in the text what these verses teach about elders: 5:17-18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24-25 Slaves (6:l-2a) Christian employees have obligations to Christian employers, even as employers have obligations to their employees Paul here applies the gospel to the slave-master situation that existed in the households of many new converts to Christ in the rst century Are these verses Paul’s counsel to servants or to masters? Might there have been a problem in the Christian households about this when he wrote? If so, what was it? G WEALTH (6:6-10, 17-19) Paul gives sound advice to those who are blessed with wealth How does he relate the following subjects to wealth: godliness, contentment, evil, good works, eternal wealth?12 V THEME, KEY WORDS AND VERSES FOR TIMOTHY What key words and verses did you observe in your survey of Timothy? Note the ones cited on Chart 97 Observe that godliness appears eight times in the letter This is one of the reasons for including it in the two-part title, “Godliness and Pastoral Care.” VI APPLICATIONS FROM TIMOTHY Go back over the epistle and read the various things Paul wrote about the Christian pastor Use the following outline in organizing your reading.13 What is the value of this instruction to laymen of a local church? a His o ce: 1:1, 11, 12, 18; 2:7; 3:1; 4:11; 6:12 b His quali cations: 1:16, 18; 3:2, 4-6; 4:6, 12, 15, 16; 5:21-22; 6:13-14 c His duties as preacher: 1:4; 2:7, 8; 3:815; 4:6, 7, 11; 5:14-16, 20, 21; 6:1, 2, 4, 1719, 20-21 d His duties as pastor: 1:3, 4, 18-19; 2:1, 2; 3:2, 3, 4-7, 8-13, 15; 5:1-2, 4-16, 20, 21; 6:10, 11, 12, 20 e His personal life: 1:5, 16, 18; 3:2, 4, 7, 8, 10, 15; 5:22, 23; 6:6-8, 9, 20 What does this letter teach about the following: a the church’s obligation to any physical needs of members of the congregation b procedures, policies, and principles to be followed when calling a man to serve as pastor c the kind of Christian employee that all of us should strive to be d the daily conduct of women — whether they are widows, single, or married — which is pleasing to the Lord e why church organization and administration need not suppress spiritual vitality What does Timothy teach about prayer? VII REVIEW QUESTIONS ON TIMOTHY In what order were the pastoral epistles written? When did Paul rst bring the gospel to Ephesus? How long did he minister there at that time? What does the name Timothy mean? When was Timothy converted? When did he ... pastor c the kind of Christian employee that all of us should strive to be d the daily conduct of women — whether they are widows, single, or married — which is pleasing to the Lord e why church... about the following: a the church’s obligation to any physical needs of members of the congregation b procedures, policies, and principles to be followed when calling a man to serve as pastor c the. .. one of the reasons for including it in the two-part title, “Godliness and Pastoral Care.” VI APPLICATIONS FROM TIMOTHY Go back over the epistle and read the various things Paul wrote about the