Outlines of 1 Timothy for Bible study

Lesson  7 

Attitude of Christians towards wealth (6:3-11.17-19)

1. A Portrait of Right Doctrine

1.1 Doctrine That is Christ-Centered
Vs. 3 “The sound teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ”

1.2 Teachings That Lead to Godliness
Vs 3 “The teaching that promotes godliness”

1.3 Insights that Make Our Whole Lives Healthier
Vs. 3 “The sound teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ”
Vs. 3-4 “If anyone teaches other doctrine … he is conceited, understanding nothing, but having a sick interest in disputes…”

2. A Profile of a False Teacher

2.1 He is Arrogant – seeking to be a somebody
Vs. 4 “He is conceited”

2.2 He Out-punts his Coverage
Vs. 4 “Understanding nothing”

2.3 He is Divisive
Vs. 4-5 “Having a sick interest in disputes and arguments over words. From these come envy, quarreling, slanders, evil suspicions, and constant disagreement among men”

2.4 His Thinking is Driven by His Sinful Nature
Vs. 5 “Whose minds are depraved and deprived of the truth”

2.5 He is Motivated by Greed
Vs. 5 “Who imagine that godliness is a way to material gain.”

3. The Philosophy of a Contented Person

3.1 True Wealth is Godliness Plus Contentment
Vs. 6 “Godliness with contentment is a great gain”

3.2 Earthly Wealth isn’t Lasting
Vs. 7 “For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out.”

3.3 We Need Less Than We Think of Ourselves as Needing
Vs. 8 “But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these”

3.4 Discontent Leads to Self-Destructive Behavior
Vs. 9-10 “But those who want to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and by craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.”

Outlines of 1 Timothy for Bible study

Lesson 6

The truth & Church Leaders

1 Tim.4:11-16

1. The Authority of Truth

Vs. 11  “Command and teach these things.”

2. The Pattern of Christian Leaders

Vs. 12  “No one should despise your youth; instead, you should be an example to the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.”

Outward:  Speech and Conduct

 

Inward

Love: Meeting your needs at my expense

Faith: Trusting Christ to do for you what you cannot do for yourself; staying plugged in

Purity: Refusing to mix sinful compromises with a righteous life

3. The Priorities of Christian Leaders

Vs. 13  “Until I come, give your attention to public reading, exhortation, and teaching.”

Reading: Provides Information… Appeals to the mind & memory

Exhortation: Provides Motivation… Appeals to the emotions & to the will

         

Teaching: Provides Explanation… Appeals to the understanding & spiritual insight

4. The Empowerment of Christians for Leading

Vs. 14  “Do not neglect the gift that is in you; it was given to you through prophecy, with the laying on of hands by the council of elders.”

 

Do not neglect the gift - That is, by letting it lie unused

 

The Gift:  A gracious gift from God

A specialty in Christian service, supernaturally empowered by the Holy Spirit

6. The Influence of the Leader’s Growth

Vs. 15  “So that your progress may be evident to all.”

 

Let Them See You Grow                The Ongoing Influence of Ongoing Growth

7. The Results of the Leader’s Perseverance

Vs. 16 “Persevere in these things”

Persevere: To stay with it

“By doing this, you will save both yourself and your hearers”

Persevering leaders produce persevering followers

Perseverance:

Perseverance is a condition to go to heaven

Perseverance is the inevitable result of the new birth

We persevere because God preserves

Perseverance is a human responsibility… a command to obey

Outlines of 1 Timothy for Bible study

Lesson 4

Confession of the Church

Ch.3:14,16

The Character of the Church

Vs.15 “I have written so that you will know how people ought to act in God’s household...”

“Household”

 

v      Family

v      Assembly

Vs. 15  “…Which is the church of the living God…”

 

v      Energized

Vs. 15  “…Which is the church of the living God…”

 

v      Advocates

Vs. 15  “…the pillar and foundation of the truth.”

 

The Confession of the Church

Vs. 16  “And most certainly, the mystery of godliness is great: He was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.”

 

v      Confession

v      Incarnate

v      Vindicated

v      Attended To

v      Proclaimed

v      Accepted

v      Ascended

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Lesson 5

False teaching and the Church (4:1-10) 

1. The Fact of a Falling Away

Vs. 1  “Now the Spirit explicitly says that in the latter times some will depart from the faith”

2. The Forming of a False Teacher

Vs 1-2    “…Some will depart from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons, through the hypocrisy of liars whose consciences are seared.”

 

Three Steps:

1.      They Tune In To the Wrong Spirits

2.      They Lose Their Conscience

3.      They Pretend to Be What They Aren’t

 

3. The Error of False Teachers

Vs 3-5  “They forbid marriage and demand abstinence from foods…”

 

They replace inner transformation with outward score keeping

They reject the basic principles of Genesis

Vs. 4  “For everything created by God is good, and nothing should be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving”

 

4. The Duty of the Lord’s Servant

You Gotta Point Some Things Out

Vs. 6  “If you point these things out to the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus”

You Gotta Take Some Things In

Vs. 6  “…Nourished by the words of the faith and of the good teaching that you have followed.”

You Gotta Shut Some Things Off

Vs. 7  “But have nothing to do with irreverent and silly myths.”

5. The Training of a Godly Person

Vs. 7b-9   “…Rather, train yourself in godliness”

 

It is a Command to Obey

 

It is Practical, Benefiting Us in All of Life

Vs. 8   “For, the training of the body has a limited benefit, but godliness is beneficial in every way, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.”

 

6. The Focus of True Believers

 

The Demonstration of Christian Focus

Vs. 10  “In fact, we labor and strive for this…”

 

The Object of Christian Focus

Vs. 10 “…Because we have put our hope in the living God...”

 

The Reason for Christian Focus

Vs. 10 “…who is the Savior of everyone, especially of those who believe”

 

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