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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><font size="3"><b>T4601R
- 1 & 2 TIMOTHY - OVERVIEW</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center">“<font size="3"><b>LETTERS
TO YOUNG APOSTOLIC PASTORS”</b></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><font size="3"><b>1.
1 TIM 1:18-19a (1) COUNSELS AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCES. “This
:charge I commit to you, Timothy child, according to the prophecies
which led the way to you, that by them you war the good warfare; <font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">19a</font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
</font>having faith and a good conscience;” </b><span style="">Here
You give us a kingdom principle Father, that should specially bless
each minister at the time of his ordination. May we guard the
ministry of “presbytery” for this high calling (Acts 13:1-3).
</span><b><i>Hallowed be your :name.</i></b></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><font size="3"><b>2.
2:5-6a (2-3) COUNSELS TO MEN, WOMEN AND LEADERS. “For one <i>is</i><span style="font-style: normal;">
God, one is also mediator between God and men, a man, Christ Jesus,
</span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="font-style: normal;">6a
</span></font><span style="font-style: normal;">who gave himself a
ransom for all.” </span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
</span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">I
am</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">
the true and living </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">way</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">,
said Jesus, and no man comes unto the Father but through Me. This is
a narrow and straitened way, but we rejoice in it Father, for Your
Son is indeed </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">the
way</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">.
</span></span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">Your
:kingdom come.</span></i></b></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><font size="3"><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">3.
4:12 (4) COUNSELS AND PREDICTIONS. “Let no one despise your
:youth; but be an example to the faithful, in word, in behavior, in
love, in faith, in purity.” </span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">In
Your Sovereignty Father, You often choose youth for leadership.
William Pitt the younger was Prime Minister of Great Britain at 24!
Help us who are older to receive Your choice of those who are
younger! </span></span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">Your
:will be done, As in heaven, so on earth.</span></i></b></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><font size="3"><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">4.
5:21 (5-6) COUNSELS RE MINISTERIAL ADMINISTRATION. “I charge
before :God, and Christ Jesus, and the elect angels, that you observe
these </span></span><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">things</span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality.” </span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">No
respect of persons! This is the way of Your Kingdom! No favoritism to
the rich or those we like. </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">All</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
in Your body are important, Father! </span></span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">Our
:daily :bread Give us this day.</span></i></b></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><font size="3"><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">5.
2 TIM 1:12 (1) FAITHFULNESS TO THE GOSPEL. “For which cause I
suffer also these </span></span><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">things</span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">:
yet I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and am
persuaded that he is able to guard my :deposit against that day.”
</span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">To
know You deeply Father, is to talk like :Paul. Yes, we would move
fully in the same direction. Yet please do not suffer us to be tested
above what we are able to bear! </span></span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">And
forgive us our :debts, As we also have forgiven our :debtors.</span></i></b></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><font size="3"><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">6.
2:2 (2:1-4:8) FAITHFULNESS TO THE MINISTRY. “And what </span></span><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">things</span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
you have heard from me among many witnesses, </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>the
same</u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
commit to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.”
</span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Here
is the key! Here is Your mind concerning the multiplication of
leadership, Father, may we understand thoroughly this Kingdom
principle, and heed it! </span></span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">And
bring us not into temptation.</span></i></b></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><font size="3"><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">7.
4:18 (4:9-22) FAITHFULNESS IN PRIVATIONS. “The Lord will deliver
me from every evil work, and will save </span></span><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">me</span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
unto his heavenly :kingdom: to whom </span></span><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">be</span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
the glory unto the ages of the ages. Amen.” </span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">We
bless You Father, for Your omnipotent ability; You can do whatever
You plan or say. Our trust is not misplaced, but complete in You! We
declare this with </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">full</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
heart assurance! </span></span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">But
deliver us from the evil </span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">one.</span></span></b></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><font size="3"><u><b><span style="font-style: normal;">NOTE</span></b></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">:
See the solicitousness that Paul had for Timothy! He remembered his
tears! He was as a spiritual son to this great apostle. But what Paul
shares with Timothy is equally applicable to all young leaders of the
5-fold ministry, especially those who have been placed as an
apostolic pastor over a city church such as Ephesus, composed of </span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">many</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
local churches. All of Asia Minor (modern Turkey) heard the word
through this city church. And Ephesus, along with the other 6 city
churches of this area, were all addressed by our Lord Jesus in
Revelation 2 and 3!</span></span></span></font></p>
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<font size="3">In a very real sense 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus are
like a post-graduate spiritual university course! These 3 epistles
are indeed high caliber teaching for a more limited circle of
leaders. As Timothy was placed by Paul to oversee the great city
church of Ephesus; Titus was placed by him to oversee the church of
Crete, with its various local churches in the home.</font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;" align="left">
<font size="3">But Paul did not intend these two young men to be
content with mastering these 3 epistles! No sir, indeed! They were to
be imbued with the 4 Gospels, the equivalent to spiritual elementary
school! Acts is like Junior High, and James through Jude like High
School. The 9 epistles of Paul to the 7 churches addressed by him -
like university. Romans, Ephesus and 1 & 2 Thessalonians
represent Passover, Pentecost and Tabernacles.</font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">For
me, perhaps the key Paul shares with Timothy is found in 1 Timothy
4:14-15 (11-16) - </span></span></span><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">“Neglect
not the gift in you, which was given you through prophecy, with
</span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;">laying on of hands</span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
of </span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;">the presbytery</span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">.
</span></span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">15</span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
</span></span></font><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Be
diligent in these; -</span></span><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">
with vocal meditation in praying back as a prayer</span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
- these words to God; give yourself </span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;">wholly</span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
to these; that your progress may be evident to all.”</span></span></b></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left">
<font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">This
is a weighty portion of Scripture. Link it with God's word in Joshua
1:8 (1-9) - </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>“This
book of the law shall not depart out of </b></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>your
mouth</b></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>,
but you shall </b></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>meditate</b></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
on it day and night, that you may be careful to do according to </b></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>all</b></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
that is written in it: for </b></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>then</b></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
you shall make your way prosperous, and </b></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>then</b></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
you shall have good success.” </b></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Note
that these words are a double exhortation to orally proclaim God's
word. It is </span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;">not</span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
intended in our worship that we do so </span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;">silently
in our heart</span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">!
No, indeed. These words are to be </span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;">in
our mouth</span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">.
And the word </span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;">meditate</span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">,
Hebrew “hah-GAH” has the sense of the cooing of doves -
rephrasing God's word, reasoning from it, and praying it back to God
in the spirit of Daniel in chapter 9, and Ezra in chapter 9.</span></span></font></p>
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<font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">See
also Psalm 19:14, where David the Psalmist says, “Let the </span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;">words
of my mouth</span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">,
and </span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;">the meditation
of my heart</span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">,
(a vocal prayer), be acceptable in your sight, O Jehovah, my
Strength, and my Redeemer!” Add to this Psalm one, which is
remarkably parallel to these 3 passages. Here the Psalmist says his
</span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;">delight</span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
is in the </span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;">Torah</span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">,
</span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;">law</span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">,
</span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;">Teaching</span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">”
of Jehovah, and in His teaching does he meditate (orally praying back
to God in his own words) day and night. Then see the </span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;">fruitfulness</span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
he achieves as a Tree of Jehovah!</span></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left">
<font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">I
realize that the “City Church” application to Timothy and Titus
is not a present day concept. But consider the Word Study usage of
</span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;">Church</span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">,
ek-kl</span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;">e</span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">SIa.
and how it tends to support this interpretation. Once it refers to
Israel as the </span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;">church</span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
in the wilderness, Acts 7; 3 x the secular ek-kl</span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;">e</span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">SIa
of Ephesus, Acts 19:23-44; 14 x a local church in the home in a city;
15 x the Universal church; </span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>but</b></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
- 81 x the church of a city. Timothy and Titus thoroughly understood
this concept. - J.A.W.</span></span></font></p><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br></span></span></font></p>
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