Paul’s Mentoring of Timothy
Who does Paul call his true son in the faith?
Answer: Timothy.
Reference: 1 Timothy 1:2
What does Paul tell Timothy not to let anyone despise because of his age?
Answer: His youth.
Reference: 1 Timothy 4:12
According to 2 Timothy 1:7, what three things has God given us instead of a spirit of fear?
Answer: Power, love, and self-control/sound mind.
Reference: 2 Timothy 1:7
What does Paul tell Timothy to rightly handle?
Answer: The word of truth.
Reference: 2 Timothy 2:15
What does Paul warn is the root of all kinds of evil?
Answer: The love of money.
Reference: 1 Timothy 6:10
What two family members are specifically named as having sincere faith that was also in Timothy?
Answer: His grandmother Lois and his mother Eunice.
Reference: 2 Timothy 1:5
Name three areas in which Timothy was to be an example to believers.
Answer: Any three: speech, conduct, love, faith, purity.
Reference: 1 Timothy 4:12
What does Paul tell Timothy to share in?
Answer: Suffering for the Gospel / suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
Reference: 2 Timothy 1:8; 2:3
According to 2 Timothy 3:16, all Scripture is what?
Answer: God-breathed and useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness.
Reference: 2 Timothy 3:16
What does Paul tell Timothy to flee in 2 Timothy 2:22?
Answer: Youthful passions/desires.
Reference: 2 Timothy 2:22
What did Paul tell Timothy to do with the gift of God that was in him?
Answer: Fan it into flame / stir it up.
Reference: 2 Timothy 1:6
What qualifications does Paul give for someone who desires to be an overseer? Name at least four.
Answer: Examples include above reproach, faithful to spouse, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not violent, gentle, not quarrelsome, not a
lover of money.
Reference: 1 Timothy 3:1–7
What illustration does Paul use for someone enduring hardship while serving Christ?
Answer: A good soldier of Christ Jesus.
Reference: 2 Timothy 2:3
What did Paul warn would happen when people would not endure sound teaching?
Answer: They would gather teachers who say what their itching ears want to hear and turn to myths.
Reference: 2 Timothy 4:3–4
What four things does Paul tell Timothy to pursue instead?
Answer: Righteousness, faith, love, and peace.
Reference: 2 Timothy 2:22
What did Paul tell Timothy to entrust to faithful people who could teach others?
Answer: The things he had heard from Paul—the teaching/truth of the Gospel.
Reference: 2 Timothy 2:2
What does Paul say a servant of the Lord must be able to do when correcting opponents?
Answer: Be kind/gentle, able to teach, and patiently endure wrong.
Reference: 2 Timothy 2:24–25
What three occupations does Paul use as illustrations in 2 Timothy 2?
Answer: Soldier, athlete, and hardworking farmer.
Reference: 2 Timothy 2:3–6
What did Paul command Timothy to preach, and when was he to be ready?
Answer: The Word; in season and out of season.
Reference: 2 Timothy 4:2
Name two characteristics of people Paul describes as having a form of godliness but denying its power.
Answer: Examples: lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient, ungrateful, unholy, etc.
Reference: 2 Timothy 3:1–5
Complete the ministry multiplication pattern in 2 Timothy 2:2: Paul taught Timothy, Timothy taught ______, and they would teach
______.
Answer: Faithful people, who would teach others.
Reference: 2 Timothy 2:2
What should a person do to become a vessel useful to the Master, prepared for every good work?
Answer: Cleanse themselves from dishonorable things and pursue holiness, becoming useful and prepared for good work.
Reference: 2 Timothy 2:21
At the end of his life, what three statements does Paul make about his ministry?
Answer: He fought the good fight, finished the race, and kept the faith.
Reference: 2 Timothy 4:7
What is the purpose of Scripture according to 2 Timothy 3:16–17?
Answer: To teach, rebuke, correct, train in righteousness, and equip the person of God for every good work.
Reference: 2 Timothy 3:16–17
What does Paul say about those who desire to get rich and the dangers connected to that desire?
Answer: They can fall into temptation and traps, harmful desires, and wander from the faith through the love of money.
Reference: 1 Timothy 6:9–10