2. (With an emphasis on teaching)
1 Timothy
(With an emphasis on teaching)
1 Timothy 4

3. What & How To Teach I. Sound Doctrine (1) II. Public Worship (2)
III. Church Officers (3)
IV. False Teachers (4)
V. Care Of Members Of The Church (5:1-6:2)
VI. The Minister Himself (6:3-21)
- Don Dewelt

4. 1 Timothy
(With an emphasis on teaching)
Overview of the Chapter

5. “Personal Instructions to Timothy”
Apostasy Will Come (vv. 1-5)
Instructions Concerning Timothy’s Teaching & Conduct (vv. 6-15)

6. Apostasy Is Around the Corner
“Though the church be ever so glorious, reflecting the radiance of its precious Lord and Savior (1 Tim. 3:15,16), apostasy is just around the corner, for not all who belong outwardly to the church belong to it inwardly.
The present chapter deals with this apostasy.”
William Hendriksen, Exposition of the Pastoral Epistles, 145

7. “Personal Instructions to Timothy”
Apostasy Will Come (vv. 1-5)
Some shall depart from the faith (v. 1)
Speak lies in hypocrisy (v. 2)
Conscience seared (v. 2)
Two areas (vv. 3-5)
Forbidding to marry (v. 3a)
Commanding to abstain from meats (vv. 3b-5)

8. “Personal Instructions to Timothy”
Apostasy Will Come (vv. 1-5)
Instructions Concerning Timothy’s Teaching & Conduct (vv. 6-15)
Instruct the brethren (v. 6)
Refuse profane and old wives fables (v. 7a)
Exercise godliness (vv. 7b-10)
Command and teach (v. 11)
Be an example of the believers (v. 12)
Give attention to reading, exhortation & doctrine (v. 13)
Do not neglect the gift in you (v. 14)
Meditate on these things (v. 15a)
Give self wholly to them (v. 15b)
Take heed (v. 16)

9. 1 Timothy (With an emphasis on teaching) Overview of the Chapter
Instructions on Teaching

10. Instructions on Teaching
Warn about apostasy (vv. 1-5)

11. Warn about apostasy (vv. 1-5)
Apostasy can and will happen (v. 1)
Individuals will turn aside time and again
Movements / departures among brethren
Churches will drift

12. Warn about apostasy (vv. 1-5)
Apostasy can and will happen (v. 1)
Some will listen to deception, lies, demons before listen to truth
Were Christians
Lost their belief of the truth (cf. v. 3)
No longer know the truth (cf. v. 3)

13. Warn about apostasy (vv. 1-5)
Apostasy can and will happen (v. 1)
Some will listen to deception, lies, demons before listen to truth
Some false teachers know better
Deceive (v. 1)
Hypocrisy (v. 2)
Reach point – conscience seared (v.2)

14. Warn about apostasy (vv. 1-5)
Apostasy can and will happen (v. 1)
Some will listen to deception, lies, demons before listen to truth
Some false teachers know better
“Ultra-Conservative” / Forbidding liberties is still wrong
Liberty to marry & eat meat (while neither is commanded)
Binding an opinion is wrong

15. Instructions on Teaching
Warn about apostasy (vv. 1-5)
Reject fables (v. 7a)

16. Reject fables (v. 7a) The Fables: “Fable” = false, fiction, untrue
“Profane” = common, useless, provides no good
“Old wives” = origin from old foolish women – having no substantial basis
Refuse:
“Abstain to be bothered” (Lenski)
Show not worthy of time – don’t waste time giving them any attention
Don’t waste time on useless material
Time is precious in class or pulpit
Take 5-10 minutes (or more) on useless – waste!

17. Instructions on Teaching
Warn about apostasy (vv. 1-5)
Reject fables (v. 7a)
Exercise godliness (vv. 7b-10)

18. Exercise godliness (vv. 7b-10)
Reverence – piety toward God
eusebeia NT:2150, from eu, "well," and sebomai, "to be devout," denotes that piety which, characterized by a Godward attitude, does that which is well-pleasing to Him (Vine)
Contrast to fables – worthy of our time & attention
Living a devout life!

19. Exercise godliness (vv. 7b-10)
Gymnasia – training (from which we get idea of gym)
Work! (labor v. 10)
“In the Greek and Roman Classics authors speak of training naked in gymnastic exercises; also, metaphorically, of training for or practicing an art or profession.” (Vincent)
Remove all obstacles that stand in the way

20. Exercise godliness (vv. 7b-10)
Profitable for all things
Helps in all areas of life (bodily exercise don’t)
Life now (salvation & fellowship with God)
Eternal life

21. Exercise godliness (vv. 7b-10)
Profitable for all things
Be willing to suffer for godliness (v. 10)
Teachers / Preachers – not devoted – not worth much!
Don’t study
Half-hearted approach
Won’t be concerned about what teach
Won’t strive to help the hearer

22. Instructions on Teaching
Warn about apostasy (vv. 1-5)
Reject fables (v. 7a)
Exercise godliness (vv. 7b-10)
Be an example (v. 12)

23. Be an example (v. 12) Don’t give anyone a reason to look down on you:
Be an example (Pattern or model to follow)
Areas:
Word – what you say
Conduct – how you live
Love – sincere interest in others
Spirit – attitude
Faith – strong, unwavering faith
Purity – clean, unspotted life
“There should be nothing in your contact with the other sex that would give rise to scandal.”
(Albert Barnes)

24. Be an example (v. 12) Don’t give anyone a reason to look down on you:
Be an example (Pattern or model to follow)
Areas:
Every word – every thought – every act – carefully guarded!

25. Instructions on Teaching
Warn about apostasy (vv. 1-5)
Reject fables (v. 7a)
Exercise godliness (vv. 7b-10)
Be an example (v. 12)
Read (v. 13)

26. Read (v. 13)
Private reading – study (though may include public reading)
What was to be read?
Scriptures
For Timothy (O.T. / Any of NT canon)
For us (O.T & N.T.)

27. Read (v. 13) Private reading – study (not public reading)
What was to be read?
Good teachers read
Word – Can’t teach what don’t know
Reread & reread (familiar with text)
Other material can be helpful (2 Tim. 4:13; Tit. 1:12)
May define a word
May give some historical background
May give evidence of an interpretation

28. Instructions on Teaching
Warn about apostasy (vv. 1-5)
Reject fables (v. 7a)
Exercise godliness (vv. 7b-10)
Be an example (v. 12)
Read (v. 13)
Exhort and teach (v. 13)

29. Exhort and teach (v. 13) Exhort – Encourage others
An appeal to do what they have been taught
Comfort – consolation (same word for comforter)

30. Exhort and teach (v. 13) Exhort – Encourage others Doctrine
“teaching” (ASV & NKJV footnote) – action rather than message
Teach what you read (v. 13)
This is your work as teacher / preacher

31. Instructions on Teaching
Warn about apostasy (vv. 1-5)
Reject fables (v. 7a)
Exercise godliness (vv. 7b-10)
Be an example (v. 12)
Read (v. 13)
Exhort and teach (v. 13)
Don’t neglect the gift (v. 14)

32. Don’t neglect the gift (v. 14)
Not inspiration
Not spiritual gifts (not imparted by eldership)
May simply be ministry – work (which is by grace)
Ought to view task / job of teaching – as gift

33. Don’t neglect the gift (v. 14)
Laying on of hands
Not to impart miraculous gift
Sometimes use to appoint to work (Acts 13:3)
May suggest approval or work to do

34. Don’t neglect the gift (v. 14)
Laying on of hands
Don’t neglect
Do the work you’re charged to do
Don’t become careless about it (Strong’s)
Gradual – letting up little here – little there

35. Instructions on Teaching
Warn about apostasy (vv. 1-5)
Reject fables (v. 7a)
Exercise godliness (vv. 7b-10)
Be an example (v. 12)
Read (v. 13)
Exhort and teach (v. 13)
Don’t neglect the gift (v. 14)
Meditate (v. 15)

36. Meditate (v. 15) Opposite of “neglect”
“Take pains with these things, be absorbed in them” (NASV)
“Be diligent in these matters” (Robertson)
“Let these things be in your constant care” (cf. Hendrickson)

37. Meditate (v. 15) Opposite of “neglect” Think – Carefully reflect:
Duties (vv )
What you read (v. 13)
Application
Parallels
How to make the point clear
Problems with a position
How to illustrate it

38. Instructions on Teaching
Warn about apostasy (vv. 1-5)
Reject fables (v. 7a)
Exercise godliness (vv. 7b-10)
Be an example (v. 12)
Read (v. 13)
Exhort and teach (v. 13)
Don’t neglect the gift (v. 14)
Meditate (v. 15)
Give yourself completely (v. 15b)

39. Give yourself completely (v. 15b)
Dedication – Devotion
Completely immerse self in work
Teaching is not a job where clock in – then clock out!
Do what it takes to be ready
Take the time to prepare
Goal is to do the work!

40. Instructions on Teaching
Warn about apostasy (vv. 1-5)
Reject fables (v. 7a)
Exercise godliness (vv. 7b-10)
Be an example (v. 12)
Read (v. 13)
Exhort and teach (v. 13)
Don’t neglect the gift (v. 14)
Meditate (v. 15)
Give yourself completely (v. 15b)
Make application to self (v. 16)

41. Make application to self (v. 16)
Apply teaching to own life
Easy for preachers / teachers to think FIRST about others
Study with own life in view
Practice what you preach!

42. Make application to self (v. 16)
Apply teaching to own life
Result:
Save self – (if no other cf. Ezek. 3:19)
Greater influence on hearer

43. Instructions on Teaching
Warn about apostasy (vv. 1-5)
Reject fables (v. 7a)
Exercise godliness (vv. 7b-10)
Be an example (v. 12)
Read (v. 13)
Exhort and teach (v. 13)
Don’t neglect the gift (v. 14)
Meditate (v. 15)
Give yourself completely (v. 15b)
Make application to self (v. 16)

44. 1 Timothy (With an emphasis on teaching) Overview of the Chapter
Instructions on Teaching