Remember, The Charge is to Fight the Good Fight

What is the charge Paul is speaking of in 1 Timothy 1:18?

What is the significance of Paul entrusting this charge to Timothy (See 2 Timothy 4:7)?

Why does Paul call Timothy his child? Look back at 1 Timothy 1:2?

What prophecies is Paul referring to? What did they say about Timothy?

What is them in 1 Timothy 1:18 (NASB 2020) referring to?

How do these prophecies allow Timothy to fight the good fight (ESV: wage the good warfare)?

What comes to mind when you hear words like fight or warfare?

Should Christians see themselves as warriors/soldiers?

What is the greatest enemy of the Church? Notice the question is not who but what?

How does a passage like Ephesians 6::10-20?

What does Paul mean by "fight the good fight"?

What does Paul mean by keeping faith and good conscience?

How would you define faith and good conscience?

Paul mentions in v. 19 that some have rejected faith and good conscience. What does it mean to reject faith and good conscience?

What is the inevitable consequence for those who reject faith and good conscience?

What does it mean to shipwreck with regard to faith?

Why do you think Paul named these two individuals, Hymenaeus and Alexander, by name? Would you say this practice is descriptive or prescriptive?

What does Paul mean by he handed them over to Satan? Is that something reserved for the Apostle Paul, Christians, or the Church?

What is the purpose of Paul handing them over to Satan?

Are Paul’s actions to be seen as one of love (discipline) or judgment (condemnation)?