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New Testament Survey Pauline Epistles Week 12

New Testament Survey Pauline Epistles Week 12. 1 st and 2 nd Timothy Motivations for Christian Living. The Christian Life “Source and Motivation of Paul’s Ethics” Notes from George E. Ladd. Christian Life – Conduct – Ethics Sources and Influences of Paul’s Ethics

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New Testament Survey Pauline Epistles Week 12

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  1. New Testament Survey Pauline EpistlesWeek 12 1st and 2nd Timothy Motivations for Christian Living

  2. The Christian Life“Source and Motivation of Paul’s Ethics”Notes from George E. Ladd • Christian Life – Conduct – Ethics • Sources and Influences of Paul’s Ethics • Indicative and Imperative • Motivations for Paul’s Ethics • Practical Outcomes of Paul’s Ethics

  3. Christian Life – Conduct – Ethics • Ladd’s (Broad) Definition of Ethics: • Personal Conduct • Christian Attitude toward Social Ethics • Paul’s System of Ethics is Not Formal: • His ethical listsdon’t overlap • Galatians 5:22-23 • Philippians 4:8 • Colossians 3:12-15 • Some ethical virtuesdo overlap • Love, Kindness, Meekness, Longsuffering

  4. Sources and Influences of Paul’s Ethics • Old Testament Influence • Written for our instruction • Revelation of will of God • For those in Christ, the Law has come to end Rom. 10:4 • Commands of Decalogue that Christians fulfill by love. • Paul’s Rabbinic Background

  5. Sources and Influences of Paul’s Ethic • Hellenistic Influence (proverbs, metaphors, vocabulary, concepts, thought) [Hellenistic terms – new meanings] • Teachings of Jesus • Paul appeals to Jesus’ authority and teachings • Paul refers more to O.T. than Jesus • Paul distinguishes between his opinion and word of Lord

  6. Indicative and Imperative • Motivation for Christian living contains a tension between the “indicative” & “imperative” • Indicative • An affirmation of what God has done to inaugurate the new age. • Romans 12:1-2, 17 • Imperative • An exhortation to live out this new life in the setting of the old world. • Believers will not to be conformed to this age • Believers will now do the will of God

  7. Motivations for Paul’s Ethics • Love – the most important motivation • Indwelling of the Holy Spirit & Christ • Not an inner spontaneous power, but a power enable the believer to live in accordance with God’s will. • Imitators of Christ – sacrificial service & love • Union with Christ • Indicative/Imperative – I Cor. 6:12-15; Eph. 2:3 & 10 • Doctrine of Sanctification • 1st Soteriological (holy for God), then 2nd Moral • 1st indicative, then imperative • Eschatology – Rewards and Punishment • Reason and Good Sense

  8. Practical Outcomes of Paul’s Ethics • Separation – Believers not mismated • Vices – Not conformed to this world • Social Ethics – Eschatological affects Social • Women – Husbands love, wives submit • Marriage – Special guidance • Slavery – Respect authority, but look beyond the social state.

  9. 1st Timothy Provides encouragement to counteract developing heresies and to instruct in proper pastoral oversight

  10. 2nd Timothy To give instruction and encourage.

  11. I Timothy • Author • Paul – Name given as author in 1:1 • I & II Timothy and Titus are called the “Pastoral Epistles” • Timothy and Titus were pastors. • The contents of these letters relate to the pastoral care of their churches. • Date • Paul was released from prison about 62-63 AD and wrote this Epistle between 62 and 64.

  12. I Timothy • Purpose • Provides an encouragement to counteract developing heresies and to instruct him in pastoral oversight. • Occasion • After Paul was released from his first Roman imprisonment, he continued his missionary work. • Timothy became the pastor at Ephesus • I Timothy 1:3

  13. I Timothy - Outline • 1:1-1:20 – Problem of False Doctrine • 2:1-3:16 – Public Worship and Leadership • 4:1-4:16 – Preserve True Doctrine • 5:1-5:25 – Prescriptions for Widows/Elders • 6:1-6:21 – Pastoral Motivations

  14. II Timothy • Author • Paul – Name given as author in 1:1 • Date • Written between 64 – 67/68 AD • Purpose • Paul gives instruction about who and what to bring to Rome • Paul charges Timothy to personally retain the faith and be strong in grace.

  15. II Timothy - Outline • 1:1-2:26 – Persevere in Present Testing • 1:1-1:5 – Thanks for Timothy’s Faith • 1:6-1:18 – Reminder of Timothy’s Responsibilities • 2:1-2:26 – Characteristics of a Faithful Minister • 3:1-4:22 – Endure in Future Testing • 3:1-3:17 – The Approaching Day of Apostasy • 4:1-4:5 – Charge to Preach the Word • 4:6-4:22 – Approaching Death of Paul

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