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1 Timothy 1:1-20 (CEV)

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¹ From Paul. God our Savior and Christ Jesus commanded me to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, who gives us hope. ² Timothy, because of our faith, you are like a son to me. I pray that God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ will be kind and merciful to you. May they bless you with peace! ³ When I was leaving for Macedonia, I asked you to stay on in Ephesus and warn certain people there to stop spreading their false teachings. ⁴ You needed to warn them to stop wasting their time on senseless stories and endless lists of ancestors. Such things only cause arguments. They don't help anyone to do God's work that can only be done by faith. ⁵ You must teach people to have genuine love, as well as a good conscience and true faith. ⁶ There are some who have given up these for nothing but empty talk. ⁷ They want to be teachers of the Law of Moses. But they don't know what they are talking about, even though they think they do. ⁸ We know that the Law is good, if it is used in the right way. ⁹ We also understand that it wasn't given to control people who please God, but to control lawbreakers, criminals, godless people, and sinners. It is for wicked and evil people, and for murderers, who would even kill their own parents. ¹⁰ The Law was written for people who are sexual perverts or who live as homosexuals or are kidnappers or liars or won't tell the truth in court. It is for anything else that opposes the correct teaching ¹¹ of the good news that the glorious and wonderful God has given me. ¹² I thank Christ Jesus our Lord. He has given me the strength for my work because he knew that he could trust me. ¹³ I used to say terrible and insulting things about him, and I was cruel. But he had mercy on me because I didn't know what I was doing, and I had not yet put my faith in him. ¹⁴ Christ Jesus our Lord was very kind to me. He has greatly blessed my life with faith and love just like his own. ¹⁵ "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners." This saying is true, and it can be trusted. I was the worst sinner of all! ¹⁶ But since I was worse than anyone else, God had mercy on me and let me be an example of the endless patience of Christ Jesus. He did this so that others would put their faith in Christ and have eternal life. ¹⁷ I pray that honor and glory will always be given to the only God, who lives forever and is the invisible and eternal King! Amen. ¹⁸ Timothy, my son, the instructions I am giving you are based on what some prophets once said about you. If you follow these instructions, you will fight like a good soldier. ¹⁹ You will be faithful and have a clear conscience. Some people have made a mess of their faith because they didn't listen to their consciences. ²⁰ Two of them are Hymenaeus and Alexander. I have given these men over to the power of Satan, so they will learn not to oppose God.


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 5) Purity / Sexual Immorality / Adultery - Love comes from a pure heart
(v. 5) Love - Love comes from a sincere faith
(v. 5) Faith / Doubt / Worry - Love comes from a sincere faith
(v. 5) Love - Love comes from a pure heart
(v. 15) Humility - Paul - Worst of sinners
(v. 16) Humility - Paul - Worst of sinners

This passage relates to the following question(s):
(v. 17) Will God ever die? Now to the eternal king, immortal, invisible, the only God

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 7) Day 5 - The Grace of God (2011-12-08)
(v. 8) Day 5 - The Grace of God (2011-12-08)
(v. 9) Day 5 - The Grace of God (2011-12-08)
(v. 10) Day 5 - The Grace of God (2011-12-08)
(v. 11) Day 5 - The Grace of God (2011-12-08)
(v. 12) First the Kingdom - The Only Door (part 2) (2009-12-23)
(v. 12) Grace (part I) (2011-11-25)
(v. 12) Day 5 - The Grace of God (2011-12-08)
(v. 13) First the Kingdom - The Only Door (part 2) (2009-12-23)
(v. 13) Worthy (2015-05-04)
(v. 13) Grace (part I) (2011-11-25)
(v. 14) Grace (part I) (2011-11-25)
(v. 14) First the Kingdom - The Only Door (part 2) (2009-12-23)
(v. 15) Power of Gratitude - Don't waste your sin (2008-03-01)
(v. 15) Grace (part I) (2011-11-25)
(v. 15) First the Kingdom - The Only Door (part 2) (2009-12-23)
(v. 15) 30 Days at the Cross - Unconditional Love (2008-07-21)
(v. 15) Mind of Christ - Heavenly Mission (part I) (2011-07-06)
(v. 16) Power of Gratitude - Don't waste your sin (2008-03-01)
(v. 16) Grace (part I) (2011-11-25)
(v. 16) Perfect Patience (2015-11-02)
(v. 17) God Is (part I) (2011-03-20)
(v. 17) God Is (part III) (2011-03-22)
(v. 17) Fearing God - Awe and Gratitude (2011-08-28)
(v. 17) Grace (part I) (2011-11-25)
(v. 18) Day 11 - Holding to the Truth (2011-12-14)
(v. 19) Day 11 - Holding to the Truth (2011-12-14)
(v. 20) Day 11 - Holding to the Truth (2011-12-14)

Definition(s):
Ephesus (Eff-es-us): desirable
Jesus (Jeez-us): savior; deliverer
Hymenaeus (High-men-ee-us):