GREETINGS That God's will and his commandment are one and the same can be seen by comparing the opening words of the first and second letters to Timothy. Further, such comparison will remind that the Christian's hope is eternal life in Christ Jesus. Paul may have considered Timothy his son because... [ Continue Reading ]
TIMOTHY'S FAITH AND FAMILY HISTORY Paul served God, as his fathers had, with a pure, or clear conscience (Acts 23:1; Acts 24:16). The apostle's actions were always in accord with that which he believed to be right. He never stopped giving thanks to God for Timothy. In fact, he remembered him night... [ Continue Reading ]
PAUL WAS NOT ASHAMED OF THE GOSPEL Part of Paul's ability to be content in whatever state he was in must have come from the view expressed in 2 Timothy 1:8 (1 Peter 4:11; Ephesians 3:1; Ephesians 4:1). He was not Nero's or Rome's prisoner, but the Lord's. Wherever he was, he was serving his Master a... [ Continue Reading ]
AN INJUNCTION TO STEADFASTNESS The apostle urged Timothy to hold tight to the “pattern of sound words.” The word translated "pattern" is the Greek word hupo-tuposis. Joseph Thayer, in his Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, says this word means, "the pattern placed before one to be held fas... [ Continue Reading ]