📖 The Book of 1 Timothy
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How to conduct yourself in the household of God.
Who wrote 1 Timothy?
Author
Paul
Written
c. AD 64
Genre
Pauline
Pastoral epistle; some modern scholars dispute Pauline authorship.
Why 1 Timothy was written
Paul's pastoral letter to his young delegate Timothy in Ephesus, giving instructions on false teaching, prayer, church leadership, and godly conduct in the church.
Outline of 1 Timothy
- 11: False teaching and the grace of the gospel
- 22–3: Prayer and leadership in the church
- 34: Timothy's ministry — guard the faith
- 45–6: Care for various groups; the love of money; the good fight
Key verses
1 Timothy 1:151 Timothy 2:51 Timothy 3:15-161 Timothy 6:12
How 1 Timothy points to Christ
1 Timothy 2:5 — 'there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus' — is the NT's clearest statement of Christ's unique role as mediator of the new covenant.
How 1 Timothy begins
1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;
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