Page 12 - Pastoral Epistles I & 2 Timothy, Titus

There is a story about a young man who worked as a lifeguard one summer. During those summer months, he
had pulled five people to shore, saving their lives. As the lifeguard described his summer experiences, he said
something that seemed interesting. He said that all five people whom he had saved from drowning had one
thing in common. Not one of them had asked for help or even yelled for the lifeguard to save them.

These people were all caught in a struggle between life and death, and yet none of them admitted their problem.
One thing is true – before anyone can be saved, they need to understand they are lost.
Read 1 Timothy 1-2-3-4-5-6 and underline each time you see the word true or truth.

How many times were the words used? 10

True: 1 Timothy 1:2, 2:7, and 3:16. [3].
1 Timothy 1:2. To Timothy, my true son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from
God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
1 Timothy 2:7. And for this purpose I was appointed a herald and an apostle—I am
telling the truth; I am not lying—and a true and faithful teacher of the Gentiles.
1 Timothy 3:16. Beyond all question, the mystery from which true godliness springs
is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was preached
among the nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory.
Truth: 1 Timothy 2:4, 2:7, 3:9, 3:15, 4:3, 4:6 and 6:5. [7].

1 Timothy 2:4. Who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.
1 Timothy 2:7. And for this purpose I was appointed a herald and an apostle—I am telling the
truth; I am not lying—and a true and faithful teacher of the Gentiles.
1 Timothy 3:9. They must keep hold of the deep truths of the faith with a clear conscience.

1 Timothy 3:15. If I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God’s
household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

1 Timothy 4:3. They forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods, which
God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and who know the truth.

1 Timothy 4:6. If you point these things out to the brothers and sisters, you will be a good minister
of Christ Jesus, nourished on the truths of the faith and of the good teaching that you have
followed.

1 Timothy 6:5. And constant friction between people of corrupt mind, who have been robbed of
the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain.

 10 times the word true or truth or truths is used.

Why is the truth important?
The Apostle Paul’s primary theme throughout all three Pastoral Epistles is that the truth of
Biblical doctrine must be preserved and passed on to the next generation if the church is
going to survive.

1 Timothy 1:3.
NIV. As I urged you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that you may command
certain people not to teach false doctrines any longer.

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