Place in the Canon We’ve come to the final post in a series in which, after an introduction, I have presented six major themes in Paul’s letters to Timothy and Titus: (1) mission, (2) teaching, (3) salvation and God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit, (4) the church, (5) the Christian life, and (6) the last… Read More
A Theology of the Letters to Timothy and Titus: The Christian Life
Life between Two Epiphanies According to Paul’s teaching in the letters to Timothy and Titus, Christians live between two epiphanies or appearances of Jesus Christ: his first coming and his second coming. At his first coming, Jesus brought salvation (2 Tim 1:10; Titus 2:11); at his second coming, he will bring judgment and final salvation… Read More
Paul the Mentor
Paul the Mentor While Paul preached the gospel everywhere he went and planted numerous churches, perhaps his most important contribution was mentoring men such as Timothy and Titus. Many believe Timothy and Titus were pastors of local congregations. More likely these men served, however, as Paul’s apostolic delegates who were temporarily assigned to their locations… Read More
A Theology of Paul’s Letters to Timothy and Titus: God, Christ, the Spirit, Salvation
Introduction In previous posts, I’ve discussed the mission theme and the theme of teaching in Paul’s letters to Timothy and Titus. As we’ve seen, mission—that is, the mission of Paul and the early church—is the foundational theme in these letters. In conjunction with this mission, there is a multi-faceted emphasis on teaching sound apostolic doctrine that… Read More
A Biblical Theology of the Letters to Timothy and Titus
What Is Biblical Theology? One of the most promising recent trends in biblical scholarship is the burgeoning field of biblical theology. What is biblical theology? The simplest definition is this: “Biblical theology is the theology of the Bible, that is, the theology of the biblical writers themselves.” This means that as a discipline, biblical theology… Read More