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Introduction:
This is Paul’s personal note to Timothy
And so, he left Timothy there.
He writes back and he says, "Hey, Timothy, I want you to know these things because it's essential that you properly behave in the church."
And that is the point of the whole epistle.
It is establishing proper conduct in the assembly.
We call it a pastoral epistle and here in verse 14 and the first part of 15 we get insight into the purpose of Paul's writing, to establish proper conduct within the assembly of the redeemed.
—John MacArthur
VERSE 14
Paul’s hope: Paul hopes to personally come and give verbal instruction.
However in case he didn’t make it he was writing this letter.
We should be grateful he chose this route, for it became part of the word of God for our instruction.
Paul once again shows his care for the church
Paul never knew what a day might bring.
He didn’t assume his plans and desires would be fulfilled
Paul was surrendered to the will of God
Paul loved and lived for Jesus Christ in reality not just words
Paul hopes to personally come and give verbal instruction.
However in case he didn’t make it he was writing this letter.
We should be grateful he chose this route
Philippians 1:
Paul thus loved Jesus Christ’s church
1 Corinthians 16:24
Acts 20:36
Beloved children, a term used by the apostles in addressing the members of the church.
The church is suppose to be a tightly knit family
Philippians 4
2 Peter
1 John
Jude
VERSE 15A
Paul’s possible delay
We see his submission to the timing of God
Paul never knew what a day might bring.
He didn’t assume his plans and desires would be fulfilled
Paul was surrendered to the will of God
Paul expected delays and adjusted accordingly
VERSE15B
Paul’s letter:
Paul was writing to give instruction in how to behave in the church.
Not just in a church service but in the daily routines of life as the church.
The church is not a building, we are the church and we are to behave in a manner worthy of the gospel that is saving us
This personal note would reach back to what has already been written and prepare what is yet to be written
Paul was writing to reenforce what Timothy was already instructing in the church
Paul had written these words with the full intent of making a personal visit to Timothy in Ephesus.
However, his travel plans were always subject to the will of God.
Paul never knew where a new day would take him.
His actual hope was that he might come “soon” and personally give the instructions, but the possibility of interruption led him to put them in writing.
Paul’s words in this section serve as a bridge between his directives about prayer and ministry and his more practical advice in chaps.
4–6.
His writing was not due to his previous forgetfulness to mention these words to Timothy.
Nor was Timothy so incompetent that Paul jotted off this note to prevent him from acting carelessly.
The letter could serve as a confirmation of advice already given to Timothy on Paul’s departure earlier from Ephesus.
It would buttress Timothy’s authority before a testy congregation.
A critic of Timothy in Ephesus could argue that Timothy had misunderstood what Paul had directed him to do.
No one could easily argue with a written word from the apostle.
Did Paul make his anticipated visit to Ephesus?
We do not know.
At about the time of the writing of 1 Timothy, Paul also told Titus to meet him in Nicopolis, where he intended to spend the winter (Titus 3:12).
Probably Paul hoped to visit Timothy in Ephesus before going to Nicopolis, but nothing in any of the Pastorals confirms that he made the journey.
The Church is the household of God
VERSE 15B
Conduct
Is it the conduct of Timothy or the whole assembly Paul is concerned about?
I believe it is both as you see in the whole book sometimes the instructions are given specifically for Timothy’s responsibilities in the church and other parts are instructions for other individual’s in the church.
Obviously the instructions about conduct would apply to us today
The conduct in the church effects the whole assembly
False teaching
Usurping authority
Leadership
The conduct in the church impacts the community
The world is watching
Paul uses three phrases to describe the church
House or household of God
Church of the living God
The pillar and ground of truth
The assembly in the church is the family of God
The assembly in the church is the family of God
Paul uses figurative language to describe the character and purpose of the church
Explain household of God = Paul is not talking about the physical structure but the occupants.
The people who live in the house, called the household.
It’s the same word he used in verses 4 & 5 of this same chapter.
We are the residents of God’s spiritual household
Paul viewed the church as God’s family, not merely as a building in which people meet.
He was not describing behavior suitable for the church building but the type of conduct fitting for one who is a member of God’s family.
A spiritual family
Hebrews
1 Corinthians
Hebrews
:19-22
Ephesians 2:
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