Second Timothy followed Paul's conduct or actions. He was considered Paul's "true child in the faith" (1 Timothy 1:2). Third, Timothy followed Paul's "aim in life," meaning he was a person of purpose whose focus was the gospel. Just as Paul strove to follow God first and foremost, so did Timothy. Thereare at least three possible interpretations of the phrase husband of one wife in 1 Timothy 3:2 (ESV). 1) It could simply be saying that a polygamist is not qualified to be an elder, a deacon or a pastor. This is the most literal interpretation of the English rendering of the phrase, but seems somewhat unlikely considering that polygamy 18) The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day—The Greek should be rendered here, favour of the Lord, instead of by “mercy of the Lord.” Some commentators, who have found a difficulty in this unusual repetition of “the Lord,” explain it thus: The expression, “the Lord grant,” had become among Christians so completely “a 1 Timothy 6:20: ἐκτρέπεσθαι), is kindred in meaning with παραιτοῦ, 2 Timothy 2:23: Unholy (ἀνόσιοι); as 1 Timothy 1:9 (where see note). 2 Timothy 3:2. Vincent's Word Studies. Lovers of their own selves (φίλαυτοι) Better, lovers of self. N.T.o. lxx. Aristotle, De Repub. ii. 5, says: "It is not loving INTRODUCTIONTO 2 TIMOTHY. That this epistle was written to Timothy, while he was at Ephesus, where the apostle in his former epistle had desired him to stay, is evident from his making mention of some persons in it, who were Ephesians; as Onesiphorus, whom he commends, and Alexander the coppersmith, of whom he complains: and that this epistle 2Timothy 3:1-17. Submitted by admin on Mon, 2010-04-05 12:04. Paul wanted Timothy to “know” or to be aware of future developments that would seriously Formen will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, TheLast Days (3:1) Paul tells Timothy that he needs to understand that in the last days there will be difficult times. People sometimes speak of the last days as something yet to come in the future. “Breathed out” is what the word “inspired” means. Every word from every book has come out of God’s mouth and the people of God 1Ik3M6.