Important Instructions for the Church
1. Sound Doctrine in the Church (Ch. 1)
Introduction (1:1-2)
Charge Some (1:3-11)
Step by step Paul charges Timothy and in doing so he charges and instructs us.
Paul commands Timothy to transmit a message.
Teach no other doctrine (1:3)
Godly edifying which is in faith (1:4)
The end of the commandment (1:5)Mwisho wa sheria (1:5)
Charity out of a pure heart - A good conscience - Faith unfeigned
The law is good if a man uses it lawfully (1:8)
The law is made for the lawless… contrary to sound doctrine. (1:9-10)
Put in trust with the Glorious Gospel. (1:11)
An ennablement (1:2, 12)
Grace, mercy, and peace
An attainment by faith (1:12-17)
A charge (1:18)
"War a good warfare"
"Holding faith"
"A good conscience"
A Warning (1:19)Onyo (1:19)
"Made shipwreck"
"That they may learn not to blaspheme" (1:20)
2. True Worship in the Church (Ch. 2 and Ch. 3)
Prayer (2:1-8)
Conduct (2:9; 3:13)
Women (2:9-15)
Men (3:1-13)
Second charge (3:15)
"Behave thyself in the house of God"
3. A Good Minister in the Church (Ch. 4)
Warning against apostasy (4:1-5)
Instructions for the minister (4:6-16)
Neglect not the gift (4:14)
Take heed unto thyself and unto the doctrine. (4:16)
4. Proper Discipline in the Church (Ch. 5 and Ch. 6)
Fourth charge (5:21)
Observe these things without preferring one before another."
Fifth charge (6:20)
"Keep that which is committed to thy trust."
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