1 Timothy

1. The introduction: authorship and salutation  (1:1-20)
   1. Legalism and false doctrines  (1:3)
      1. False doctrine rebuked  (1:3)
   2. Controversies over fables and genealogies rebuked  (1:4)
   100. Fourfold summary of a Christian character (Gal. 5:22-23)  (1:5)
   4. The general cause of error (2 Tim. 3:7; 1 Cor. 14:38)  (1:6-7)
   5. Purpose of the law (Rom. 3:19; Gal. 3:19): fourteen condemned classes  (1:8-10)
   6. Paul an example  (1:11-12)
      1. A trusted and faithful minister  (1:11-12)
   7. The chief of sinners saved (Mt. 12:31; Rom. 10:9-10; 1 Jn. 1:9; 2:1-2; 3:5)  (1:13-15)
   8. A pattern for the salvation of all sinners  (1:16)
   1. Glory to the only true God for such complete redemption  (1:17)
   10. Charge to Timothy (cp. 1 Tim. 4:12; 5:21; 6:11; 2 Tim. 1:6, refs.)  (1:18-20)
2. Prayer and women  (2:1-15)
   1. Exhortation to pray for all men  (2:1-3)
   2. God wills all men to be saved (2 Pet. 3:9; Jn. 3:16; Rev. 22:17)  (2:4)
   100. Christ the only mediator between God and man (2 Cor. 5:14-21; Rom. 3:25; Eph. 2:14-22; Phil. 2:5-11; Col. 2:11-17)  (2:5-6)
   4. God's method of propagating the gospel (Mt. 4:23; 10:1-7; Mk. 6:7-13; 16:15-20; Lk. 10:1-20; Acts 1:8; Rom. 15:18-29; 1 Cor. 1:17-21)  (2:7)
   5. Where and how to pray (Mt. 6:5-15; 7:7-11; Mk. 11:22-24; Lk. 11:1-13; 18:1-14; Jn. 14:12-15; 15:7, 16; 16:23-26)  (2:8)
   6. Simple and modest styles commanded for women (1 Pet. 3:3-4; cp. Isa. 3:16-24)  (2:9-10)
   7. Subjection of women commanded (Gen. 3:16; 1 Cor. 11:3; 1 Pet. 3:1-6)  (2:11-14)
   8. Conditional promise to save women from death in childbearing  (2:15)
3. Qualifications for church officers  (3:1-16)
   1. Seventeen qualifications for preachers (Acts 20:17, 28; Tit. 1:5-9; 1 Pet. 5:1-8)  (3:1-7)
   2. Thirteen qualifications for deacons (Acts 6:3)  (3:8-13)
   100. Instructions to ministers  (3:14-15)
        1. They are to be examples  (3:14-15)
   4. The minister's message (Mt. 4:23; 28:20; Mk. 16:15; 1 Cor. 1:18-27; 2:1-4; 15:1-28; 2 Tim. 2:15; 3:16-17)  (3:16)
4. The minister's opposition: latter-day apostasy and demonic doctrines (2 Tim. 3:1-8; 4:1-4; Mt. 10:11-22; 24:24; 2 Cor. 11:13-15; 2 Pet. 2)  (4:1-16)
   1. How to be a good minister (2 Tim. 2:15; 3:16-17; 2 Cor. 2:14-7:16)  (4:6-11)
   2. Ministers are to be examples to others (1 Tim. 3:1-7)  (4:12)
   100. Nine commands to ministers (1 Tim. 3:1-7, 14-16; 4:1-12; 2 Tim. 2:15)  (4:13-16)
5. Concerning various classes  (5:1-25)
   1. Men and women in general  (5:1-2)
   2. Concerning elder widows (Eph. 5:22; refs.)  (5:3-10)
   100. Concerning young widows (Eph. 5:22, refs.)  (5:11-15)
   4. Concerning relief of widows  (5:16)
   5. Concerning church elders (1 Tim. 3:1-13; Tit. 1:5-9; 1 Pet. 5)  (5:17-19)
   6. Concerning a sinning brother (cp. Gal. 6:1; Mt. 18:15-17)  (5:20)
   7. Charge to Timothy (1 Tim. 1:18; 6:11; 2 Tim. 1:6, refs.)  (5:21-25)
6. Duties of servants (Eph. 6:5; 1 Cor. 7:17; Col. 3:22; 1 Pet. 2:18; Tit. 2:9; Mt. 24:45-51; 25:1-30)  (6:1-21)
   1. Duties of masters (Eph. 6:9; Col. 4:1)  (6:2)
   2. Fifteen marks of false teachers (1 Tim. 4:1-5; 2 Tim. 3:1-8; 4:1-4; 2 Pet. 2; 1 Jn. 4:1-6; Jude 4-19)  (6:3-5)
   100. Dangers of covetousness and riches  (6:6-10)
   4. Charge to Timothy: ten commands (1 Tim. 1:18; 4:12; 5:21; 2 Tim. 1:6, refs.)  (6:11-14)
   5. God described: purpose of second coming (1 Cor. 15:24-28)  (6:15-16)
   6. Last charge to Timothy: rich admonished (Jas. 5:1-7)  (6:17-21)