If there was one book in the New Testament that would teach saints how to act, one book in the New Testament that would teach the church how to conduct ourselves and live as the household of God, one book with a message that has been preserved for the church throughout all generations…
That would be the first letter of Paul written to Timothy. God through the Holy Spirit guided the hand of this humble apostle to write this letter and like all the books of the New Testament, God preserved it to be one part of the holy scriptures with intention that we alive today could read and learn. We know this because of what Paul wrote: “3 As I urged you when I went into Macedonia—remain in Ephesus that you may charge some that they teach no other doctrine, 4 nor give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than godly edification which is in faith.” (1 Tim. 1:3-4). We’ll learn about Understanding the Foundation of Our Faith the importance of holding to the faith with a good conscience (vs.18-19).
By carefully following the apostle’s pattern, we can avoid being spiritually shipwrecked and “believe on Him for everlasting life” (4:16). So, what kind of life does our Wholly God want us to live?