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Second Timothy
Brief Outline
I. The Salutation, 1:1-2
II. The Expression of Thanks for Timothy, 1:3-7
III. The Call of a Soldier of Christ, 1:8-18
IV. The Character of a Soldier of Christ, 2:1-26
V. The Caution of a Soldier of Christ, 3:1-17
VI. The Charge to a Soldier of Christ, 4:1-5
VII. The Comfort of a Soldier of Christ, 4:6-18
VIII. Concluding Greetings, 4:19-22
The Full Outline
D. Edmond Hiebert (1)
An Outline of II Timothy
THE INTRODUCTION, 1:1-51
1. The Salvation, 1:1-2
a. The writer, 1:1
b. The reader, 1:2a
c. The greeting, 1: 2b
2. The Expression of Gratitude. 1:3-5
a. The
statement of his gratitude, 1: 3a
b. The description
of his feeling, 1: 3b-5
1)
His incessant remembrance of Timothy, 1:3b
2)
His yearning for Timothy, 1:4
3)
His reminder of Timothy's faith, 1:5
I.
THE EXHORTATIONS TO STEADFASTNESS IN THE MINISTRY, 1:6-2:13
1. The Essential qualities of the Steadfast
Minister, 1:6-18
a. The zeal of
the minister, 1:6-7
1)
The appeal for zeal, 1:6
2)
The incentive for zeal, 1:7
b. The courage of
the minister, 1:8-12
1)
The appeal for courage, 1:8-12
2)
The incentive to courage, 1:9-12
a) The truths of the Gospel, 1:9-10
b) The position and attitude of the apostle, 1:11-12
i)
His position in relation to the Gospel, 1:11
ii) His attitude in suffering for the Gospel, 1:12
c. The fidelity of the minister,
1:13-18
1) The appeal for fidelity, 1:13-14
a) The exhortation to hold the pattern of sound words, 1:13
b) The exhortation to guard the good deposit, 1:14
2) The incentive to fidelity, 1:15-18
a) Neg.-the example of those in Asia, 1:15
b) Pos.-the courageous example of Onesiphorus, 1:16-18
i) The prayer for the house of Onesiphorus, 1:16a
ii) The services of Onesiphorus at Rome, 1:16b-17
iii) The prayer for Onesiphorus, 1:18a
iv) The ministry of Onesiphorus at Ephesus, 1:18b
2. The Duties of the Steadfast Minister, 2:1 - 13
a. The duty of
personal strengthening, 2:1
b. The duty of transmitting the truth, 2:2
c. The duty of steadfast endurance for the Gospel, 2:3-13
1) The demand for endurance in the Christian life, 2:3-7
a) The call to suffer hardship as a good soldier, 2:3
b) The pictures of the Christian life, 2:4-6
i) The picture of the soldier, 2:4
ii) The picture of the athlete, 2:5
iii) The picture of the farmer, 2:6
c) The duty to understand the pictures, 2:7
2) The motivation for endurance in the Christian life, 2:8-13
a) The constant remembrance of Jesus Christ, 2:8
b) The suffering of Paul in the Gospel, 2:9-10
c) The certainty of the future reward, 2:11-13
II. THE EXHORTATIONS TO DOCTRINAL SOUNDNESS, 2:14-4:8
1. The Minister's Reaction to Doctrinal Error, 2: 14-26
a. The urgent
activity amid doctrinal error, 2:14-19
1) The nature of the activity, 2:14-16a
a) His warning against doctrinal error, 2:14
b) His example as a master-workman, 2:15
c) His shunning of profane babblings, 2:16a
2) The reasons for the activity, 2:16b-19
a) Because of the destructive effect of error, 2:16b-18
h) Because of the demand of divine truth, 2:19
b. The needed holiness of life amid doctrinal error, 2:20-26
1) The picture of the mixed condition in the great house, 2:20, 21
a) The two types of utensils in the house, 2:20
b) The needed separation for a position of honor, 2:21
2) The application to the minister's work, 2:22-26
a) The exhortation to personal purity of life, 2:22
b) The command to disdain foolish and ignorant questions, 2:23
c) The directions for dealing with those in error, 2:24-26
i) The demeanor of the one dealing with them, 2:24-25a
ii) The aim in dealing with them, 2:23b-26
2. The Minister an" the Coming Apostasy, 3:1-17
a. The prophecy concerning
the apostasy, 3:1-9
1) The announcement of the coming grievous times, 3:1
2) The description of the coming apostates, 3:2-5a
a) The description of their character, 3:2-4
b)
The description of their religion, 3:5a
3) The command to
separate from apostates, 3:5b
4) The work of the apostates, 3:6-9
a) The description of their work, 3:6a
b)
The victims of their work, 3:6b-7
c) The character of these apostates, 3:8
d) The limitation upon their work, 3:9
b. The power to meet the coming apostasy,
3:10-17
1) The remembrance of Paul's sufferings, 3:10-13
a)
The reminder of his life and sufferings, 3:10-11
b) The explanation for such sufferings, 3:12-13
2) The stand in the power of the Scriptures, 3:14-17
a) The experience of Timothy with the Scriptures, 3:14-15
b) The nature and function of the Scriptures, 3:16-17
3. The Final Charge to Timothy, 4:1-8
a. The charge to preach the Word, 4:1-4
1) The solemnity in making the charge, 4:1
2) The statement of the charge, 4:2
3)
The reason for the charge, 4:3-4
b. The charge to a sober fulfillment of his ministry, 4:5-8
1)
The statement of the charge, 4:5
2) The basis for the charge, 4:6-8
a) His appraisal of present circumstances, 4:6
b) His life in retrospect, 4:7
c) His prospects for the future, 4:8
THE CONCLUSION, 4:9-22
1. The Personal Requests and Items of Information, 4:9-18
a. His loneliness and his desire for assistance, 4:-12
1)
The request for Timothy to come quickly, 4: 9
2)
The explanation concerning his companions, 4:10
3)
The instructions concerning Mark, 4:11
4)
The commission to Tychicus, 4:12
b. His request for his cloak and books, 4:13
c. His information and warning concerning Alexander,
4:14-15
d. His experience at his "first defense," 4:16-18
1) The absence of patron friends, 4:16
2) The strengthening presence of the Lord, 4:17
3) The assurance concerning the future, 4:18
2. The Personal Greetings, 4:19-21
3. The Closing Benediction, 4:22
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D. Edmond Hiebert, "First Timothy," Everyman's Bible Commentary, Moody
Press, Chicago, 1957
2012-11-23