Page 15 - Pastoral Epistles student textbook

The words true, truth and truths appear multiple times in the Pastoral Epistles … in fact many people
would agree that these words are perhaps the most important words in the Pastoral Epistles because
without truth we have no foundation and everyone in any church is left to decide for themselves what
they want to believe.

1:1-2. Paul’s greeting.
1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus
our hope,
2 To Timothy my true son in the faith: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and
Christ Jesus our Lord.
V1. What does it mean that Jesus is our hope?

His shed blood, death, burial and resurrection is our hope. Jesus paid it all. Jesus is our propitiation.
He is our atoning sacrifice. There is nothing left for us to do other than repent of our sin and trust in
Jesus.
1 John 2:2. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the
sins of the whole world.

1 John 4:10. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son
as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

Jesus IS our hope!
 The truth that Jesus paid it all is one of the primary points of sound doctrine.

Q. Identify examples from other groups (churches) that do not believe that Jesus paid it all?
• We need to be baptized in addition to believing in Jesus.
• We need to take communion – and take it regularly in order to be saved.

• We need to attend church each week.

Overview of I Timothy

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