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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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[Record your answers in the workbook provided at the beginning of this course.]

As we’ve seen, the ends of Paul’s letters often summarize key principles from throughout the text. Just as the introductory prayer in Philemon signaled the tone for the rest of the letter to come, 1 Timothy closes with two verses that refer back to a number of key words from the body of the letter that encapsulate themes from the letter:

Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to your care. Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge, which some have professed and in so doing have departed from the faith.

 

Grace be with you all. 1 Timothy 6:20-21 NIV

We can map the connections between these last two verses and the rest of the letter like this.

ConclusionRest of Letter
Guard 6:205:21
Turn away6:201:6; 5:15
Godless6:204:7
Knowledge6:202:4
Entrusted6:201:11
Profess6:212:10
Faith6:2116 times
Depart6:211:6

Adapted from: David A. Ackerman, 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus, 2016, p. 262.

  1. Charting out these comparisons can be helpful for remembering the different letters and their messages. In your own voice, summarize Paul’s message to Timothy in a few brief sentences, using each of the terms from the previous chart: guard, turn away, godless, knowledge, entrusted, profess, faith, depart.

Make the message personal, for someone you know who needs to hear it.

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