The Pastoral Epistle Page

The Apostle Paul wrote the bulk of New Testament literature. Thirteen inspired letters (“epistles”) have been preserved in our Bible. Of these thirteen letters, three of them are somewhat different. These three letters were written to two individuals very close to the Apostle’s heart: Timothy and Titus.

Both were young men in their thirties who had been closely discipled by Paul for pastoral ministry (hence the term “pastoral” epistle). These three letters contain some of Paul’s most clear teaching on such topics as: qualifications of church leadership, church organization, church discipline, the importance of sound doctrine, etc.

The below links highlight some of the important doctrines of these three epistles. They are by no means exhaustive commentaries on these epistles, but they should serve in illuminating some of the important features of these three wonderful letters.

First Timothy

· Part 1

· Part 2

· Part 3

· Part 4

· Part 5

· Part 6

· Part 7

Second Timothy

· Part 1

· Part 2

· Part 3

· Part 4

· Part 5

· Part 6

Titus

· Part 1

· Part 2

· Part 3

· Part 4

· Part 5

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