2 Timothy 2:1-7
ADMONITION TO FAITHFULNESS IN THE MINISTRY.... [ Continue Reading ]
ADMONITION TO FAITHFULNESS IN THE MINISTRY.... [ Continue Reading ]
THOU, THEREFORE, MY SON, BE STRONG IN THE GRACE THAT IS IN CHRIST JESUS.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THE THINGS THAT THOU HAST HEARD OF ME AMONG MANY WITNESSES, THE SAME COMMIT THOU TO FAITHFUL MEN, WHO SHALL BE ABLE TO TEACH OTHERS ALSO.... [ Continue Reading ]
THOU, THEREFORE, ENDURE HARDNESS AS A GOOD SOLDIER OF JESUS CHRIST.... [ Continue Reading ]
NO MAN THAT WARRETH ENTANGLETH HIMSELF WITH THE AFFAIRS OF THIS LIFE, THAT HE MAY PLEASE HIM WHO HATH CHOSEN HIM TO BE A SOLDIER.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND IF A MAN ALSO STRIVE FOR MASTERIES, YET IS HE NOT CROWNED EXCEPT HE STRIVE AWFULLY.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE HUSBANDMAN THAT LABORETH MUST BE FIRST PARTAKER OF THE FRUITS.... [ Continue Reading ]
CONSIDER WHAT I SAY; AND THE LORD GIVE THEE UNDERSTANDING IN ALL THINGS. The discussion is still dominated by the thought of chap. 1:8, that Timothy should not be ashamed of the Gospel, of the testimony of the Lord. For that reason the apostle summarizes all his wishes and hopes for his favorite pup... [ Continue Reading ]
REMEMBER THAT JESUS CHRIST OF THE SEED OF DAVID WAS RAISED FROM THE DEAD ACCORDING TO MY GOSPEL;... [ Continue Reading ]
AN ADMONITION TO FAITHFULNESS IN FAITH AND CHRISTIAN CONDUCT.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEREIN I SUFFER TROUBLE AS AN EVIL-DOER, EVEN UNTO BONDS; BUT THE WORD OF GOD IS NOT BOUND.... [ Continue Reading ]
THEREFORE I ENDURE ALL THINGS FOR THE ELECT'S SAKES, THAT THEY MAY ALSO OBTAIN THE SALVATION WHICH IS IN CHRIST JESUS WITH ETERNAL GLORY.... [ Continue Reading ]
IT IS A FAITHFUL SAYING: FOR IF WE BE DEAD WITH HIM, WE SHALL ALSO LIVE WITH HIM;... [ Continue Reading ]
IF WE SUFFER, WE SHALL ALSO REIGN WITH HIM; IF WE DENY HIM, HE ALSO WILL DENY US;... [ Continue Reading ]
IF WE BELIEVE NOT, YET HE ABIDETH FAITHFUL; HE CANNOT DENY HIMSELF. Faithfulness in the ministerial office, indeed, in any office in the Church, depends on the certainty of the Christian faith. For this reason the apostle reminds Timothy: Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, of the seed of Da... [ Continue Reading ]
Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit but to the subverting of the hearers.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE PROPER DIVIDING OF THE WORD OF GOD AS CONTRASTED WITH THE PRACTICE OF THE ERRORISTS.... [ Continue Reading ]
STUDY TO SHOW THYSELF APPROVED UNTO GOD, A WORKMAN THAT NEEDETH NOT TO BE ASHAMED, RIGHTLY DIVIDING THE WORD OF TRUTH.... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT SHUN PROFANE AND VAIN BABBLINGS, FOR THEY WILL INCREASE UNTO MORE UNGODLINESS.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THEIR WORD WILL EAT AS DOTH A CANKER; OF WHOM IS HYMENAEUS AND PHILETUS,... [ Continue Reading ]
WHO CONCERNING THE TRUTH HAVE ERRED, SAYING THAT THE RESURRECTION IS PAST ALREADY, AND OVERTHROW THE FAITH OF SOME. The connection between these specific charges and the previous admonitions and warnings is close and intimate, for Timothy was to make use of the knowledge imparted to him in his minis... [ Continue Reading ]
Nevertheless, the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, the Lord knoweth them that are His. And, Let everyone that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.... [ Continue Reading ]
OF CLEAN AND UNCLEAN VESSELS.... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT IN A GREAT HOUSE THERE ARE NOT ONLY VESSELS OF GOLD AND OF SILVER, BUT ALSO OF WOOD AND OF EARTH; AND SOME TO HONOR AND SOME TO DISHONOR.... [ Continue Reading ]
IF A MAN, THEREFORE, PURGE HIMSELF FROM THESE, HE SHALL BE A VESSEL UNTO HONOR, SANCTIFIED, AND MEET FOR THE MASTER'S USE, AND PREPARED UNTO EVERY GOOD WORK. There are two thoughts that stand out in the connection between this section and the preceding one. For one thing, Paul wanted to show that th... [ Continue Reading ]
Flee also, youthful lusts; but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE MINISTER'S PERSONAL CONDUCT.... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT FOOLISH AND UNLEARNED QUESTIONS AVOID, KNOWING THAT THEY DO GENDER STRIFES.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THE SERVANT OF THE LORD MUST NOT STRIVE, BUT BE GENTLE UNTO ALL MEN, APT TO TEACH, PATIENT,... [ Continue Reading ]
IN MEEKNESS INSTRUCTING THOSE THAT OPPOSE THEMSELVES; IF GOD PERADVENTURE WILL GIVE THEM REPENTANCE TO THE ACKNOWLEDGING OF THE TRUTH,... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THAT THEY MAY RECOVER THEMSELVES OUT OF THE SNARE OF THE DEVIL, WHO ARE TAKEN CAPTIVE BY HIM AT HIS WILL. The conduct of Timothy as preacher and pastor the apostle had discussed at length. He here takes the opportunity of showing him how he ought to conduct himself so far as his own person was c... [ Continue Reading ]