CONTEND FOR THE FAITH I TIMOTHY 1:3-11
I. Purge False Teaching 1:3, 4
Defend and protect sound doctrine Jude 3
Teach TRUTH and teach against FALSEHOOD
Acts 17:21; Gal. 1:6, 7
The danger of SYNCRETISM: merging or uniting opposing principles and practices Col. 2:8-10
False teaching ATTACKS the faith, creates DIVISIONS and UNDERMINES God’s work 2 Tim. 4:2-5
II. Promote True Love 1:5-7
True love is self-giving and edifies others by sharing truth and practicing truth
True love comes from a:
Pure heart = CONVERTED and CLEANSED
Ps. 51:10; I Pet. 1:22
Good conscience = GUIDED by SCRIPTURE Acts 24:16
Sincere faith = INSIDE not just OUTSIDE Rom. 6:17
False teaching BREAKS the command to love by not telling the truth Eph. 4:14-16; Tit. 1:10, 11; 15, 16
False teachers promote THEMSELVES and use the LAW to lead people astray I Tim. 4:1-5; 2 Pet. 2:1-3
III. Properly Keep God’s Law 1:8-11
The gospel teaches us the nature and function of God’s law
The misuse of God’s law through man-made TRADITIONS and LEGALISM Matt. 5:21-32
The purpose of God’s law is to POINT out our sin and POINT us to Christ Rom. 7:7-12; Gal. 3:24
The law is to be UNDERSTOOD, INTERPRETED, and APPLIED in the context of the gospel
Gal. 3:17-22; James 1:25
I. Purge False Teaching 1:3, 4
Defend and protect sound doctrine Jude 3
Teach TRUTH and teach against FALSEHOOD
Acts 17:21; Gal. 1:6, 7
The danger of SYNCRETISM: merging or uniting opposing principles and practices Col. 2:8-10
False teaching ATTACKS the faith, creates DIVISIONS and UNDERMINES God’s work 2 Tim. 4:2-5
II. Promote True Love 1:5-7
True love is self-giving and edifies others by sharing truth and practicing truth
True love comes from a:
Pure heart = CONVERTED and CLEANSED
Ps. 51:10; I Pet. 1:22
Good conscience = GUIDED by SCRIPTURE Acts 24:16
Sincere faith = INSIDE not just OUTSIDE Rom. 6:17
False teaching BREAKS the command to love by not telling the truth Eph. 4:14-16; Tit. 1:10, 11; 15, 16
False teachers promote THEMSELVES and use the LAW to lead people astray I Tim. 4:1-5; 2 Pet. 2:1-3
III. Properly Keep God’s Law 1:8-11
The gospel teaches us the nature and function of God’s law
The misuse of God’s law through man-made TRADITIONS and LEGALISM Matt. 5:21-32
The purpose of God’s law is to POINT out our sin and POINT us to Christ Rom. 7:7-12; Gal. 3:24
The law is to be UNDERSTOOD, INTERPRETED, and APPLIED in the context of the gospel
Gal. 3:17-22; James 1:25
