Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and Christ Jesus our hope;
    1.    Paul warns Timothy and the church of a failure of faith and charges the young preacher to instruct certain men not to teach strange doctrines (1 Timothy 1:3). Some had made shipwreck of the faith, such as "Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan" says Paul (1 Timothy 1:18-20).