1. How did Paul become an Apostle? What is it? See v1.

2. Who is Timothy? See v1.

3. In verses 3-7, what does Paul charge Timothy to do?

4. What hints do we see of the false teacher’s message? What is so dangerous about their teaching? How confident are they? Why might it be an attractive message?

5. What are some contemporary examples of these teachers or their message in our culture? Why is it so important to be on the look out for these guys?

6. How do we recognize error? See verse 11. Why is any church, including ours, only one generation away from apostasy? What can we do about it?