"THE GREETING"
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What is your commissioning?
How are you doing with your commissioning?
2 Timothy - THEMES -
2 Tim 1:1–18
• Apostasy
• Assurance
• Blessing and Cursing
• Calling
• Church Nature
• Courage
• Death and Dying
• Discipline
• Education
• Election
• Eternity
• Evangelism
• Faith
• Children
• Mothers
• Fear
• God's Faithfulness
• God the Father
• God's Grace
• God's Mercy
• God's Power
• Good Works
• Gospel
• Grief
• Mother’s Day
• Holiness
• Holy Spirit
• Gifts of the Spirit
• Honor and Shame
• Hospitality
• Jesus' Divinity
• Joy
• Love
• Peace
• Persecution
• Perseverance
• Power
• Intercessory Prayer
• Promises
• Revelation
• Revival
• Salvation
• Service
• Stewardship
• Suffering
• Thankfulness
• Victory and Defeat
2 Tim 2:1–13
• Apostasy
• Assurance
• Church Leadership
• Church Nature
• Commitment
• Covenant
• Discipline
• Education
• Election
• Resurrection
• Eternity
• Evangelism
• Glory
• God's Faithfulness
• God's Grace
• God's Sovereignty
• Gospel
• Memorial Day
• Jesus' Death
• Jesus' Resurrection and Ascension
• Kingdom of God
• Persecution
• Perseverance
• Power
• Promises
• Revelation
• Salvation
• Spiritual Warfare
• Suffering
• Union With Christ
• Work
2 Tim 2:14–26
• Apostasy
• Character
• Church Leadership
• Conflict
• Discipline
• Education
• Evil
• Faith
• False Teaching
• Foolishness
• God's Knowledge
• Good Works
• Gospel
• Graduation
• Holiness
• Honor and Shame
• Love
• Patience
• Peace
• Perseverance
• Purity
• Repentance
• Reverence
• Righteousness
• Satan
• Scripture
• Service
• Speech
• Temptation
• Truth
• Work
2 Tim 3:1–9
• Apostasy
• Church Fellowship and Unity
• Conflict
• Discipline
• Eschatology
• Faith
• False Teaching
• Children
• Parents
• Foolishness
• Greed
• Holiness
• Honesty and Dishonesty
• Hypocrisy
• Love
• Money
• Obedience and Disobedience
• Philosophy
• Power
• Pride
• Sin
• Slander
• Truth
• Wisdom
• Women
2 Tim 3:10–17
• Counseling
• Discipleship
• Discipline
• Education
• Evil
• Faith
• False Teaching
• Children
• Good Works
• Hypocrisy
• Love
• Patience
• Persecution
• Perseverance
• Righteousness
• Salvation
• Scripture
• Suffering
2 Tim 4:1–8
• Apostasy
• Assurance
• Church Leadership
• Commitment
• Cults and Non-Christian Religions
• Death and Dying
• Discipline
• Education
• Encouragement
• Last Judgment
• Second Coming
• Evangelism
• Faith
• False Teaching
• Graduation
• Justice
• Kingdom of God
• Patience
• Perseverance
• Promises
• Revelation
• Righteousness
• Sacrifice
• Suffering
• Truth
2 Tim 4:9–18
• Apostasy
• Assurance
• Clothing
• Eternity
• Evangelism
• Evil
• Fear
• Forgiveness
• Friendship
• Glory
• God's Faithfulness
• God's Power
• Heaven
• Jesus' Divinity
• Justice
• Kingdom of God
• Loneliness
• Persecution
• Power
• Revenge
• Spiritual Warfare
2 Tim 4:19–22
• Blessing and Cursing
• God's Grace
• Sickness
2 Timothy - THEOLOGICAL TOPICS -
2 Tim 1:1–18
• The Canon
• Biblical Interpretation
• The Attributes of the Church
• Confirmation
• Sin and Death
• Election
2 Tim 2:1–13
• Biblical Interpretation
• The Church’s Work of Evangelism and Discipleship
• Heaven
• The Permanence of Salvation
2 Tim 2:14–26
• Biblical Interpretation
• The Bible
2 Tim 3:10–17
• The Bible’s Authority
• The Canon
• The Bible’s Clarity
• The Bible’s Inspiration
• Biblical Interpretation
• The Bible’s Sufficiency
• The Bible’s Truthfulness
• The Means of Sanctification
• The Doctrine of Scripture and Revelation
2 Tim 4:1–8
• Biblical Interpretation
• Jesus As Judge
• Worship in the Life of the Church
Proposition - As we embark on our study of 1 timothy I pray that you and will not only hear and learn about the Scriptures but also apply it to our every day life. This morning we are going to look at two things: 1) the author, and 2) the recipient.
Interrogative question -
What is your commissioning?
How are you doing with your commissioning?
1. The Author - Paul - vs. 1
1. The Author - Paul - vs. 1
1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus,
Chosen by Christ Jesus - “of Christ Jesus...”
“An apostle” - (apostolos) - noun, nominative, singular, masculine - appositive -
Sense: apostle - an envoy of Jesus Christ commissioned directly by Him or by other apostles; normally someone who has been taught directly by Jesus and who is invested with the authority to speak on His behalf.
“Christ” - (christos) - noun, dative, singular, masculine - proper name - Christ
this word is used 13 times in the book of 2 Timothy -
“Jesus” - (lesous) - noun, dative, singular, masculine - proper name
this word is used 14 times in the book of 2 Timothy -
Commissioned by God - “by the will of God...”
“by” - (dia) - preposition - preposition of means - through; because of; by -
The Lexham Syntactic Greek New Testament Glossary preposition of means
preposition of means: Use of a preposition to express the means of an action.
Orchestrated in Eternity Past - “according to the promise of life...”
If the Alexander mentioned in 2 Tim. 4:14 is the same as the man in Acts 19:33, then it is possible that Paul’s arrest took place in or near Ephesus. When talking to the Ephesian elders, Paul mentioned “plottings of the Jews” (Acts 20:19), and it is possible that Alexander the coppersmith had something to do with these plots. Some students think that Alexander was associated with the guild of idol-makers and that he was unhappy at Paul’s first escape from Ephesus. Wiersbe, W. W. (1992). Wiersbe’s expository outlines on the New Testament (p. 640). Victor Books.
This promise and assurance is the one already implied in Gen. 3:15 and definitely stated in Ps. 16:11; 138:7, 8; John 3:16; 6:35, 48–59; 14:6. It was the promise “of life,” that is, the promise which has everlasting life as its contents. It is very fitting that Paul, the prisoner who faces death, should rivet the attention on the promise of indestructible life! This is, indeed the life which is or centers (implied) “in Christ Jesus,” for apart from his atonement and intercession no one would ever be in possession of that life, that salvation (see N.T.C. on John 3:16). Hendriksen, W., & Kistemaker, S. J. (1953–2001). Exposition of the Pastoral Epistles (Vol. 4, p. 224). Baker Book House.
2. The Recipient - Timothy - vs. 2
2. The Recipient - Timothy - vs. 2
2 To Timothy, my beloved son: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
Timothy was no longer the leader at Ephesus; Tychicus had been sent to take his place (4:12). Apparently Timothy was doing work as a traveling minister and evangelist in the area around Ephesus. Paul expected Timothy to come to Rome because he knew that Timothy would be in Troas (4:13) and Ephesus (1:16–18). These cities were on the road to Rome. Wiersbe, W. W. (1992). Wiersbe’s expository outlines on the New Testament (p. 640). Victor Books.
Remember Son - “my beloved son...”
“Beloved” - (agapetos) - adjective, dative, singular, neuter - attributive adjective - beloved; dear -
Sense: beloved (special) - dearly loved and cherished; sometimes preferred above all others and treated with partiality.
“my son” - (teknon) - noun, dative, singular, neuter - appositive - child
Sense: child (endearment) - an appellative term of endearment; perhaps indicating the care and nurture one would have for children.
Intimacy does not preclude authority. The relationship of love that parents have with their children does not preclude their authority over their children. A parent-child relationship of love without authority is doomed to tragedy for the entire family. No matter how cordial a working relationship may exist, a business cannot succeed if employees refuse to recognize and submit to the employer’s authority over them. MacArthur, J. F., Jr. (1995). 2 Timothy (p. 2). Moody Press.
Remember God the Father - “from God the Father...”
Grace - Unmerited pardoning and transforming favor.
“Grace” - (charis) - noun, nominative, singular, feminine - subject - grace
Sense: grace - goodwill freely disseminated (by God); especially to the benefit of the recipient regardless of the benefit accrued to the disseminator.
Mercy - Warm and tender affection shown to the one who is in a difficult situation.
“Mercy” - (eleos) - noun, nominative, singular, neuter - subject - Mercy; pity; compassion
Sense: Mercy - leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency of authority; often penal - related.
2 To Timothy, my beloved son: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
16 The Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains;
18 the Lord grant to him to find mercy from the Lord on that day—and you know very well what services he rendered at Ephesus.
Peace - The consciousness of having been reconciled to God through the accomplished mediatorial work of Christ.
“Peace” - (eirene) - noun, noimative, singular, feminine - subject - peace
Sense: peace - harmonious relations and freedom from disputes; especially during the absence of war.
2 To Timothy, my beloved son: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
22 Now flee from youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.
Upon this “beloved child” Paul pronounces grace (unmerited pardoning and transforming favor), mercy (warm and tender affection shown to the one who is in a difficult situation), and that blessing which flows forth from grace and mercy just as a stream issues from a fountain, namely, the blessing of peace (the consciousness of having been reconciled to God through the accomplished mediatorial work of Christ).
These gifts are regarded as having as their source “God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.” The Father bestows them. The Son has earned them. Hendriksen, W., & Kistemaker, S. J. (1953–2001). Exposition of the Pastoral Epistles (Vol. 4, p. 224). Baker Book House.
Remember Christ Jesus our Lord - “Christ Jesus our Lord...”
SO WHAT??
What is your commissioning?
How are you doing with your commissioning?
No brief outline can do full justice to the rich, varied, and overlapping contents of a letter which is as personal as is 2 Timothy. The dominant note, however, is clear: “Timothy, do not be ashamed, but by God’s grace exert yourself to the utmost, being willing to endure your share of hardship in preserving and promoting sound doctrine.” Hendriksen, W., & Kistemaker, S. J. (1953–2001). Exposition of the Pastoral Epistles (Vol. 4, p. 218). Baker Book House.