Jensens survey of the old testament adam 549
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epistle can you remember? Where is a
climax?
6. Where in the letter does Paul make the
challenge of fellowship of su ering! Where
does he write much about avoiding the
fellowship of evil men?
7. Name ve di erent things that Paul
writes about the Word, in this epistle.
8. How would you compare 2 Timothy
with 1 Timothy and Titus? Re ect on the
observation that 2 Timothy is mainly
personal, only incidentally pastoral, and less
doctrinal than the other two pastoral
epistles.
9. Name some key words of 2 Timothy.
10. What are the key teachings of 3:1617?
XXIV. FURTHER STUDY OF 2 TIMOTHY
Here are four vital subjects suggested for
further study:
1. description of the world in last times
2. inerrancy of the original Scriptures
3. crowns as rewards for Christians
4. the ministry of preaching the Word.
XXV. OUTLINE
2 TIMOTHY: Endurance and Separation in
the Ministry
Salutation
1:1-2
FOUNDATIONS OF CHRISTIAN SERVICE
1:3-18
A GOOD SOLDIER OF JESUS CHRIST
2:1-26
PERILOUS TIMES AND THE CHRISTIAN SERVANT 3:1-17
PAUL’S FAREWELL
Greetings and Benediction
4:1-18
4:19-22
XXVI. BACKGROUND OF PHILEMON
Philemon is the shortest of Paul’s writings,
written about six years earlier than his last
epistle, 2 Timothy. Recall that Paul wrote to
Philemon from his rst imprisonment, when
the
apostle
also
wrote
Ephesians,
Philippians, and Colossians. One of the
reasons Philemon is placed last in the
canonical list of Paul’s writings is its brevity.
The letter is a masterpiece of graceful,
tactful, and delicate pleading for a forgiving
spirit. This very personal correspondence of
Paul has been described as “a model letter
written by a master of letter writing.”
A. NAMES IN THE LETTER
1. Philemon was a well-to-do Christian
friend of Paul, living in or near Colossae. He
was probably the husband of Apphia and
father of Archippus, two persons named in
Philemon 2. The name Philemon means
“loving.”
2. Onesimus was a household servant of
Philemon, who, after his conversion at
Rome, probably came to know Paul
intimately. His name means “useful,” or
“profitable,” a common nickname for slaves.
3. The names cited in Philemon 23-24
were studied in connection with the
Colossian epistle.
B. OCCASION AND PURPOSE OF THE
LETTER
Onesimus had apparently stolen money or
goods from his master Philemon (Philem.
18) and ed to Rome like so many other
runaway slaves. Through circumstances
unknown to us, he became acquainted with
Paul, who led him to the Lord (Philem. 10).
Paul’s
immediate
concern
was
for
Onesimus’s restoration and reconciliation
