People
Timothy in 2 Corinthians 1
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This person shows up in 2 Corinthians 1:1: “Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the assembly of God which is at Corinth, with all…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real person in a real place.
2 Corinthians 1:1
“Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the assembly of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia:”
What kids can learn
When you hear timothy in 2 Corinthians, remember the sentence around it. God put this person in the story on purpose.
Read 2 Corinthians 1:1 again tomorrow and ask what the person is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice 2 Corinthians 1:1
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Paul,anapostleofChristthroughthewillofGod,andTimothyourtotheassemblyofGodisatCorinth,withallthesaintswhoareinthewholeofAchaia: