Epistles--General

1. Multiple choice: The same Hymenaeus mentioned in 1 Timothy as being delivered over to Satan is also described in 2 Timothy as teaching false doctrine. What was that false teaching? (a) Jesus was not divine; (b) Jesus was a blasphemer; or (c) believers have already been resurrected.

2. Who, along with Hymenaeus, taught that the resurrection was already past? (a) Alexander; (b) Philetus; or (c) Barnabas.

1. (c) Believers have already been resurrected (2 Tim. 2:17, 18). 

This teaching was also prevalent in the church at Thessalonica

(2 Thess. 2:1,2).

2. (b) Philetus (2 Tim. 2:17,18).

Epistles--General

1. Multiple choice: What was the name of Timothy's mother? (a) Lois; (b) Eunice; or (c) Candice.


2. Paul desired that the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus because he often refreshed  Paul and was not ashamed of Paul's: (a) Chain; (b) gospel; or (c) thorn in the flesh.

1. (b) Eunice (2 Tim. 1:5).

2. Chain (2 Tim. 1:16). That Paul refers to his chain helps us identify 

this letter as being written from a Roman prison. The first letter to

Timothy was written while he was free.

Epistles--General

1. Multiple choice: What was the name of Timothy's grandmother? (a) Lois; (b) Eunice; or (c) Priscilla.

2. True or false? Timothy's faith came through the witness of his father.

1. (a) Lois (2 Tim. 1:5). 

Lois is described as being a woman of faith.

2. False. It came through the witness of his grandmother and mother (2 Tim. 1:5).

Epistles--General

1. Question: What did Paul precribe for Timothy's frequent illnesses?

2. In which of his letters does Paul lay down qualifications  for bishops?

1. A little wine (1Tim. 5:23). 

This  "little wine" was also prescribed  for the sake of Timothy's stomach. Wine 

was safer to drink than water in many places.

2. 1 Timothy and Titus (1 Tim. 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9).

 A bishop is literally an "overseer".

Epistles--General

1. Question: In which one of Paul's two letters to Timothy did he lay down qualifications for deacons?

2. Multiple choice: In which one of Paul's letters does he instruct the church how widows should be treated? (a) Ephesians; (b) Titus; or (c) 1 Timothy.

1. Paul's first letter to Timothy (1 Tim. 3:8-13).

2. (c) 1 Timothy (1 Tim. 5:3-16).

Epistles--General

1. Multiple chioce: Paul delivered Hymenaeus and Alexander to Satan so they would learn not to:
(a) Teach false doctrine; (b) commit immorality; or (c) blaspheme.

2. Fill in the blank: Paul told Timothy, "Let no one despise your ----------, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity."

1. (c) Blaspheme (1Tim. 1:20).

2. "Youth"  (1 Tim. 4:12).

Epistles--General

1. Multiple choice: In 1 Timothy 1, Paul mentions two people who suffered shipwreck in their faith.
One was Hymenaeus. Who was the other? (a) Jason; (b) Alexander; or (c) Demas.

2. Question: Did Paul leave Timothy in Ephesus to correct doctrinal  errors or deal with moral problems?

1. (b) Alexander (1 Tim. 1:20). 

Alexander is mentioned in Acts 19:33 as one the Jews put forward when the 

silver smiths of Ephesus were creating a disturbance over the spread 

of

 Christianity in the city.

2. To correct doctrinal errors (1 Tim. 1:3,4).