It is not merely what had been preached, but what is in a permanent shape for the good of the saints of God here below, which elicits the remarkable assertion of its peculiar worth. Such is the perversity of sin. "Trucebreakers". And come up a hundred days later and be deposited at a port. It's instructing you on the right kind of life. The best way to overcome and to banish the false is to live in such a way that the loveliness and the graciousness of the truth is plain for all to see. 2 Timothy Greeting. If the Lord doesn't come soon, we're going to destroy ourselves as we just sink in the filth. 3:10-13 But you have been my disciple in my teaching, my training, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my endurance, my persecutions, my sufferings, in what happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra, in the persecutions which I underwent; and the Lord rescued me from them all. Having a form of godliness ( 2 Timothy 3:5 ). for reproof, for correction ( 2 Timothy 3:16 ), And how often the word of God has brought correction to my course of life. The way of sin is down-hill; for such proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. In living in such a manner, persecution will come; but the Lord will deliver the faithful. 14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; 15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. The defeat of error depends not on skill in controversy but in the demonstration in life of the more excellent way. Verse 2 Timothy 3:1. 2 Timothy 3:12, NLT: Yes, and everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1977. But we must exclude that which is contrary to His name; and the very same desire to prove one's love, one's faith, one's appreciation of Christ, will make one anxious not to be dragged into that which is not for His glory. Anosios does not so much mean that men will break the written laws; it means that they will offend against the unwritten laws which are part and parcel of the essence of life. "No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life" (he must be unencumbered, and undivided in his object); "that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. 2 Timothy 3 - Coffman's Commentaries on the Bible - StudyLight.org It opened at the Sermon on the Mount. It is used in Matthew 8:28 to describe the two Gergesene demoniacs who met Jesus among the tombs. The whole concept of redemption is wrapped up in the Old Testament. He said that one isn't inspired; obviously inspired. Marks of Perilous Times; Excellence of the Scriptures. There was the great trade route from the Euphrates valley which came by way of Colosse and Laodicea and poured the wealth of the east into the lap of Ephesus. Only here and Titus 2:12. Now this is in particular a difficulty for saints, when they have revived before the soul the blessedness of maintaining the unity of the Spirit. There are persons who think that the approach of death is intended to blot out everything here. 2 Timothy 3:12-17 - Bible Gateway Don't start messing with it. 1 Paul, a an apostle of Christ Jesus b by the will of God according to c the promise of the life that is in Christ Jesus,. We usually try to avoid it on Friday evening if we can, but sometimes our schedules are such that we just don't have time to. In fact, all who want to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. The adjective used is philautos, which means self-loving. 2 Timothy 3 Barnes' Notes - Bible Hub It is to be supposed that the younger labourer cowered somewhat, unwilling to incur the odious charge, so easily made but hard to refute, of setting himself up and taking the place of some great one. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary. After considering his own life, Paul speaks of others desiring to live godly lives as he has done, a life of piety toward God that will always be opposed by the world. "Follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. Help me totake this verse seriously, that I will suffer persecution if I live godly in Jesus Christ. Confrontation and conflict become inevitable (cf. Without natural affection ( 2 Timothy 3:3 ). Why? Yet. Verse 1. And he embraced Christianity, but he was probably standing there in Lystra when the people in the city stoned Paul until they thought he was dead and dragged him out of the city. They will be lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God. They must expect to be despised, and that their religion will stand in the way of their preferment; those who will live godly must expect it, especially those who will live godly in Christ Jesus, that is, according to the strict rules of the Christian religion, those who will wear the livery and bear the name of the crucified Redeemer. The Greek is hupomone ( G5281) , which means not a passive sitting down and bearing things but a triumphant facing of them so that even out of evil there can come good. godly, Godfearingly. For example, "37-1-2459" means the reference is on page 37, is in column 1, and is word number 2459.). I am reminded of the prophet of God who spoke concerning Israel, and he said, "They have sown the wind, and now they must reap the whirlwind" ( Hosea 8:7 ). Timothy was from Lystra. He opened out the pages to make it burn more easily. On account of his opinions, he may be held up to ridicule, or treated with neglect, or excluded from society to which his attainments and manners would otherwise introduce him, or shunned by those who might otherwise value his friendship. In the last days perilous times will come: The word translated perilous has the idea of troubles, difficulty, and stressful situations. Comp. It is the normal Greek word for difficult, but it has certain usage's which explain its meaning here. He speaks of "all God-inspired scripture." Paul regarded these as man-made things; but the great books for a man's soul were the God-inspired ones which tradition and the experience of men had sanctified. The whole idea is that of thoroughly fitting you as an instrument that God can use. And a servant of the Lord must not strive, but be gentle toward all, apt to teach, forbearing, in meekness correcting those that oppose, if perhaps God may give them repentance for acknowledgment of the truth, and they may for his will wake up out of the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him." At Ephesus some of the greatest roads in the world met. Verse 2 Timothy 3:4. At any rate the apostle presses this very strongly on Timothy. Timothy's job, for the sake of the future, involves more preservation than innovation. It's going to get worse before it gets better. Those who deceive others do but deceive themselves; those who draw others into error run themselves into more and more mistakes, and they will find it so at last, to their cost. And that is precisely what Christianity demands that a man should do. he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me." He flung the New Testament on it. True, he is telling of something which happened later than this, but the wretched story would be the same (Irenaeus: Against Heresies, 1, 13, 3). 2 Timothy 3:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible. The task of the apostle is not only to tell men the truth; it is also to help them do it. In these terrible days men will be slanderers. There was the road from the south which centred the trade of the Maeander valley in Ephesus. He had fought the good fight of faith. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm. I think we've gone just about as far as we can. 2 Timothy Chapter 3 Kjv - King James Bible Online He tells him further to "hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. He did not pull down by his living what he built up by his preaching. The Greek moralists wrote much about this word. It was only to be expected that certain women would not know how to use their new liberty. The Christian life does not consist only in knowing something; it consists even more in being something. I can base my beliefs upon what God has said because it is indeed God's word.I have great difficulty with these people who develop doctrines that are contrary to what Jesus said, as though they understand more than Jesus about what's happening in the future. The word we have translated to be a disciple includes so much that is beyond translation in any single English word. The early Church lived in an age when the time was waxing late; they expected the Second Coming at any moment. For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. The thing that amazes me is that he can attract people who will support him. Look at the magazines that were once really under the counter kind of stuff and sold illegally. It's twelve thousand miles a second, but that's pretty fast, too. There will always be those who have their own twisted ideas of the Christian faith, and who wish to win others to their mistaken beliefs. In certain of these books Jannes and Jambres figured largely. Man can do it but not God. I'm just saying, Hey, I am stupid and I lack an understanding. A man may embrace some absurd opinion, and call it religion; he may adopt some mode of dress irresistibly ludicrous, from the mere love of singularity, and may call it conscience; or he may be boorish in his manners, and uncivil in his deportment, outraging all the laws of social life, and may call this deadness to the world; and for these, and similar things, he may be contemned, ridiculed, and despised. 4. Now I'm not about to say God was wrong. Here the apostle, to confirm Timothy in that way wherein he walked. So the same Greek is used of the same thing, Lu 14:28, 33, "intending (Greek, 'wishing') to build a tower counteth the cost.". The same Spirit that breathed reason into us breathes revelation among us: For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man, but holy men spoke as they were moved or carried forth by the Holy Ghost,2 Peter 1:21. That the man of God may be perfect,2 Timothy 3:17; 2 Timothy 3:17. (1) it teaches the only way to the Father is through Jesus; (2) it teaches a morality (a way of life) unpopular with the world; (3) it teaches a miraculous creation, a miraculous end; and a miraculous Savior who was resurrected; (4), Why does the world hate Christians? The scriptures are profitable to establish the foundation of my beliefs. It is Paul's conviction that the real follower of Christ cannot escape persecution. Now hatred is attended by cruelty, and hence arise persecutions. No matter what the reasons or excuses for joining with them, "turn away.". 2 Timothy - Discover Books of The Bible - bible-studys.org Paul goes on to other qualities of an apostle. B. In the Testament of Issachar, one of the books written between the Old and the New Testaments, we get a picture like this: "Know ye, therefore, my children, that in the last times. The Greek word literally is fully matured or of full age, fully matured, that the man of God might be fully matured. It is beautiful to trace this double working and current of the apostle that is, what is imperishable, above and beyond nature; and, along with this, the utmost value put on everything that he would own in those naturally bound up with him those of either family that feared God. I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers," what singular language this from Paul! The apostle had a particular reference, doubtless, to his own times; but he has put his remark into the most general form, as applicable to all periods. They worship self instead of God. He who feeds his mind on cheap literature can in the end find nothing in the great masterpieces. Robertson, Archibald Thomas. He went home and found the fire was out. I thought you were, you know, the Son of God and smarter than that. There was the road from north Asia Minor and from Galatia which came in via Sardis. 3:14-17 But as for you, remain loyal to the things which you have learned, and in which your belief has been confirmed, for you know from whom you learned them, and you know that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to give you the wisdom that will bring you salvation through the faith which is in Christ Jesus. by George Whitefield. In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. Every man going his own way. They were never meant to be anything else but visions; we do violence to Jewish and to early Christian thought if we take them with a crude literalness. It can never cease to be a Christian's duty to maintain the unity of the Spirit; but it is not maintaining the unity of the Spirit to couple with the name of the Lord that which is fleshly and sinful. What am I to believe about man? Who is talking all these words without knowledge? It is still possible for a teacher to gain an undue and unhealthy influence over others, especially when they are impressionable. What we have learned we must labour to be more and more assured of, that, being grounded in the truth, we may be guarded against error, for certainty in religion is of great importance and advantage: Knowing, (1.) He is sure that the ungodly man will go from bad to worse and that there is literally no future for the man who refuses to accept the way of God. He had fully known his conversation: Thou hast fully know my doctrine, and manner of life; his manner of life was of a piece with his doctrine, and did not contradict it. It is the ability to accept the folly, the perversity, the blindness, the ingratitude of men and still to remain gracious, and still to toil on. Indeed it may be well to remark here, that we never read of Timothy appointing bishops or elders. Men will be treacherous. 2 Timothy 3:12 - KING JAMES BIBLE ONLINE Yet. But continue thou in the things which you have learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; and that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through the faith which is in Christ Jesus ( 2 Timothy 3:14-15 ). THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL They did not keep the covenant that they made. That is the inevitable way to ruin, for no man can master anything unless he first masters himself. It is said that, after hearing an evangelical sermon, Lord Melbourne once remarked: "Things have come to a pretty pass when religion is allowed to invade the sphere of private life." And so Paul said to Timothy, "You have fully known". but they deny the power thereof: [Paul said to Timothy] from such turn away. But when dying upon the cross, He calls to John to behold His mother. Therefore, isolation is never desirable, though it may be sometimes necessary. And there came that place where, hey, Moses performed a miracle of God and they backed away. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing." "Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry." The doctrine of the necessity of persecution was no new thing to Paul. Narcissism is at an all-time peak, but with lovers of yourself comes. And that is, it doesn't tell us in the Scripture in Exodus that that was their names but Paul gives us their names here, Jannes and Jambres who withstood the truth. If they contradict the teaching of the Bible, they are to be refused. You're a pilgrim. Deliberately he lit it. And there's such a complete, total absence of love. All that will live godly So opposite to the spirit and practice of the world is the whole of Christianity, that he who gives himself entirely up to God, making the Holy Scriptures the rule of his words and actions, will be less or more reviled and persecuted. Men will be inflated with conceit (tetuphomenos, G5187) . ( 2 Timothy 3:1) Perilous times in the last days . They will refuse to recognize the debt they owe both to God and to men. Men would become lovers of money (philarguros, G5366) . 2 People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, Now are you going to, you know, take the word of Jesus? There is teaching. The page number in Thayer is given, and the column on the page follows the hyphens. That which finishes a man of God in this world is the scripture. 2 Timothy 3:1 - Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary - StudyLight.org In that large heart which weighed so justly and with single eye, there was a deepening feeling as to all that he saw around him; there was a realizing of the importance of things of which he had said not a word before. Persecution is Every Christian's Lot - 2 Timothy 3:12 THE QUALITIES OF GODLESSNESS ( 2 Timothy 3:2-5 continued). Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Second Timothy chapter three? "But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry. (This book is used for definition of Greek words. Men will be thankless (acharistos, G884) . Men will be without human affection (astorgos, G794) . Even an unbeliever is acting unfairly unless he tries to read it. Now they're right out where little kids can go in and pick them up and leaf through them. He lets Timothy know that while he laid this on others, he must look carefully to his own ways. The closing chapter (2 Timothy 4:1-22) then gives his solemn charge, and at the same time his own expression of what was before him. 1. But they do enshrine the permanent truth that some time there must come the consummation when evil meets God in head-on collision and there comes the final triumph of God. Now though it is infallible, inerrant and inspired, I did make a mistake in my message this morning on the speed of Arcturus; it's twelve thousand miles a second, I think I said twelve million. This might deter a sensitive saint from his duty. [3.] But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived ( 2 Timothy 3:13 ). And they were able to imitate the workings of God up to a point and then they came to the place where they were backed down by Moses, but "men of corrupt minds, they are reprobate concerning the faith. "The foundation of God standeth sure [or, the firm foundation of God standeth], having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his.
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