We wrap up the book of 1 Timothy by describing the context in which Paul writes the letter. We list 10 key ideas that he addresses ranging from the gospel producing holiness in the lives of believers to how Christians ought to relate to each other to the importance that the lives of church leaders be shaped by the gospel to the fact that Jesus is the one mediator between God and man.
Scriptures referenced include 1 Timothy 1:2-5; 1 Timothy 3:1-13; 1 Timothy 4:12–16; 1 Timothy 6:12; 1 Timothy 1:18; 1 Timothy 4:10; 1 Timothy 2:8-10; 1 Timothy 5:1-3, 8, 17; 1 Timothy 4:4-5; 1 Timothy 6:20-21; and 1 Timothy 2:5.
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