Book 15 of 27 in the New Testament — Church leadership.
1 Timothy is a pastoral letter from Paul to his younger co-worker Timothy, left to oversee the church in Ephesus, covering qualifications for church leaders, guidelines for orderly worship, and warnings against false teaching. Paul gives practical instruction on how different groups within the church — men, women, elders, widows — should conduct themselves. Threaded throughout is a concern for protecting sound doctrine against teachers chasing controversy and speculation. It's one of the New Testament's key resources for church structure and leadership.
“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;”King James Version
There is one God and one mediator between God and humanity, Christ Jesus.
“This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.”King James Version
Paul describes the noble task of overseeing a church.
“Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.”King James Version
Timothy is told not to let anyone look down on him for his youth.
“For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”King James Version
The love of money is described as a root of all kinds of evil.
“Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.”King James Version
Timothy is urged to fight the good fight of the faith.