The First Letter of Paul to Timothy Letra e Palit drejtuar Timoteut 1 ©Ackles 2009

The Pastoral Epistles Tre Letra Pastorale http://www.torchbearers-albania.org/english/ Dr. Will Ackles (Facebook; wackles.blogspot.com) 2 ©Ackles 2009

Author, Recipient, Date Autori, Audienca, Data Author: Paul, 1:1 Autori: Pali, 1:1 Recipient: Timothy, church leader, 1:2 Audienca: Timoteu, udheheqes kishe, 1:2 Date: 65-67/ Data: 65-67 Paul is free and with Timothy has had a new ministry in Ephesus Pali eshte liruar dhe ka nje sherbese te re me Timoteun ne Efes 3 ©Ackles 2009

Ephesus/Efesi Occasion / Rasti Paul in Macedonia, Timothy in Ephesus, 1:3 Pali eshte ne Maqedoni, Timoteu ne Efes, 1:3 Paul wants to offer advice to Timothy Pali do t’i ofroje keshilla Timoteut Macedonia/Maqedoni

1 Timothy—Outline/1 Timoteu - Pasqyra 1:1-2—Greeting / Pershendetje 1:3-11a—Opening charge to Timothy Urdherim hyres per Timoteut 1:11b-17—Paul’s Call/Dergimi per Pali 1:18-6:21a—The ongoing charge to Timothy Urdherimi i dhene Timoteut 6:21b—Bendiction/Bekim 5 ©Ackles 2009

1:18-6:21—The charge to Timothy Urdherimi i dhene Timoteut 1:18-20 - Personal/Personale 2:1-4:5 - The church/Kisha 4:6-5:2 - Personal/Personale 5:3-20 - The church/Kisha 5:21-23 - Personal/Personale 5:24-6:10 - The church/Kisha 6:11-16 - Personal/Personale 6:17-19 - The church/Kisha 6:20-21 - Personal/Personale 6:21b—Bendiction/Bekim 6 ©Ackles 2009

1:1 6:21 1:3 2:1 Schematic Outline Pasqyre Skematike Benediction Bekim Intro. Hyrje Paul/Pali Greeting Pershendetje Charge to Timothy/Urdherimi per Timoteun The Church Kisha 4:6 5:3 5:21 6:11 Opening charge to Timothy Urdherim hyres per Timoteun 1:12 5:24 Personal Personale 1:18 6:17 6:19 7 ©Ackles 2009

Characteristics / Karakteristika Style: Alternates church and personal advice Nderthur keshillat personale me ato per kishen Repetitive-Cumulative > Linear Perseritese-Zgjeruese > Lineare Very personal Shume personale Very practical…List of specifics Shume praktike… Lista e vecantive Scattered short theological/doctrinal statements 8 ©Ackles 2009

Purposes / Qellimet Encourage and instruct Timothy personally Inkurajon dhe udhezon Timoteun personalisht Practical instruction for Timothy as a leader Udhezime praktike per Timoteun si udheheqes Guide the development of the church Drejton zhvillimin e kishes Advice to all the leaders of the church Keshilla per gjithe drejtuesit e kishes Answers to particular questions in Ephesus Pergjigje per pyetje specifike ne Efes Confront false teachers Konfronton mesuesit e rreme 9 ©Ackles 2009

1:1-2—Greeting / Pershendetje 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope, Παῦλος ἀπόστολος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ κατ᾽ ἐπιταγὴν θεοῦ σωτῆρος ἡμῶν καὶ Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ τῆς ἐλπίδος ἡμῶν 2 To Timothy my true son in the faith: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. Timoteut, birit të vërtetë në besim: hir, mëshirë dhe paqe prej Perëndisë Atit tonë dhe prej Krishtit Jezus, Zotit tonë. Τιμοθέῳ γνησίῳ τέκνῳ ἐν πίστει, χάρις ἔλεος εἰρήνη ἀπὸ θεοῦ πατρὸς καὶ Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν. 10 ©Ackles 2009

1:3-11a—Opening charge to Timothy Urdherim hyres per Timoteut 1:3, As I urged you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain men not to teach false doctrines any longer… (:2) Ashtu si të nxita kur u nisa për në Maqedoni, qëndro në Efes për t`u urdhëruar disave të mos mësojnë doktrina të tjera… ἑτεροδιδασκαλεῖν (other) teachings 11 ©Ackles 2009

1:11b-17—Paul’s Call/Dergimi per Pali Mercy/Meshira: I received mercy, 1:13/ por m`u dha mëshira, 1:12 Grace/Hir: The grace of our Lord was poured out on me, 1:14 kështu hiri i Zotit tonë teproi pa masë , 1:13 ἵνα 1:16, so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his unlimited patience as an example for those who would believe on him and receive eternal life. Por prandaj u mëshirova, që Jezu Krishti të tregojë më përpara në mua gjithë zemërgjerësinë, për të qenë shembull për ata që do të besojnë në të për jetë të përjetshme. (1:17) 12 ©Ackles 2009

Personal Advice/Keshilla personale 1:18-20 Fight the good fight / Lufto luten e mire, 1:18 …holding on to faith and a good conscience, 1:19 duke pasur besim dhe ndërgjegje të mirë 4:6-5:2, Command and teach / Urdhero dhe meso, 4:6, 11 For the true gospel, against false teachings Per ungjillin e vertete, kunder mesimeve te rreme 13 ©Ackles 2009

Personal Advice/Keshilla personale 4:6-5:2 (cont.) Avoid false and useless things / evito genjeshtrat dhe gjerat e kota, 4:7 Live a godly life / Jeto me perendishmeri 4:8, 16 Be a good example / Ji nje shembull i mire, 4:12 Study the scriptures / Studio Shkrimet 4:13 Develop your gifts / Zhvillo dhuntite e tua, 4:14 (1:18) Watch your doctrine / Ruaj doktrinen 4:16 Treat others appropriately / Trajtoji te tjeret si duhet 5:1,2 14 ©Ackles 2009

Personal Advice/Keshilla personale 5:21-23, Be impartial – Mos ki preferenca Be prudent - Ji i kujdesshem Be pure – Ji i paster Take care of your body / Kujdesu per trupin, 5:23 15 ©Ackles 2009

Personal Advice/Keshilla personale 6:11-16, Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called… Keep this command without spot or blame until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ… 6:20-21, guard what has been entrusted to your care. Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge 16 ©Ackles 2009

Church Advice/Keshilla Kishen 2:1-4:5 2:1-15, Worship / Adhurimi Prayers / Lutja—2:1-8a Attitudes / Qendrimet —2:8b Clothing / Veshja —2:9-10 Women and authority / Grate dhe autoriteti--2:11-15 3:1-13, Leadership / Udheheqja (Purpose/udheheqjes, 1:5) Nobility/Fisnikeria e udheheqjes, 3:1 Character/karakterin, 3:2-13 Family/Familja…Personal/Personale Social/Shoqerore… Doctrinal/Doktrinore Reward/Shperblim, 3:13 17 ©Ackles 2009

Church/Kishen 2:1-4:5, cont. 3:14-16, Identity / Identiteti …If I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God's household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth. …po u vonova, të dish se si duhet të sillesh në shtëpinë e Perëndisë, që është kisha e Perëndisë së gjallë, shtylla dhe mbështetja e së vërtetës οἴκῳ θεοῦ…ἐκκλησία θεοῦ ζῶντος στῦλος καὶ ἑδραίωμα τῆς ἀληθείας. 18 ©Ackles 2009

Church/Kishen 2:1-4:5, cont. 4:1-5, False Teachers/Mesuesit e rreme Prophesied / Profetizuar, 4:1 Deceiving spirits/doctrines of demons, 4:1 Frymera mashtruese/doktrinat e demoneve Asceticism/Asketizmi, 4:3 ἑτεροδιδασκαλεῖν, 1:3 Myths/genealogies/ Mite/gjenealogji , 1:4 Jewish roots-Law/Rrenje hebreu-Ligji 1:8-11 Doctrine of Prosperity/Doktrina e begatise, 6:5 From within church/Nga brenda kishe, 6:20-21 False knowledge/Njohuria e rreme, 6:20 19 ©Ackles 2009

Church/Kishen 5:3-20, Organization/Organizimi Aid and widows/Ndihma dhe vejushat, 5:3-16 Leaders, 5:17-20 Udheheqesit 5:24-6:10 Sins and good deeds, 5:24-25 Mekatet dhe veprat e mira Employee-employer relationships (slaves) 6:1-2 Marredheniet punedhenes-punemarres skllever Financial matters/Ceshtje financiare 6:3-10 6:17-19, wealthy/Te pasurit 20 ©Ackles 2009

Doctrines/Doktrinat Salvation/Shpetimi Work of Christ-grace/Vepra e Krishtit-hiri, 1:12-15, 4:10 The desire of God/Deshira e Perendise, 2:4 The mechanism-redemption/Mekanizmi –shpengimi, 2:6 The law/Ligji, 1:8-11 The identity of the church/ Identiteti i kishes, 3:15 Creation/Krijimi, 4:4 Eschatology/Eskatologji, 6:14-15 21 ©Ackles 2009

Doctrines, cont. / Doktrina, permbajtja. Christology/Kristologji 3:16, He appeared in a body, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was preached among the nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory, …Perëndia u shfaq në mish, u shfajësua në Frymë, u duk ndër engjëj, u predikua ndër johebrenj, u besua në botë, u ngrit në lavdi. 2:5, For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, Në fakt një është Perëndia, dhe një i vetëm është ndërmjetësi midis Perëndisë dhe njerëzve: Krishti Jezus 22 ©Ackles 2009

Doctrines, cont. / Doktrina, permbajtja. God/Zoti 6:15-16…God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, 16 who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honor and might forever. Amen. Mbreti i mbretërve dhe Zot i zotërve,ai që i vetmi e ka pavdekësinë dhe rri në dritë të paafrueshme, të cilën asnjë njeri nuk e ka parë kurrë dhe as mund ta shohë; atij i qoftë nderi dhe pushteti i përjetshëm. Amen. 23 ©Ackles 2009

False doctrines/Doktrinat e rreme Consequences / Pasojat Bad thinking / Mendim i gabuar Wasted time / Kohe e humbur, 6:4 Bad living / Jete e gabuar (inferences/shembuj of 1:8f, 4:7-8) Vanity and Division / Kotesi dhe ndasi, 1:7, 6:4 24 ©Ackles 2009

Strategy to combat the false doctrines Strategjia per te luftuar doktrinat e rreme 1:3-11, Display the positives of truth Shfaqni te veteten pozitive Love/Dashuri, 1:5… Humility/Perulesi, 1:7 Morality/Moral, 1:8-11 Good doctrine displays itself in good living Doktrina e shendoshe shfaq veten ne jete te mire 1:4, Avoid the negatives of the heresy Menjanoni negativet e herezive Avoid silly controversies/evito debatet e kota Don’t be argumentative/mos u bej debatues 25 ©Ackles 2009

4:1-4 , Teach sound doctrine/meso doktrinen e shendoshe, e.g. to counter asceticism teach that all things God creates are good… per te kundershtuar asketizmin meso qe gjithe gjerat qe Perendia krijoi jane te mire… 6:3-5, Attack false teachers Kundershto mesuesit e rreme 26 ©Ackles 2009

1 Timothy: A Pastoral Letter 1 Timoteut: Nje Leter Pastorale Practical advice from a mature pastor to a younger leader and close friend Keshilla praktike nga nje pastor i pjekur per nje udheheqes te ri dhe mik te ngushte Main Action theme for Timothy Be diligent…give yourself wholly , 4:15 Tema kryesore per Timoteun: Ji I zellshem…perkushtoju plotesisht 27 ©Ackles 2009

Main Action Theme for the church Conduct yourself in a manner that is fitting for God’s house, 3:15 Tema kryesore e veprimit per kishen: Silluni si i ka hije familjes se Perendise Main Doctrinal Theme The goal of pastoral leadership is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith, 1:5 Tema kryesore doktrinore: Synimi i udheheqjes pastorale eshte dashuria, qe vjen prej nje zemre te paster, nje ndergjegje e paster dhe nje besimi jo te shtirur. 28 ©Ackles 2009

The First Letter of Paul to Timothy Letra e Palit drejtuar Timoteut 29 ©Ackles 2009