Sermon Tone Analysis

Flee

Teaching that opposes the word of God

6:2b Timothy’s responsibility to teach and exhort

The command

The command

that can’t be ignored or neglected

A command that will expose the error of false teaching

that will expose the error of false teaching

A command that will reveal the truth

A command that will reveal the truth

The content

Both previous and following

Both previous and following teaching of Paul

Exhort these things

The form

Teaching with the intent for the hearer to learn by instruction

Exhorting with the intent to encourage and to call and implore the hearer to believe the truth of God’s word

6:3 Timothy’s obedience to teach will counter false teahing

The false teaching is another doctrine one that disagrees with the truth of God’s word

The false teacher does not hold to the truth of scriptures

The truth of God’s word is sound and healthy words free from disease.

They are correct and accurate

The truth of God’s words include the words of the Lord Jesus Christ

Possibly Paul’s words as an authoritative spokesman for Christ

I believe he is referring the very words of Jesus Christ

The true doctrine leads to godliness (piety)

They refuse to associate with or surrender to the truth

They refuse to adhere and be devoted followers of the truth of God’s word

The false teachers who teach such things

“3-5 This is the sort of thing you should teach, and if anyone tries to teach some doctrinal novelty which is not compatible with sound teaching (which we base on Christ’s own words and which leads to Christ-like living), then he is a conceited idiot!

His mind is a morbid jumble of disputation and argument, things which lead to nothing but jealousy, quarrelling, insults and malicious innuendoes—continual wrangling, in fact, among men of warped minds who have lost their real hold on the truth but hope to make some profit out of the Christian religion.”

JB Philips

6:4-5 False teachers are “conceited idiots”

They are deceived - Filled with pride yet clueless

Their pride has deceived them making them think they are wise when in reality they are foolish

This is not an indictment on scholarship but upon liberal theology

They are diseased - Obsessed is to be sick or ill

Obsessed with disputes, debates or controversies

Constantly seeking something new

Constantly questioning the word of God

Obsessed with arguments over words

The meaning of words?

The words of Scripture?

They are divisive and destructive causing

Envy is to cause jealousy, resentment, or to be spiteful

Strife is to cause fighting or quarreling

Reviling is to blaspheme or slander

Evil suspicions is wicked or worthless conjectures or guessing

Useless wranglings of men is to cause constant friction or irritation

Destitute of the truth is to defraud or rob the truth

These false teachers are the ones whose minds have been robbed of the truth

They must have possessed it at one time but it never possessed their heart and mind

They had knowledge of the facts of the gospel but it was never accompanied by genuine faith

They are driven by greed

They see religion as means to gain wealth

Stay clear Timothy so as not to endorse them or to be influenced by them

Godliness with contentment

6:6 True godliness is great gain

Godliness is not a means to be materially rich but gains the great riches found in Jesus Christ

Ephesians 1:

Ephesians 3:

Godliness ruled by contentment

Godliness ruled by contentment

Contentment is to be satisfied

Contentment is to believe what one has is sufficient and is enough

Philippians 3:11-13

6:7 Material things are temporary

Job 1:20

6:8 The necessities of life is all we need

Food

Clothing which might include the thought of shelter

If this all we have we are to be content

If God blesses us with more we should be thankful but not claim ownership

6:9-10 The warning about of living for riches

The warning is to those who wish to be rich no matter what their present situation poor or rich

This wish leads to an unexpected fall into temptation or snare

When the desire for material things rules our hearts we begin to lay up treasures on this earth and not heaven

This wish leads to many and foolish lusts which result in destruction and perdition

Judas would be a perfect example.

He loved money more than Jesus Christ

Pursue

Command

Guard