45. I & 2 Timothy: irrelevant babble, corrupt teachers, and Kim reads the part about false teaching spreading like gangrene

In today’s episode, Kim and Barb discuss Paul’s letters to young Timothy as he tries to help the church in Ephesus. 

Bible Heroes, Villains, and the In-betweens

• Paul
• Timothy
• The Believers in Ephesus

Topics

• Qualifications for good leadership
• False teachers
• Quarreling and warring of words
• Nero’s persecution of Christians
• Paul’s imprisonment

Closing Scripture: Psalm 139: 1-5, 13-16

LINKS

• Bible Project video on I Timothy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RoqnGcEjcs
• Bible Project video on 2 Timothy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urlvnxCaL00
• Book of Martyrs: https://www.biblestudytools.com/history/foxs-book-of-martyrs/
• The Early Christian Martyrs: Persecutions in the Roman Empire: https://www.thecollector.com/early-christian-martyrs/
• Christian Post article on Christians attack in India: https://www.christianpost.com/news/pastor-rendered-unconscious-after-christians-ambushed-in-india.html
• New York Times article on same sex scriptures: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/06/05/us/samesex-scriptures.html 
• SONG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSf1VABMN1s

Coming Up Next on the Podcast…Titus & Philemon

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