Outline
I.
Greetings (1:1-2)
II.
Warning against False
Teachers (1:3-11)
A.
The Nature of the
Heresy (1:3-7)
B.
The Purpose of the Law
(1:8-11)
III.
The Lord's Grace to
Paul (1:12-17)
IV.
The Purpose of Paul's
Instructions to Timothy (1:18-20)
.
Public Worship (ch. 2)
VI.
Instructions
concerning False Teaching (ch. 4)
1 Timothy 1 NLT
1 This letter is from Paul, an apostle
of Christ Jesus, appointed by the command of God our Savior and Christ Jesus,
who gives us hope.
2 I am writing to Timothy, my true son
in the faith. May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord give you grace,
mercy, and peace.
3 When I left for Macedonia, I urged
you to stay there in Ephesus and stop those whose teaching is contrary to the
truth.
4 Don’t let them waste their time in
endless discussion of myths and spiritual pedigrees. These things only lead to
meaningless speculations, which don’t help people live a life of faith in
God.
5 The purpose of my instruction is that
all believers would be filled with love that comes from a pure heart, a clear
conscience, and genuine faith.
6 But some people have missed this
whole point. They have turned away from these things and spend their time in
meaningless discussions.
7 They want to be known as teachers of
the law of Moses, but they don’t know what they are talking about, even though
they speak so confidently.
8 We know that the law is good when
used correctly.
9 For the law was not intended for
people who do what is right. It is for people who are lawless and rebellious,
who are ungodly and sinful, who consider nothing sacred and defile what is
holy, who kill their father or mother or commit other murders.
10 The law is for people who are
sexually immoral, or who practice homosexuality, or are slave traders, liars,
promise breakers, or who do anything else that contradicts the wholesome
teaching
11 that comes from the glorious Good
News entrusted to me by our blessed God.
12 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who
has given me strength to do his work. He considered me trustworthy and
appointed me to serve him,
13 even though I used to blaspheme the
name of Christ. In my insolence, I persecuted his people. But God had mercy on
me because I did it in ignorance and unbelief.
14 Oh, how generous and gracious our
Lord was! He filled me with the faith and love that come from Christ
Jesus.
15 This is a trustworthy saying, and
everyone should accept it: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save
sinners”—and I am the worst of them all.
16 But God had mercy on me so that
Christ Jesus could use me as a prime example of his great patience with even
the worst sinners. Then others will realize that they, too, can believe in him
and receive eternal life.
17All honor and glory to God forever and
ever! He is the eternal King, the unseen one who never dies; he alone is God.
Amen.
18 Timothy, my son, here are my
instructions for you, based on the prophetic words spoken about you earlier.
May they help you fight well in the Lord’s battles.
19 Cling to your faith in Christ, and
keep your conscience clear. For some people have deliberately violated their consciences;
as a result, their faith has been shipwrecked.
20 Hymenaeus and
Alexander are two examples. I threw them out and handed them over to Satan so
they might learn not to blaspheme God.
