PAUL'S FIRST LETTER TO TIMOTHY

My Dear Precious Child,
   In Paul's first letter that he wrote to Timothy, he told Timothy that he wished that he had not scurried off so quickly, that he wished that Timothy had stayed to help Paul deal with the believers who were backsliding.   He wanted help with the people who had welcomed strange doctrines, myths and genealogies to supplant the faith that Paul had preached to them.  He said that the entrance into their minds of doctrines, myths and genealogies helped the devil in raising doubts in the minds of the believers instead of their allowing faith to further My plans which are accomplished by the Holy Spirit.  He wrote that the only purpose of the instructions he was giving to Timothy is that there should always be love coming out of a pure heart, a clear conscience and sincere faith.  Paul was concerned about the believers who had gone off of the straight course and taken a path that leads to empty speculations that come from hearing false doctrine.  He said that the false prophets claimed to be doctors of the Law but they understood neither the arguments that they were using nor the opinions that they were upholding. (Timothy 1:3-7)
     Because the spiritual wanderers had run back to the Law and embraced it, Paul explained the merits of the Law and the real merits of My grace.  He wrote to Timothy that they knew that the Law is good, but that it is for criminals, revolutionaries, the irreligious, the sacrilegious and the irreverent.   He told Timothy that the Law is for people who kill their parents, for those who are murderers, for those who are immoral with women, with boys or with men, for liars and perjurers, and for everything else that is contrary to the sound teaching that goes to My Good News, about whom he was writing the letter.  He assured Timothy that he was granted the anointing to teach the gospel that was revealed to him. (Timothy 1:-8-11)
    He told Timothy in his first letter to him that he was grateful to the Lord Jesus Christ who had given him strength and who judged him faithful enough to be called into his service, even though he used to be a blasphemer and did everything imaginable to hurt and discredit the faith.  He was grateful for My mercy toward him and told Timothy that until he became a believer he was innocent and the Lord Jesus filled him with the faith and love that is in Christ Jesus.  He said that a popular saying was that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners, and He saved him, being the greatest sinner.  He said that since mercy had been shown to him, then nobody should doubt that Jesus came into the world to save all sinners because of his being the worst of them and he was changed from death to life.  Paul knew that his testimony of complete redemption would be encouragement to other people who were ruled by the devil.  Since My mercy and forgiveness had been shown to him, that was why Jesus Christ wanted to make Paul the greatest evidence and the greatest patience for all of the later people who were going to have to trust in Him and to come to eternal life.  He proclaimed that I, the eternal King, the undying invisible and only God, would be honored and glorified forever and ever through his ministry.
    His first writing to Timothy included the disappointment that many had left their congregation and he asked Timothy to remember the words that were once spoken over him by the prophets, the words encouraging him to take them to heart and fight like a good soldier with faith and a good conscience for their weapons.  He said that some people put their conscience aside and the consequence is that their faith was wrecked.  Paul even mentioned two men whom he had turned over to the devil so that they would be taught not to blaspheme.
    The first piece of advice that he gave to Timothy was that he should pray for everyone, those prayers being petitions, intercessions and thanksgivings, especially for kings and others in authority so that people may be able to live reverent lives in peace and quiet.  He said that to do it is pleasing to Me because I want everyone to be saved and brought to a knowledge of the truth.  He proclaimed that there is only one God and only one mediator between mankind and Me, Himself being a man, Christ Jesus, who sacrificed Himself and became a ransom for all of mankind.  He wrote that Christ is the evidence of prayers sent at the appointed time.  Paul was delighted to be an apostle of it, a teacher of faith and truth to the pagans. 
  In all of Paul's writings to the churches, his proclamations of My glory, My honor, My wisdom, My knowledge and My plan for the salvation of the pagans was the central theme of the written exhortations.  That was a central theme of all of the writings because Paul had been called and anointed by Me for that ministry, one which had escaped the knowledge of the men of old who were counting on salvation to only be for the Jews.  Even though prophesies said that salvation would be for the whole world, the Jews felt that it primarily belonged to them because of their covenant with Me.  The Jews broke their covenant with Me over and over, so I took salvation to the Gentile pagans through Paul.  There was great distrust and criticism of Paul from the Jews because of his calling to take the Good News to the pagans.  Paul had to battle with the devil, who hated that he was equipping the pagan believers with My Holy Spirit, but Paul also had a disagreement with the believing Jews who doubted his calling.
   My words always persist.  Paul's praying in tongues more than anyone allowed Me to protect him and guide him to areas of safety when he was ministering in remote areas.  You are the eventual recipients of Paul's ministering to the Gentile pagans.  That's why I want his words of warning to be of dire importance to you, so that you will not leave the narrow path that leads to life.
   Your Father of Wise Instructions and Encouragement