front:intro pla1 0 # 1 Timothy Study Questions\n\nAsk yourself questions as you carefully read this letter, and pray to God that he will open your eyes to see his message clearly.
1:1 f1b5 basic,observe ἀπόστολος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ 1 What title does Paul use for himself?
1:1 uk55 basic,observe κατ’ ἐπιταγὴν Θεοῦ Σωτῆρος ἡμῶν, καὶ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τῆς ἐλπίδος ἡμῶν 1 How does Paul say he received the title of **apostle of Christ Jesus**?
1:1 qhd9 basic,interpret Θεοῦ Σωτῆρος ἡμῶν 1 What has **God** done to become **our Savior**?
1:1 hyp6 basic,interpret Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τῆς ἐλπίδος ἡμῶν 1 In what way has **the Lord Jesus Christ** become **our hope**?
1:2 hud2 basic,interpret γνησίῳ τέκνῳ ἐν πίστει 1 We know Timothy was not Paul's son. What does Paul want to communicate when he calls him **a genuine child in the faith**?
1:2 z9dq basic,observe χάρις, ἔλεος, εἰρήνη ἀπὸ Θεοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν 1 Who is the source of **Grace, mercy, peace**?
1:3 l000 basic,observe καθὼς & πορευόμενος εἰς Μακεδονίαν 1 Where was Paul going when he sent Timothy to Ephesus?
1:3 fud1 basic,observe παρεκάλεσά σε προσμεῖναι ἐν Ἐφέσῳ & ἵνα παραγγείλῃς τισὶν μὴ ἑτεροδιδασκαλεῖν 1 What was the purpose for which Paul asked Timothy to **remain in Ephesus**?
1:3 l001 basic,interpret τισὶν μὴ ἑτεροδιδασκαλεῖν 1 What do you think Paul wanted to communicate when he said that he did not want **certain ones** **to teach differently**?
1:5 h7q1 basic,observe τὸ δὲ τέλος τῆς παραγγελίας 1 According to verse 3, to what **command** is Paul here referring back?
1:5 l002 basic,observe τὸ & τέλος τῆς παραγγελίας ἐστὶν ἀγάπη 1 What does Paul say is the main **goal of the command**?
1:5 l003 basic,observe ἐκ καθαρᾶς καρδίας, καὶ συνειδήσεως ἀγαθῆς, καὶ πίστεως ἀνυποκρίτου 1 What three things does Paul list as the sources of the love that he wants the believers to share?
1:5 gb16 basic,interpret ἀγάπη ἐκ καθαρᾶς καρδίας, καὶ συνειδήσεως ἀγαθῆς, καὶ πίστεως ἀνυποκρίτου 1 Why would **a pure heart**, **a good conscience**, and **a sincere faith** cause someone to **love** well?
1:6 l004 basic,observe ὧν τινες ἀστοχήσαντες 1 What image does Paul use here to describe people who “teach differently”?
1:6 a4q9 basic,interpret ἀστοχήσαντες 1 What is the **mark** that these false teachers have missed?
1:6 l228 basic,observe ἐξετράπησαν εἰς ματαιολογίαν 1 What examples of **foolish talk** has Paul already given in verse 4?
1:7 gzw1 basic,observe θέλοντες εἶναι νομοδιδάσκαλοι 1 What was the desire of these false teachers?
1:7 d3ua basic,observe μὴ νοοῦντες μήτε ἃ λέγουσιν, μήτε περὶ τίνων διαβεβαιοῦνται 1 What problem was causing these men to teach false doctrine?
1:8 nnu9 basic,observe οἴδαμεν δὲ ὅτι καλὸς ὁ νόμος, ἐάν τις αὐτῷ νομίμως χρῆται 1 According to Paul, what determines whether **the law** causes **good**?
1:8 uu87 basic,interpret ὁ νόμος & νομίμως 1 What would be an example of using **the law**, but not doing so **lawfully**?
1:9 csc9 basic,observe εἰδὼς τοῦτο, ὅτι δικαίῳ νόμος οὐ κεῖται 1 Was **the law** given to teach people who are **righteous**?
1:9-10 l009 basic,observe ἀνόμοις δὲ καὶ ἀνυποτάκτοις, ἀσεβέσι καὶ ἁμαρτωλοῖς, ἀνοσίοις καὶ βεβήλοις, πατρολῴαις καὶ μητρολῴαις, ἀνδροφόνοις, & πόρνοις, ἀρσενοκοίταις, ἀνδραποδισταῖς, ψεύσταις, ἐπιόρκοις 1 According to Paul, for whom was the law given?
1:10 c7cj basic,interpret εἴ τι ἕτερον τῇ ὑγιαινούσῃ διδασκαλίᾳ ἀντίκειται 1 Why do you think Paul uses the phrase **contrary to the healthy teaching** to describe all the evil practices he has just listed?
1:10 l011 basic,interpret τῇ ὑγιαινούσῃ διδασκαλίᾳ 1 Why do you think Paul refers to correct teaching as being **healthy**?
1:10-11 l010 basic,observe τῇ ὑγιαινούσῃ διδασκαλίᾳ & κατὰ τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τῆς δόξης τοῦ μακαρίου Θεοῦ, ὃ ἐπιστεύθην ἐγώ 1 In verse 11, Paul explains what is **the healthy teaching**. What is the nature of that teaching?
1:11 jr7f basic,interpret τὸ εὐαγγέλιον & ὃ ἐπιστεύθην ἐγώ 1 In what way did God entrust **the gospel** to Paul?
1:12 l012 basic,observe χάριν ἔχω τῷ ἐνδυναμώσαντί με, Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ τῷ Κυρίῳ ἡμῶν, ὅτι πιστόν με ἡγήσατο, θέμενος εἰς διακονίαν 1 According to Paul, why did **Jesus** strengthen Paul and place him **into service**?
1:12 vyl8 basic,interpret θέμενος εἰς διακονίαν 1 What do you think was the **service** into which Jesus placed Paul?
1:13 abc1 basic,observe τὸ πρότερον ὄντα βλάσφημον, καὶ διώκτην, καὶ ὑβριστήν 1 How does Paul describe himself in his former life?
1:13 wed9 basic,interpret ὄντα βλάσφημον, καὶ διώκτην 1 In what way was Paul a **blasphemer and a persecutor** in the past?
1:13 vq5g basic,observe ἀλλὰ ἠλεήθην, ὅτι ἀγνοῶν, ἐποίησα ἐν ἀπιστίᾳ 1 The word **because** introduces the reason God showed **mercy** to Paul. What was that reason?
1:14 pa9c basic,observe ὑπερεπλεόνασεν δὲ ἡ χάρις τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν, μετὰ πίστεως καὶ ἀγάπης 1 How does Paul describe the way in which God showed mercy to him?
1:14 l013 basic,interpret ὑπερεπλεόνασεν & ἡ χάρις τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν 1 Why do you think Paul chose to use the image of **the grace of our Lord** overflowing?
1:15 ph9z basic,observe Χριστὸς Ἰησοῦς ἦλθεν εἰς τὸν κόσμον ἁμαρτωλοὺς σῶσαι, ὧν πρῶτός εἰμι ἐγώ 1 According to Paul, what was the primary reason for which **Christ Jesus came into the world**?
1:15 bjl6 basic,observe πιστὸς ὁ λόγος, καὶ πάσης ἀποδοχῆς ἄξιος: ὅτι Χριστὸς Ἰησοῦς ἦλθεν εἰς τὸν κόσμον ἁμαρτωλοὺς σῶσαι 1 In Paul's mind, how absolute was the truth of his statement?
1:15 ntl8 basic,observe ἁμαρτωλοὺς & ὧν πρῶτός εἰμι ἐγώ 1 What reasons has Paul already given in verse 13 to support his statement that he is **first** among **sinners**?
1:15 uwu7 basic,interpret ἁμαρτωλοὺς & ὧν πρῶτός εἰμι ἐγώ 1 Do you really believe that Paul was the worst sinner there ever was? If not, why would he refer to himself in that way?
1:16 b8b7 basic,observe ἀλλὰ διὰ τοῦτο 1 What does the phrase **because of this** refer back to in the previous verse?
1:16 sfb1 basic,observe ἠλεήθην, ἵνα ἐν ἐμοὶ πρώτῳ ἐνδείξηται Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς τὴν ἅπασαν μακροθυμίαν, πρὸς ὑποτύπωσιν τῶν μελλόντων πιστεύειν ἐπ’ αὐτῷ, εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον 1 According to Paul, what was the specific reason that God showed **mercy** to Paul, the first of sinners?
1:16 ki8l basic,interpret ἠλεήθην, ἵνα ἐν ἐμοὶ πρώτῳ ἐνδείξηται Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς τὴν ἅπασαν μακροθυμίαν, πρὸς ὑποτύπωσιν τῶν μελλόντων πιστεύειν ἐπ’ αὐτῷ, εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον 1 Why would God‘s **mercy** to Paul be an example to other people who would believe?
1:16 es4l basic,observe τῶν μελλόντων πιστεύειν ἐπ’ αὐτῷ, εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον 1 What were **the ones about to believe in him** going to receive from God as a result?
1:17 l015 basic,interpret τῷ & Βασιλεῖ τῶν αἰώνων 1 What does it mean to be the **King of the ages**.
1:17 l016 basic,apply ἀφθάρτῳ, ἀοράτῳ, μόνῳ Θεῷ 1 What encouragement is it to you that God is **immortal, invisible**, and **the only God**
1:17 l017 basic,observe τιμὴ καὶ δόξα, εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων & ἀμήν 1 What is it that Paul desires for God to receive?
1:18 n654 basic,observe ταύτην τὴν παραγγελίαν & ἵνα στρατεύῃ ἐν αὐταῖς τὴν καλὴν στρατείαν 1 What is the specific **command** that Paul gives to Timothy?
1:18 q1p8 basic,observe τέκνον 1 How does Paul address Timothy? Why?
1:18 td57 basic,interpret κατὰ τὰς προαγούσας ἐπὶ σὲ προφητείας 1 Paul does not say when or how these **earlier prophesies** about Timothy occurred. What do you think they might have said about Timothy?
1:18 sz79 basic,interpret στρατεύῃ & τὴν καλὴν στρατείαν 1 What do you think was the **good fight** that Paul wanted Timothy to **fight**?
1:19 abc2 basic,observe πίστιν καὶ ἀγαθὴν συνείδησιν 1 What are the two characteristics that will help Timothy successfully fight the good fight?
1:19 hgb9 basic,observe τινες ἀπωσάμενοι, περὶ τὴν πίστιν ἐναυάγησαν 1 What has happened to some people who have **rejected** their faith and a good conscience?
1:19 l019 basic,interpret περὶ τὴν πίστιν ἐναυάγησαν 1 Why do you think Paul used the image of a shipwreck to describe these people who turned away from **the faith**?
1:20 ie95 basic,observe ὧν ἐστιν Ὑμέναιος καὶ Ἀλέξανδρος 1 Who does Paul name as two examples of people who rejected the faith?
1:20 x36x basic,observe οὓς παρέδωκα τῷ Σατανᾷ 1 How did Paul respond to Hymenaeus and Alexander after they rejected the faith?
1:20 l020 basic,observe ἵνα παιδευθῶσι μὴ βλασφημεῖν 1 Here **so that** introduces the purpose for which Paul gave Hymenaeus and Alexander over to Satan. What was that purpose?
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