From 93ff7588806a1e502d1187384e68a21d6bdace73 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: joycerendahl Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2020 16:33:24 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add '55-1ti/01.md' --- 55-1ti/01.md | 209 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 209 insertions(+) create mode 100644 55-1ti/01.md diff --git a/55-1ti/01.md b/55-1ti/01.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..37f1213 --- /dev/null +++ b/55-1ti/01.md @@ -0,0 +1,209 @@ +# 1 TIMOTHY 1 + +## 1:1-2 + +### How is “Christ Jesus our hope”? + +Christians have hope because of Jesus. That is, they are confident about something because of Jesus. He +gives them this now and in the future. Because Jesus died on the cross and was made alive again, anyone +who believes in Jesus can have peace with God now and in the future (see: Romans 5:1-2; Colossians 1:19- +22). They will live forever with him in heaven after they die (see: 1 John 3:2-3) Jesus also gives confidence +to Christians because he sent the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit lives inside of Christians. He gives them +power, and he caused them to be sanctified. (see: Romans 8:29; Ephesians 1:4-6). + +See: Atone (Atonement); Holy Spirit; Indwelling of the Holy Spirit; Sanctify (Sanctification)  + +### Why did Paul call Timothy his “true son in the faith”? + +Paul wrote that Timothy was his “true son in the faith.” This is a metaphor. He wanted to write he was +Timothy’s spiritual father. That is, he taught Timothy about how to do the things that honor God in the +same way a father teaches his child something. Therefore, Paul knew Timothy did the same types of things +that Paul did. These things were because they believed in Jesus. + +See: Metaphor; Spirit (Spiritual) + +### Why did Paul greet the Christians with“grace, mercy, and peace”? + +See: Ancient Letters + +## 1:3-7 + +### Why did Paul leave Timothy in Ephesus? + +Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to teach people. He also “commanded”(παραγγέλλω/g3853) false teachers not +to teach. False teacher taught things that Paul and the other Apostles did not teach. Paul wanted Timothy to +stop people from teaching things that he did not teach. + +See Map: Ephesus + +### What were “endless genealogies”? + +Some false teachers wanted other people to know their genealogies. That is, they wanted people to know +their ancestors were greatly honored. They thought having honored ancestors was better than the gospel +(see: Titus 3:9). Scholars think these teachers wanted other people to know that their ancestors were in +honored the Old Testament. + +See: 6:3-5; 2nd Timothy 2:16-18 + +See: Genealogy; Ancestor and Descendant (Fathers, Forefathers, Patriarchs); Gospel + +### What was “the commandment” about which Paul wrote? + +Some scholars think Paul told Timothy to “command”(παραγγελία/g3852) false teachers to stop teaching +things Paul did not teach. Other scholars think Paul told Timothy to teach the gospel with love. This +fulfilled all of God’s law (see: Romans 13:10). + +See: Law of Moses + +### What did in mean to have a “pure heart”? + +A person with a pure heart does things and thinks things that honor God (see: 2 Timothy 2:22). + +### How did a person have a “good conscience”? + +A person has a good conscience by believing in the gospel and doing the things that Jesus said to do (see: +3:9). They also do not think about things that do not honor God (see: Titus 1:15). + +See: Conscience; Gospel + +### What was “sincere faith”? + +A person with “sincere faith”  completely trusts in God. Paul wrote that teachers with sincere faith did the +things that honor God, and they do not do the things that honor themselves. + +See: 1 Thessalonians 2:3-12 + +See: Faith (Believe In) + +### Why did Paul write “miss the mark”? + +Scholars think Paul spoke about people those who believed in the gospel then later did not believe in the +gospel (see 6:20-21; 2 Timothy 4:4). + +### What was “foolish talk”? + +Some scholars think “foolish talk” is something said that has no meaning. That is, someone said things that +did not help Christians honor God. + +## 1:8-11 + +### Why did Paul write, “the law is good”? + +Paul wrote that the law is good because God tells people what he wants them to do through the law of +Moses(see: Psalm 19:7; Romans 7:12). God made people know their sin and their need to be saved from it +through the law of Moses.   + +See: Law of Moses + +### Why did Paul write that the, “law is not made for the righteous man”? + +Some scholars think Paul wanted to write that the law of Moses was made so that those who were sinning +will know that the things they did were wrong. They think it was not made for the people who already do +the things that honor God. Other scholars think Paul wrote to the people who did good things, but they did +not do them to honor God. Instead, they did these good things so other people would think they were +righteous, but they were not righteous. They think Paul wanted them to know that the law of Moses was not +given to make people righteous, but it was given so that people would know that the things they were doing +did not honor God (see: 1:9-11; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10). + +See: 2 Timothy 3:1-5 + +See: Righteous (Righteousness) + +### How were people “godless and profane” in the days of Paul? + +A “godless” person did not want to honor God in any way. A profane person knew what God wanted them +to do, but they continued to sin anyway because they wanted to sin more than they wanted to honor God. + +See: Sin + +### What was “faithful instruction”? + +Faithful instruction taught the things God wanted people to do to honor him with their lives. It taught them +what they needed to know about God the Father and Jesus the Son and the Holy Spirit. Faithful instruction +helped Christians to do more things that honor God. + +See: Titus 1:9 + +See: God the father; Holy Spirit + +### What was the “glorious gospel” about which Paul spoke? + +Some scholars think the “glorious gospel” was when people told the story of the glory of the “blessed +God.” That is, God is “blessed” because he is perfect. He lives in perfect joy. He is the one who gives all +blessings. + +See: Glory (Glorify); Gospel; Bless (Blessing); Rejoice (Joy, Joyful) + +## 1:12-17 + +## Why was Paul considered to be “faithful”? + +Some scholars think Jesus did not choose Paul to be an apostle because he was already a +“faithful”(πιστός/g4103) man. They think Jesus chose Paul because he knew Paul would be faithful in the +future (see: Acts 9:1-16). Other scholars think Christ considered Paul to be faithful because of what God +graciously did in Paul’s life. That is, his grace allowed Paul to repent from sinning and allowed Paul to do +the things that honored and served God. + +See: Apostle; Grace; Repent (Repentance) + +### What was a “blasphemer” and “persecutor”? + +Paul wrote he used to be a “blasphemer” and a “persecutor.” A blasphemer was a person who insulted God +by saying things that were not true about God. They spoke evil about Jesus. They even cursed him. Paul +also wrote he used to be a “persecutor”(διώκτης/g1376). He harmed Christians (see: Acts 8:3; 22:4). + +See: Blaspheme (Blasphemy); Persecute (Persecution); Curse + +### How did Paul “act ignorantly in unbelief”? + +Paul wrote he was ignorant in unbelief. Paul persecuted Christians. But he did not know this was wrong. He +thought this was right. Paul believed in God. But, he did not believe that Jesus was the messiah. Paul +thought he honored God when he persecuted Christians. + +See: Messiah (Christ); Persecute (Persecution) + +### What was the “faith and love” about which Paul spoke? + +See: Faith (Believe In); Love + +### How was what Paul taught “reliable and worthy of all acceptance”? + +Paul knew what he taught was “reliable”(πιστός/g4103) and true. He knew all people needed to trust the +things he taught. What he wrote was spoken by Jesus himself (see: Matthew 9:13; Luke 19:9-10). + +### Why did Paul write, “I am the worst” of sinners? + +Paul wrote he was the worst of sinners. He persecuted Christians. He knew he sinned against God himself. +Paul knew God forgave him, but this did not make him forget his sinning. + +See: Persecute (Persecution); Sin + +### Why did Paul write, “demonstrate all patience”? + +Jesus demonstrated with all patience by using Paul as an example. Paul was an example of how God has +great patience for sinners. God wanted people to know that he forgives even the greatest sinner if the sinner +repents (see: 2 Peter 3:9). +Advice to translators: Someone who waits for something when they should wait, they are patient. They +are only patient if they are peace with waiting. + +See: Repent (Repentance); Forgive (Forgiveness; Pardon) + +## 1:18-20 + +### What were the “prophecies previously made” about Timothy? + +Many scholars think Paul wrote about a time when the church leaders prayed for Timothy. They trusted +him to always serve the church in the way God wanted him to serve (see: 4:14-16). + +See: Prophecy (Prophesy); Church + +### Why did Paul say, “some have shipwrecked their faith”? + +Paul used a metaphor. In the same way a ship can be damaged too badly to be used anymore, so can false +teachers damage a Christian. That is, these Christians do not know the truth and do not trust God. + +See: Metaphor + +### What is “blasphemy”? + +See: Blaspheme (Blasphemy) \ No newline at end of file