1 Timothy 5:17-25 (ESV): “Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching. 18 For the Scripture says, ‘You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain,’ and, ‘The laborer deserves his wages.’ 19 Do not admit a charge against an elder except on the evidence of two or three witnesses….”

“…20 As for those who persist in sin, rebuke them in the presence of all, so that the rest may stand in fear. 21 In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels I charge you to keep these rules without prejudging, doing nothing from partiality. 22 Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands, nor take part in the sins of others; keep yourself pure….”

“…23 (No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments.) 24 The sins of some people are conspicuous, going before them to judgment, but the sins of others appear later. 25 So also good works are conspicuous, and even those that are not cannot remain hidden.”

1 Timothy 1:3 (ESV): “As I urged you when I was going to Macedonia, remain at Ephesus so that you may charge certain persons not to teach any different doctrine.”

Ephesians 2:19-21 (ESV): “You are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. 22 In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.”

John 5:24 (ESV): “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.”

Romans 10:14-15 (NIV): “How can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? 15 And how can anyone preach unless they are sent?”

2 Timothy 2:2 (ESV): “What you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.”

TIMOTHY WAS THE MARSHAL OF IMPARTIAL.

Exodus 18:21-22 (ESV): “Moreover, look for able men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens. 22 And let them judge the people at all times.”

Romans 2:11 (ESV): “God shows no partiality.”

Luke 20:21 (ESV): “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and show no partiality.”

Hebrews 13:17 (NIV): “Have confidence in your leaders and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account.”

1 Peter 5:5 (ESV): “You who are younger, be subject to the elders.”

1 Thessalonians 5:12-13 (ESV): “Respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, 13 and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work.”

1 Corinthians 5:13 (ESV): “Purge the evil person from among you.”

Deuteronomy 19:15-20 (ESV): “A single witness shall not suffice against a person for any crime or for any wrong in connection with any offense that he has committed. Only on the evidence of two witnesses or of three witnesses shall a charge be established. 16 If a malicious witness arises to accuse a person of wrongdoing,…”

“…17 then both parties to the dispute shall appear before the LORD, before the priests and the judges who are in office in those days. 18 The judges shall inquire diligently, and if the witness is a false witness and has accused his brother falsely, 19 then you shall do to him as he had meant to do to his brother. So you shall purge the evil from your midst. 20 And the rest shall hear and fear, and shall never again

commit any such evil among you.”

AS A LEADER, TRUST YOU MUST.

1 Timothy 1:11 (ESV): “The gospel of the glory of the blessed God with which I have been entrusted.”

1 Timothy 1:18 (ESV): “This charge I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may wage the good warfare.”

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” (From Dr. King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail, April 16, 1963)

1 Timothy 1:19-20 (ESV): “By rejecting this, some have made shipwreck of their faith, 20 among whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander.”

2 Timothy 4:10 (ESV): “For Demas, in love with this present world, has deserted me.”

2 Timothy 5:16 (ESV): “At my first defense no one came to stand by me, but all deserted me. May it not be charged against them!”

2 Timothy 4:14-15 (ESV): “Alexander the coppersmith did me great harm; the Lord will repay him according to his deeds. 15 Beware of him yourself, for he strongly opposed our message.”