II Timothy 1:1

II Timothy 1:1

Paul:

 A Faithful Messenger of Hope in a Dark Time

2Ti 1:1  Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus, 

1. Paul
1. The author of the of II Timothy
2. Written shortly after the burning of Rome by Nero maybe 65 AD
3. This was written during a fierce persecution of all Christians across the Roman Empire. Peter, the Apostle was probably also killed in Rome around the same time as Paul.
4. He was imprisoned for the second time. This time in a more harsher environment
5. This is was his last letter
6. He was probably executed a short time after the writing of this letter.
7. Considered by some to be his last will and testament
8. This is a final letter written to probably one of the most important people Paul’s life, communicating the most important advice, in one of the most important moments in the history of the then fledgling Church.
2. Paul’s Passion
1. Paul was called by Christ to be an Apostle to the Gentiles and the author of much of scripture (including this book - this is a clear statement to the reality that the Holy Spirit was speaking through Paul to write not only this book but all the books that he wrote and are preserved in the New Testament)

                                                               i.      Galatians 1:1; Acts 9:15-18 

3. Paul’s Purpose
1. To preach the resurrection in Christ and our hope of life eternal. This is not in contradiction to what Jesus taught. Paul was faithful to pass on the message he was given to us. Are you going to be faithful to that message by passing it on to some one else?

                                                               i.      John 5:24-25; John 5:39-40; John 6:38-40; John 10:27-30; John 17:1-3