) | 30 | |
| Amazing Grace | 31 | |
| Doxology (1:17) | 31 | |
| Fight the Good Fight (1:18-20) | 33 | |
| Hymenaeus and Alexander (1:19b-20) | 33 | |
| 2. Men and Women in God's Household (1 Timothy 2:1-15) | 36 | |
| Prayer for All (2:1-4) | 37 | |
| One Mediator and Ransom (2:5-6) | 38 | |
| Paul's Three-Fold Commission (2:7) | 40 | |
| Men: Lift Up Holy Hands (2:8) | 40 | |
| Women: Show Modesty with Decency and Propriety (2:9-10) | 41 | |
| Women Learning in Quietness (2:11) | 43 | |
| Women Not Permitted to Teach (2:12) | 44 | |
| The Example of Adam and Eve (2:13-14) | 45 | |
| Saved through Childbearing (2:15) | 46 | |
| Women in Ministry in the Twenty-First Century | 47 | |
| Summary | 50 | |
| 3. Selecting Leaders in God's Household (1 Timothy 3; Titus 1:6-9) | 51 | |
| Overseer or Bishop (3:1-2) | 52 | |
| Synonyms: Overseer = Elder = Pastor | 52 | |
| Qualities of Overseers and Deacons | 53 | |
| General Reputation | 53 | |
| Marriage and Family | 54 | |
| Basic Character | 57 | |
| Personal Traits and Habits | 60 | |
| Doctrinal Fidelity | 63 | |
| The Ministry of Deacons | 65 | |
| The Teaching Role of Elders | 65 | |
| Male and Female Deacons? (3:11) | 67 | |
| Encouragement to Overseers and Deacons (3:13) | 67 | |
| God's Household (3:14-15) | 68 | |
| Hymn of Christ (3:16) | 69 | |
| 4. Setting a Godly Example (1 Timothy 4:1-16) | 72 | |
| Apostasy Foretold (4:1-2) | 73 | |
| Asceticism and Dietary Regulations vs. Freedom (4:3-5) | 74 | |
| Teach the Truths of the Faith (4:6-7a) | 76 | |
| Train Yourself in Godliness (4:7b-8) | 76 | |
| Excursus on Godliness (eusebeia) | 77 | |
| Godliness and Ungodliness in the Pastoral Epistles | 78 | |
| The Savior of All Who Believe (4:9-10) | 81 | |
| Pursue Godliness (4:11-16) | 81 | |
| The Power of Example (4:12b) | 82 | |
| The Power of Perseverance (4:13-16) | 83 | |
| 5. Advice about Widows, Elders, and Slaves (1 Timothy 5:1-25; 6:1-2) | 85 | |
| Manner towards men and women (5:1-2) | 87 | |
| Church Responsibility to Widows (5:3-16) | 87 | |
| Problems with Younger Widows | 88 | |
| Responsibility to Help Widowed Family Members (5:4, 8, 16) | 89 | |
| Honor and Compensation for Elders (5:17-18) | 90 | |
| Discipline of Elders (5:19-20) | 91 | |
| A Solemn Charge (5:21) | 92 | |
| Don't Be Hasty in Ordaining Replacements (5:22, 24-25) | 93 | |
| Use a Little Wine (5:23) | 95 | |
| Slavery (6:1-2) | 95 | |
| 6. Reject Greed, Pursue Godliness (1 Timothy 6:3-21) | 98 | |
| Characteristics of False Teachers (6:2-5) | 99 | |
| A Corrupt and Defrauded Mind (6:5) | 99 | |
| Godliness Brings Financial Gain (6:5) | 100 | |
| Godliness with Contentment (6:6) | 101 | |
| The Temptation to Get Rich (6:7-9) | 102 | |
| The Fruit of a Desire for Wealth (6:9-10) | 104 | |
| The Love of Money (6:10) | 104 | |
| The Danger of Riches (6:17) | 105 | |
| Positive Commands for the Rich (6:17-18) | 106 | |
| Laying Up Treasures in Heaven (6:19) | 107 | |
| Pursing the Character of Christ (6:11) | 108 | |
| Fight, Take Hold, Confess, Persevere (6:12-15a) | 109 | |
| The Appearing of Christ (6:14) | 110 | |
| 7. Be Neither Intimidated nor Ashamed (2 Timothy 1:1-17) | 114 | |
| Salutation (1:1-2) | 115 | |
| Prayer and Longing for Timothy (1:3-4) | 115 | |
| Encouragement of Timothy's Background (1:5) | 116 | |
| Reignite Your Spiritual Gift (1:6) | 117 | |
| Timidity vs. Power, Love, and Self-Discipline (1:7) | 118 | |
| Shame, the Demotivator (1:8) | 118 | |
| Suffering for the Gospel (1:8, 11-12) | 119 | |
| The Worthiness and Glory of the Gospel (1:8-10) | 120 | |
| Christ's Titles and Accomplishments (1:10b) | 120 | |
| I Know Whom I Have Believed (1:12) | 122 | |
| Guard the Gospel Entrusted to You (1:13-14) | 124 | |
| Personal comments (1:15-17) | 124 | |
| 8. Endure Hardship for Christ (2 Timothy 2:1-19) | 127 | |
| Be Strong in the Grace of Christ (2:1) | 128 | |
| Teach Those Who Can Teach Others Also (2:2) | 128 | |
| Suffering, Endurance, and Persecution | 130 | |
| Enduring Hardship and Suffering (2:3-7) | 131 | |
| Paul's example of endurance (2:8-10) | 133 | |
| A Trustworthy Saying (2:11-13) | 133 | |
| Don't quarrel about words (2:14) | 134 | |
| Workman Handling Word of Truth (2:15) | 135 | |
| Avoid Godless Chatter and False Teaching (2:16-18) | 136 | |
| The Resurrection Is Still to Come (2:18b) | 137 | |
| God's Firm Foundation Will Stand (2:19) | 137 | |
| 9. Fit for the Master's Use (2 Timothy 2:20-3:14a) | 140 | |
| Articles for noble purposes (2:20-21) | 141 | |
| Flee desires of youth, pursue righteousness (2:22) | 142 | |
| Avoid stupid quarrels (2:23) | 143 | |
| Teaching Quarreling People without Becoming Quarrelsome (2:24-25) | 143 | |
| The Freeing Gift of Repentance (2:25-26) | 145 | |
| The Captivity of the False Teachers (2:25-26) | 146 | |
| Godlessness in the Last Days (3:1-5) | 147 | |
| A Form of Godliness without the Power (3:5a) | 147 | |
| Worming Their Way into Homes (3:6-7) | 148 | |
| Opposed as Jannes and Jambres vs. Moses (3:8-9) | 149 | |
| Follow My Example in Enduring Persecution (3:10-12) | 149 | |
| Continue Despite the Cost (3:13-14a) | 152 | |
| 10. Preachers, Teachers, and Holy Scripture (2 Timothy 3:14-4:5) | 154 | |
| Be Confident in Those Who Taught You (3:14-15a) | 154 | |
| The Legacy of Holy Scripture (3:15-17) | 155 | |
| Scripture Is God-Breathed (3:16) | 156 | |
| Excursus: The Inspiration of Holy Scripture | 156 | |
| What Do We Mean by "Inspiration"? | 157 | |
| Is Inspiration a Circular Argument? | 158 | |
| Theories of Inspiration | 158 | |
| Inspiration of both Old and New Testaments | 159 | |
| Inerrancy and Authority of Scripture | 160 | |
| The Authority of Scripture | 160 | |
| The Effect and Function of Scripture (3:15-17) | 160 | |
| Scripture Is Your Essential Equipment (3:17) | 162 | |
| The Divine Observers of Ministry and Calling (4:1) | 163 | |
| A Solemn Charge (4:1) | 165 | |
| Preach the Word! (4:2) | 165 | |
| Be Prepared, Be "Instant"! (4:2) | 166 | |
| Convince, Rebuke, Exhort (4:2) | 166 | |
| Don't Assume Openness from Your Hearers (4:3-4) | 168 | |
| Do the Work of an Evangelist (4:5) | 168 | |
| Carry Out Your Ministry Fully (4:5) | 169 | |
| 11. I Have Fought the Good Fight (2 Timothy 4:6-22) | 171 | |
| The Time for My Departure Has Come (4:6) | 172 | |
| Finishing the Race Well (4:7) | 172 | |
| The Crown of Righteousness (4:8) | 174 | |
| Co-Workers, Faithful and Unfaithful (4:9-12) | 175 | |
| Bring Mark with You (4:11) | 176 | |
| Bring Paul's Cloak and Scrolls (4:13) | 176 | |
| Watch Out for Alexander the Metalworker (4:14-15) | 177 | |
| Paul's "First Defense" (4:16-18) | 177 | |
| The Lord's Deliverance (4:17b-18) | 178 | |
| Final greetings (4:19-21) | 179 | |
| Come before winter (4:21a) | 180 | |
| The Lord Be with Your Spirit (4:22) | 181 | |
| Appendix 1. Discussion Questions for Classes and Small Groups | 183 | |
| Appendix 2. Qualifications of Church Leaders (1 Tim.3:2-12; Tit. 1:6-9) | 195 | |
| Appendix 3. Songs based on 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus, the Pastoral Epistles | 197 | |
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