1 Timothy / titus

Timothy

• Lystra (acts 16:1)
• Jewish mother; Greek Father
• Mother – Eunice; Grandmother – Lois (2 Tim 1:5)
• Paul’s convert (1 Tim 1:2
• Joined Paul on 2nd Missionary Journey (Acts 16:3)

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• to young pastors (“shepherds”)
• Bishop – episkopos, which comes from “Episcopalian”
• Elder – presbyter, which come “Presbyterian”

Outline of 1 Timothy

• Warning Against Heresy, 1:3-20
• The Organization of the Church (2:1-3:13)
• The Administration of the Church (3:14- 6:19)

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• orthodoxy – right belief
• orthopraxy – right conduct
• heterodoxy – wrong belief
• heteropraxy – wrong conduct

Titus

• Greek, one of Paul’s converts (Titus 1:4)
• Paul resisted that he be circumcised (Gal. 2:3-5)
• Titus appears with Paul in Ephesus (2 Cor. 8:6,10).
• Titus was a trusted and probably very wise.
• 7-8 years later, about A.D. 65. Titus is in Crete.

Outline of Titus

• The Appointment and Qualification of Bishops (1:5-9)
• The Suppression of False Teachers (1:10-16
• The Teaching of Good Conduct (2:1-3:8a)