Lecture 11 - 1 Timothy, Hebrews, James, 1 Peter
1 Timothy
Part of 3
“Pastoral Epistles” (1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Titus).
Why are they called this?
What is useful about this label, and what is unhelpful about it
When it talks about leaders
Leadership is empowered by grace, but has qualifications (1 Tim 3:1-13)
Character first, then skills.Its
’
surprising teaching about riches and material support:
If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family,he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
(1 Tim 5:8)
6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into theworld, and we can take nothing out of it. 8 But if we have food and clothing, we willbe content with that. 9 People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. 10For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money,have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
(1 Tim 6:6-10)
Lecture 11 - 1 Timothy, Hebrews, James, 1 Peter
Hebrews
Start of the final 9 books of the New Testament.
Why they sometimes get neglected
The unique features of the book of HebrewsWho are the audience?
The audience appears to be one that knows well the stories and institutions of the Old Testament, and they are considering whether or not to continue thosepractices.Jewish Christians thinking about going back to living Old Testament style.What such a move would meanWhy the book is called HebrewsIs Hebrews a letter or a sermon?The value of Hebrews for reading the whole of the Bible
Lecture 11 - 1 Timothy, Hebrews, James, 1 Peter
The crucial place of words like
“
better,
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greater,
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or
“
superior
”
.
Christ is God’s Last Word
In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom heappointed heir of all things, and through whom he made the universe.
(Heb 1:1-2)If Jesus is who he said he was
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God has held nothing back about himself.There are no new revelations to come after the time of the New Testament
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anythingnew necessarily would demote Jesus.The Christian claim is if you want to know what God is really like
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look at Jesus.
Christ is Superior to Angels
3
The Son radiates God’s own glory and expresses the very character of God, and he
sustains everything by the mighty power of his command. When he had cleansed us from our sins, he sat down in the place of honor at the right hand of the majestic God in heaven. 4 This shows that the Son is far greater than the angels, just as the nameGod gave him is greater than their names.
Christ is Superior to Moses
Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess. 2 He was faithful to the one whoappointed him, just as Moses was faithful in all Go
d’s house. 3 Jesus has been found
worthy of greater honor than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself.
(3:1-3)
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