THE FIRST LETTER TO TIMOTHY

THE FIRST LETTER TO TIMOTHY
out of the letters that paul wrote… (at least those we know about) two categories…. First= Written to ecclesias or territories.. Letters in the NT, more in corinthians, laodecia

TIMOTHY TITUS PHILEMON 4 WERE UNIQUE.. THEY WERE TO INDIVIUALS. TODAY FOCUS ON FIRST LETTER TO TIMOTHY

SO WHERE DID PAUL MEET TIMOTHY?? IT WAS IN GALATIA

SO WHERE DID PAUL MEET TIMOTHY?? IT WAS IN GALATIA TIMOTHY WAS FROM LYSTRA IN ACTS 16 WE HAVE THE ACCOUNT OF PAUL SELECTING THIS YOUNG MAN (WELL SPOKEN OF BY ALL THE BRETHREN) YOUNG MAN, HIS MOTHER WAS JEWISH FATHER WAS GREEK IDEAL FOR BEING PART OF THIS ITINERANT GROUP THAT WAS MAKING IT’S WAS ACROSS TURKEY , ASIA MINOR, JEWISH, GREEK, BORN IN TURKEY UNDOUBTEDLY MULTI- LINGUAL PROBABLY A BIG HIT WITH ALL THE GENTILES. I HAVE A SPECULATION THAT I THINK ADDS TO THE STORY OF WHY THESE TWO, PAUL AND TIMOTHY, BONDED SO DEEPLY. ON THE FIRST MISSIONARY JOURNEY, PAUL ALSO WENT TO LYSTRA (NO MENTION OF TIMOTHY), BUT WHAT HAPPENED IN LYSTRA. WHAT DRAMATIC , ALMOST CRITICAL EVENT. ACTS A CRIPPLE MAN WAS HEALED, PAUL AND BARNABAS ARE TAKEN FOR GODS, ZEUS AND HERMES, SPECIFICALLY. THE CROWD WENT NUTS. THEY CREATED SUCH A FOLLOWING JEWS FROM SURROUNDING TOWNS ANTIOCH, TURKEY AND ICONIUM THEY GATHERED TO KILL PAUL,M THEY STONED HIM, SO VIOLENTLY, SO COMPLETELY HE WAS DRAGGED OUT OF THE CITY AND LEFT FOR DEAD. IT WAS A MIRACLE THAT HE WAS STILL ALIVE

MY SPECULATION IS THAT TIMOTHY, AS A YOUNGSTER, WAS IN LYSTRA WHEN ALL THIS HAPPENED HE COULD HAVE SEEN THAT EVENT. COULD HAVE SEEN, AS A BYSTANDER, THE MIRACLE MAYBE OR THE CROWD REACTION, OR THE ATTACK OF THE JEWS. IF NOT FIRST HAND, CERTAINLY IT WAS THE MAJOR STORY TO BE TOLD AMONGST THE CONGREATION IN LYSTRA FOR YEARS ON END. THE APOSTLE PAUL ALMOST DIED IN LYSTRA !!! SO YOUNG TIMOTHY IS PICKED. WILL HE TURN OUT TO BE LIKE MARK ON THE FIRST MISSIONARY JOURNEY ?? NO, HE WAS EVERYTHING PAUL PRAYED FOR. THEY BECAME SO CLOSE, HE WAS IN PAUL’S EYES AND HEART…. HIS SON.

what’s on paul’s mind ?? What is paul going to write timothy????? WHAT’S THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS HE CAN SAY??? A lot is about the organization of the church… paul knows what is coming….. Elders, deacons, women DO WE SEE ANY CLUES THAT PAUL GIVES US HIS PRIORITIES? I THINK PAUL GIVES US THREE STATEMENTS QUOTES FROM THE MESSAGE BIBLE TRANSLATION EUGENE PATERSON

DEVELOP LOVE ORGANIZE ELDERS AND DEACONS WITNESS TO THE GOSPEL BUILD FAITH PRAY WHAT DO YOU THINK PAUL IS GOING TO COME UP WITH AS MOST IMPORTANT ??? Most famous…. organization of the church .. Chapter 3 qualification,5 instructions , how to correct 6 false teachers Not wrong. Next most famous chap 2 wear no gold, no pearls, remain quiet in meetings. How do you judge, to do, or not to do??? *THE FIRST THING I WANT YOU TO DO … *WHAT I WANT MOSTLY … *THE WHOLE POINT ...

THE FIRST THING I WANT YOU TO DO … THE FIRST THING I WANT YOU TO DO… THAT’S PRETTY CLEAR, YA THINK THIS IS HIS PRIORITY?? THE FIRST THING I WANT YOU TO DO THAT’S FIRST CLUE AS TO WHAT PAUL THINKS IS MOST IMPORTANT.. CLUE # RE WHAT PAUL THINKS IS IMPORTANT

WHAT I WANT MOSTLY … THAT’S GOING TO BE A TOP PRIORITY…..

THE WHOLE POINT ... CLUE # THREE

*THE FIRST THING I WANT YOU TO DO … *WHAT I WANT MOSTLY … *THE WHOLE POINT ... THIS IS HOW PAUL INDICATES WHAT HE THINKS IS MOST IMPORTANT TIMOTHY, THE FIRST THING….. TIMOTHY, WHAT I WANT ….. TIMOTHY, THE WHOLE POINT…. Sounds to me like Paul is doing the work for us, prioritizing. Leaving timothy no question what’s most important..

DEVELOP LOVE ORGANIZE ELDERS AND DEACONS WITNESS TO THE GOSPEL BUILD FAITH PRAY results of the voting. ?

THE FIRST THING I WANT YOU TO DO …

THE FIRST THING I WANT YOU TO DO … IS PRAY. 2.1

WHAT I WANT MOSTLY … THAT’S GOING TO BE A TOP PRIORITY…..

WHAT I WANT MOSTLY … IS FOR MEN TO PRAY. 2.8

THE WHOLE POINT ... OF WHAT WE ARE URGING IS SIMPLY LOVE. .

FIRST… PRAY MOSTLY… PRAY THE POINT IS SIMPLY LOVE TIMOTHY, THE FIRST THING….. I WANT YOU TO DO IS PRAY TIMOTHY, WHAT I WANT ….. MOSTLY IS FOR MEN TO PRAY TIMOTHY, THE WHOLE POINT…. IS SIMPLY LOVE I DON’T THINK WE HAVE TO DISCUSS WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT MESSAGE OF PAUL’S LETTER TO TIMOTHY.. HE Talks about organization, elders, deacons, women.. But those are NOT his top priorities I HAD NO IDEA THAT WAS GOING TO BE THE FOCUS OF THIS LETTER. ______ THERE ARE OTHER OINTS IN THE LETTER

I’m passing this work to you…. WHAT ELSE DOES PAUL WRITE ABOUT ? I HAVE TO SAY… LESS IMPORTANT THINGS. IMPORTANT, BUT… PASSING THE WORK ON

I’m passing this work to you…. How the household of God should operate and behave HOW THE HOUSEHOLD SHOULD OPERATE ELDERS QUALIFICATIONS DEACONS WOMEN

Expect some to give up on the faith There will be falling away ???

Expect some to give up on the faith Beware of the lust for money money….. Laodecia. More billionaires in CA than any other state.

The way you say it is as important as what you say Teach with your life- by word, demeanor, love, faith, integrity diplomacy integrity

…endless genealogies, which promote speculations Charge certain persons not to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculations HUGE, BEWARE SPECULATIONS

The Christian live is a great mystery, far exceeding our understanding, but some things are clear enough. 3:16 THE CHRISTIAN LIFE IS A GREAT MYSTERY, FAR EXCEEDING OUR UNDERSTANDING, BUT SOME THINGS ARE CLEAR ENOUGH. We can see speculations, hypocracy, some things are clear enough. All these things are important, but not as important as a couple of things paul prioritizes.

FIRST… PRAY MOSTLY… PRAY THE POINT IS SIMPLY LOVE TIMOTHY, THE FIRST THING….. I WANT YOU TO DO IS PRAY TIMOTHY, WHAT I WANT ….. MOSTLY IS FOR MEN TO PRAY TIMOTHY, THE WHOLE POINT…. IS SIMPLY LOVE no DISCUSSION NECESSSARY WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT MESSAGE OF PAUL’S LETTER TO TIMOTHY..

I TAKE THIS LETTER OF PAUL’S VERY PERSONALLY. PARTS OF IT WERE WRITTEN PRETTY MUCH TO ME. Some closing words from the 6th chapter. closing his letter… one translation… RUN FOR YOUR LIFE. Fight the good fight guard the deposit entrusted to you Grace be with you. When he tells timothy to fight, etc. What appellation does Paul use? My son? He moves up to another level…. OH, MAN OF GOD what a compliment, if paul wrote to you could he say that???? I hope so

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