Let’s choose seven themes from this chapter,
one for each day of the week, for personal study. We’ll add a parallel passage
each day for further thought. Then we’ll pose some questions for consideration and
discussion, based on this chapter.
DAY
1 - Praying for Those in Authority (1 Tim 2:1-2). Read also Rom 13:1-7.
DAY
2 - Purpose: to Lead Quiet, Peaceable, Godly, and Reverent Lives (1 Tim 2:2).
Read also Tit 2:1-10.
DAY
3 - God’s Desire: All Saved (1 Tim 2:4). Read also 2 Cor 5:14-21.
DAY
4 - One God, One Mediator, One Ransom, One Aim (1 Tim 2:5-7). Read also Jn 14:6.
DAY
5 - Men: Lifting Holy Hands in Prayer (1 Tim 2:8). Read also 1 Pet 3:7.
DAY
6 - Women: Dressed in Modesty and Good Deeds (1 Tim 2:9-10). Read also 1 Pet 3:1-6.
DAY
7 - Male Spiritual Leadership: Based on Creation and the Fall (1 Tim 2:11-15). Read
also 1 Cor 14:33-35.
Questions
for Thought and Discussion
What
is intercession? Give biblical examples of this type of prayer.
Why
are we to pray for those in authority? What may happen if we do not?
What
does God desire for all men? What kind of society is most conducive to that
desire?
Can
lost people be saved without learning the truth? Can they learn the truth
without us?
Is
there any other ransom or means available to save sinners, besides Jesus
Christ?
If
the world is lost, and if Jesus is the only solution, what is Paul’s purpose?
What is our purpose? How well are we advancing the gospel where it is not
known?
Can
a man pray effectively with unclean hands?
What
do man’s temper and quarrels have to do with prayer?
Is
it sinful for women to wear expensive clothes and to have their hair dressed?
Should
we “dress up” to show respect for God in worship, or should we “dress down” to
avoid appearing showy and pretentious?
Why
do some women dress immodestly? What are they trying to accomplish?
Name
some good deeds that are “worn” by godly women whom you know.
Discuss
quietness, submission, teaching, and having authority.
In
what sense will women be “saved through childbearing?”
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