a study of 1 Timothy

by Sean Lawrence

Preface:

This is the first letter to Timothy authored by the Apostle Paul. The best estimate for the date of this writing is about 63 A.D. It was composed in letter form to his beloved friend Timothy which Paul wrote as a set of guidelines regarding how to conduct one’s life and the life of one’s faith community.

This book warns the young Timothy, and a new generation of church leaders, about the challenges of legalism and false teaching, about the qualification thereof, and additionally for deacons. There is much to endure, and Timothy is a guidance system to right living in a world that contests both our point of view and our Savior.

Of note (so, if you read nothing else these verses will suffice):

[1 Timothy 1:15] This saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” and I am the worst of them.

[1 Timothy 3:2-4] An overseer, therefore, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher, not addicted to wine, not a bully but gentle, not quarrelsome, not greedy one who manages his own household competently, having his children under control with all dignity.

[1 Timothy 4:14] Pay close attention to your life and your teaching; persevere in these things, for by doing this you will save both yourself and your hearers.

-reference the booklet Know Your Bible © 2008 by Barbour Publishing,