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1-2 Timothy and Titus: Pastoral Epistles

  1. Lesson One
    Overview of Pastorals (1 Timothy 1–6; 2 Timothy 3–4)
    20 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  2. Lesson Two
    False Teaching (1 Timothy 1; Titus 1–3; 2 Timothy 1–4)
    18 Activities
  3. Lesson Three
    Church Government (1 Timothy 3; Titus 1–2 Review)
    18 Activities
  4. Lesson Four
    Mentoring in Ministry (1 Timothy 1, 6, 2 Timothy 1–4 Review)
    21 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  5. Lesson Five
    Women in Ministry (1 Timothy 2–3, 5, 1 Corinthians 11 Review)
    21 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  6. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
    1 Activity
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    1 Assessment
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See the table below to see the contrast between Paul’s instructions for Timothy versus the behavior of false teachers.

TimothyFalse teachers
Correctly handles the word of truth (15)Godless chatter (16)
Flees youthful desires (22)Teaching spreads infection like gangrene (17)
Not quarrelsome (24)Belief that resurrection has already happened (18)
Able to teach (24)Destroying the faith of others (18)
Kind to everyone (24)Foolish and stupid arguments (23)

Table adapted from: David A. Ackerman, 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus, 2016, p. 326.