3 T RAITS OF T RUE T EACHING B ACKGROUND A Pastoral EpistleA Pastoral Epistle Author: PaulAuthor: Paul Purpose: To provide pastoral directionPurpose: To provide pastoral direction Situation: Paul encouraging TimothySituation: Paul encouraging Timothy

“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: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. As I urged you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain men not to teach false doctrines any longer nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies.

These promote controversies rather than God’s work—which is by faith. The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.” (1 Timothy 1:1–5, NIV)

3 T RAITS OF T RUE T EACHING I MPORTANT T RUTH : False doctrines produce controversies. “The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.” (1 Timothy 1:5, NIV)

3 T RAITS OF T RUE T EACHING 1. L OVE FROM A P URE H EART “Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked, ‘Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don’t wash their hands before they eat!’” (MT , NIV)

3 T RAITS OF T RUE T EACHING 1. L OVE FROM A P URE H EART “Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked, ‘Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don’t wash their hands before they eat!’” (MT , NIV)

3 T RAITS OF T RUE T EACHING “…the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart, and these defile them. For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. These are what defile a person; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile them.” (MT 15:18-20, NIV)

3 T RAITS OF T RUE T EACHING 2. L OVE FROM A G OOD C ONSCIENCE “The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.” (1 Timothy 1:5, NIV)

3 T RAITS OF T RUE T EACHING 2. L OVE FROM A G OOD C ONSCIENCE “How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!” (Hebrews 9:14, NIV)

3 T RAITS OF T RUE T EACHING 3. L OVE FROM A S INCERE F AITH “The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.” (1 Timothy 1:5, NIV)

3 T RAITS OF T RUE T EACHING 3. L OVE FROM A S INCERE F AITH “I have been reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also.” (2 Ti 1:5, NIV)