3 TRAITS OF TRUE TEACHING

BACKGROUNDBACKGROUND

•A Pastoral EpistleA Pastoral Epistle

•Author: PaulAuthor: Paul

•Purpose: To provide pastoral directionPurpose: To provide pastoral direction

•Situation: Paul encouraging TimothySituation: Paul encouraging Timothy

“Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope, To Timothy my true son in

the faith: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. As I

urged you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain men not to teach false doctrines any

longer nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies.

These promote controversies rather than God’s work—which is by faith.

The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good

conscience and a sincere faith.” (1 Timothy 1:1–5, NIV)

3 TRAITS OF TRUE TEACHING

IMPORTANT TRUTH:IMPORTANT TRUTH:False doctrines produce False doctrines produce

controversies.controversies.

“The goal of this command is love,which comes from a pure heart and a good

conscience and a sincere faith.” (1 Timothy 1:5, NIV)

3 TRAITS OF TRUE TEACHING

1. LOVE FROM A PURE 1. LOVE FROM A PURE

HEARTHEART“Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked, ‘Why do your disciples break the

tradition of the elders? They don’t wash their hands before they eat!’” (MT 15.1-2, NIV)

3 TRAITS OF TRUE TEACHING

1. LOVE FROM A PURE 1. LOVE FROM A PURE

HEARTHEART“Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked, ‘Why do your disciples break the

tradition of the elders? They don’t wash their hands before they eat!’” (MT 15.1-2, NIV)

3 TRAITS OF TRUE TEACHING“…the things that come out of a person’s

mouth come from the heart, and these defile them. For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual

immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.

These are what defile a person; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile them.”

(MT 15:18-20, NIV)

3 TRAITS OF TRUE TEACHING2. LOVE FROM A GOOD 2. LOVE FROM A GOOD

CONSCIENCECONSCIENCE“The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.”

(1 Timothy 1:5, NIV)

3 TRAITS OF TRUE TEACHING2. LOVE FROM A GOOD 2. LOVE FROM A GOOD

CONSCIENCECONSCIENCE“How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit

offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the

living God!” (Hebrews 9:14, NIV)

3 TRAITS OF TRUE TEACHING3. LOVE FROM A SINCERE 3. LOVE FROM A SINCERE

FAITHFAITH“The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.”

(1 Timothy 1:5, NIV)

3 TRAITS OF TRUE TEACHING3. LOVE FROM A SINCERE 3. LOVE FROM A SINCERE

FAITHFAITH“I have been reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your

grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives

in you also.” (2 Ti 1:5, NIV)