2 timothy 3:12 explained 2 timothy 3:12 explained

Now are you going to, you know, take the word of Jesus? The essence of Christianity is not the enthronement but the obliteration of self. They should remember that, in this respect, they are treated as the Master was, and are in the goodly company of the prophets, apostles, and martyrs; for they were all persecuted. And passion shall seize him that is peaceful. It can mean that a man is so bitter in his hatred that he will never come to terms with the man with whom he has quarrelled. You can you see what's happened even in the last twenty-five years. In a measure, no doubt, the truth is in Christendom, and only there; for one cannot look for the truth in Judaism or heathenism now. Whose will is to live, or who are bent on living. thoroughly furnished unto all good works ( 2 Timothy 3:17 ). The task of the apostle is not only to tell men the truth; it is also to help them do it. The doctrine of the necessity of persecution was no new thing to Paul. Jesus said, "As it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be at the coming of the Son of man" ( Luke 17:26 ). Two men were talking of a great satirist who had been filled with moral earnestness. And why read them anyhow if they're not inspired? "It shone and glowed with truth," she said, "and my whole being responded to it. It is a great happiness to know the certainty of the things wherein we have been instructed (Luke 1:4); not only to know what the truths are, but to know that they are of undoubted certainty. What I believe, I believe because God has said it. It is not meant that the Scriptures are valuable for finding fault; what is meant is that they are valuable for convincing a man of the error of his ways and for pointing him on the right path. 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." At Ephesus some of the greatest roads in the world met. Those ministers are likely to do good, and leave lasting fruits of their labours, whose manner of life agrees with their doctrine; as, on the contrary, those cannot expect to profit the people at all that preach well and live ill. 3. That persecution which will properly furnish any evidence that we are the friends of Christ, must be only that which is "for righteousness sake" Matthew 5:10, and must be brought upon us in an honest effort to obey the commands of God. It is to be remembered that a man may lose his soul far more easily in prosperity than in adversity; and he is on the way to losing his soul when he assesses the value of life by the number of things which he possesses. But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: a. (2 Timothy 2:1.) 4. E. F. Brown has pointed out the danger of what he calls "intellectual curiosity without moral earnestness." 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. Fear and timidity will keep us from using the gifts God gives. And may not their freedom from it prove that they have surrendered the principles of their religion, where they should have stood firm, though the world were arrayed against them? "All scripture is given by inspiration of God.". The Greek for slanderer is diabolos ( G1228) which is precisely the English word devil. The Gnostic insinuators would teach these doctrines to impressionable women. Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. The Kingdom had its price. To many a man and woman has a little bit of dress done no small injury, just because they think it is too little for the Spirit of God to direct them in. It may well be a proof of Timothy's courage and consecration that he had seen very clearly what could happen to an apostle and had yet not hesitated to cast in his lot with Paul. They should remember that, in this respect, they are treated as the Master was, and are in the goodly company of the prophets, apostles, and martyrs; for they were all persecuted. 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. shall suffer persecution; it is the will of God, and the appointment of heaven; Christ has foretold it, that so it shall be; and he the head has suffered it himself, and it is necessary that his members should, that they may be conformed unto him; it is the way Christ himself went to glory, and through many tribulations his people must enter the kingdom; and this is the common lot and certain case of all the saints, in one shape or another; for though all do not suffer confiscation of goods, beating, scourging, imprisonment, or a violent death; yet all are more or less afflicted and distressed by wicked men, and are subject to their reproaches and revilings, which are a branch of persecution; and that for professing Christ, and living a godly life in him and under his influence: and since such suffer as Christians, and not as evildoers; and this is the common condition of the people of God, in this world, it should not be thought strange, but be cheerfully endured; to encourage to which is the apostle's view in this passage. Of course it was infinitely higher, it is needless to say, in the Master; but the servant was as closely as possible following in His steps. So don't expect the world to speak well of you or to applaud you for your living a godly life and taking a righteous stand. We must remember that the scripture of which Paul is writing is the Old Testament; as yet the New Testament had not come into being. The man who is anosios ( G462) offends against the fundamental decencies of life. The persecutions today may not be the same Paul had to withstand, but persecutions of some type will confront us from time to time. 1. Look at, of course, all of these other things that have come along as the result of it. What am I to believe about man? "I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands. One day a visitor came to the ward and left a supply of gospels. Timothy needed to realize, as all Christians do, especially those to whom "prosperity theology" appeals, that when a person determines to live a godly life he or she will suffer persecution. The result would often be either that the woman broke off married relationships with her husband in order to live the ascetic life, or that she gave the lower instincts full play and abandoned herself to promiscuous relationships. And for this reason we should continue in the things we have learned from the holy scriptures; not that we ought to continue in any errors and mistakes which we may have been led into, in the time of our childhood and youth (for these, upon an impartial enquiry and full conviction, we should forsake); but this makes nothing against our continuing in those things which the holy scriptures plainly assert, and which he that runs may read. This might deter a sensitive saint from his duty. In the former epistle, Timothy was told how to behave in the house of God, as yet in order; but now we are told how to behave in such a state of things as the present disorder. And a less confession than this God never permitted the church to accept; nor in fact in Jerusalem itself was less ever accepted than the naming the name of the Lord. Men will be thankless (acharistos, G884) . How gracious of the Lord to point out the path for the saint, separate from that which grieves the Lord, yet enjoying all that He sees good for us of the privileges of Christianity! 10 million Ukrainians without power because of Russia. If, in any manner, or in any way, he is subjected to disadvantage on account of his religious opinions, and deprived of any immunities and rights to which he would be otherwise entitled, this is persecution. 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. The doctrine that he preached. Jewish thought had one basic conception. Trench, Richard Chenevix, D.D. The Greek moralists wrote much about this word. Now, it is doubtless as true as it ever was, that a man who will live as the Saviour did, will, like him, be subjected to some such injury or disadvantage. Storge is the word used especially of family love, the love of child for parent and parent for child. Lipscomb's Commentary on Selected NT Books, Verse 12. As individuals, we should sometimes ask ourselves: what is our aim in life? Paul said in 2 Corinthians 4:2, "But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every mans conscience in the sight of God." But now before his heart just as in principle before the dying Lord Himself, wonderful to say two things come together: a deeper sense of what is in God, as revealed in Christ Himself, before there was any creation at all; and on the other hand so much the deeper sense also of what could be owned in nature. But, says the apostle, "be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus." So the Greek word that is used here to describe these that are going around, leading captive the silly women, is the same Greek word that was used to describe quackery, and that's probably they're quacks, Paul is saying. All that live according to the will of God revealed in his word; and to the glory of God, as the end of all their actions; and which the grace of God in the Gospel, and in their own hearts, teaches them; and who have the principles of a godly life from Christ, and derive the fresh supplies of grace and life from him, to maintain it; in whom their The sister was persuaded to read a copy of St. John. "My God shall supply all of your needs" ( Philippians 4:19 ). And indeed the world easily wears that mask of religion which depends on itself; but the piety which flourishes directly from, is very hateful, as it was to the old Jews, so to the modern Christians, who are without any token of good, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. In either case home and family life were destroyed. There is the idea of menace and of danger in this word. The early Church lived in an age when the time was waxing late; they expected the Second Coming at any moment. (2) they who are persecuted for their opinions, should consider that this may be one evidence that they have the spirit of Christ, and are his true friends. "Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry." I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers," what singular language this from Paul! Those who would learn the things of God, and be assured of them, must know the Holy Scriptures, for they are the Divine revelation. 2 Timothy 3:12 - Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch 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. my doctrine, and my manner of life, my purpose, my faith, my longsuffering, my love, and my patience, [you know the] persecutions, and the afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, and Iconium, and Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me ( 2 Timothy 3:10-11 ). We're going to drown in our own corruption. A man can reach a stage when, so far from controlling it, he can become a slave to some habit or desire. 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. Here we have him recurring to that which was entirely outside nature, and before its very platform existed. Verse of the Day , 2 Timothy 3:12 Treasury of Scripture Knowing, God, My Praise (Study In God - All I Need-19). But shun profane and vain babblings.". And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men." The disorder might be so great that we might make mistakes in our anxiety; but "The Lord knoweth them that are his." Now I'm not about to say God was wrong. There would come a kind of terrible flowering of evil, when the moral foundations seemed to be shaken. Now when Moses appeared before Pharaoh and he threw down his rod and it turned into a snake, you'll remember that Pharaoh's magicians threw down their rods and they also became snakes, but Moses' snake swallowed theirs. Things are very much taking this direction of late, and at the present moment. The volume of the book, the Old Testament, it's all about Jesus Christ. It is of use to all, for we all need to be instructed, corrected, and reproved: it is of special use to ministers, who are to give instruction, correction, and reproof; and whence can they fetch it better than from the scripture? McLean, Virginia: MacDonald Publishing Company, n.d. Wuest, Kenneth S. Wuests Word Studies From the Greek New Testament. 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 the Jewish pictures of these last terrible times we get exactly the same kind of picture as we get here. Such is the meaning of purging himself. Christianity changed all that and a new set of problems arose. Then he points out the two principal guards for the faithful, in such a perilous state. Men will be inflated with conceit (tetuphomenos, G5187) . He is sure that in the long run it is better to suffer with God and the right than to prosper with men and the wrong. Includes questions, verse by verse commentary, and applications on 2 Timothy 1 for life transformation. It is our duty to use our minds and set them adventuring; but the test must ever be agreement with the teaching of Jesus Christ as the Scriptures present it to us. Amidst all the stories one fact stands out--Jannes and Jambres became legendary figures typifying all those who opposed the purposes of God and the work of his true leaders. There can come a time in a man's life when the company of good people and the presence of good things is simply an embarrassment. Accordingly, there is a depth of feeling that one may safely say far exceeds the first epistle, although it had shown so much tenderness and care both for Timothy and the faithful of those days. What am I to believe about God? Introduction; 2 Timothy 1 Commentary; Only in the New Testament have we any picture of Jesus, any account of his life and any record of his teaching. At the end of each reading, the brigand said: "That's a good book; we won't burn that one; give it to me." Men will be treacherous. Again and again Scripture has opened for men and women the way to God. Let us look at them one by one. He was to continue in the things which he had learned, and had been assured of, knowing of whom he had learned them a very important point. It's instructing us in righteousness. Men can be savage in rebuke and savage in pitiless action. On the other hand, if a soul confesses the name of the Lord, he must have done with iniquity. I'm just saying, Hey, I am stupid and I lack an understanding. They still, you know, pay their respects. But they will not get much further, for their folly will be as clear to all as that of those ancient impostors. You're in an alien world. There is that in the scripture which suits every case. 4. It means to follow a person physically, to stick by him through thick and thin. On his mother's side Timothy was a Jew, although his father had been a Greek ( Acts 16:1); and it is clear that it was his mother who had brought him up. The technique would be the same in the days of Timothy as it was in the later days of Irenaeus. Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. Verse 2 Timothy 3:1. He had not said a word about them before. There is no godliness (Greek, "piously") or piety out of Christ. They claimed that their children learned the law even from their swaddling clothes and drank it in with their mother's milk. Have you ever seen an age when people were more conscious of their own selves? Paul met him on his first missionary journey. And then Jesus will come and establish God's righteous kingdom, but by then, those that will remain will be saying, Oh, God help us. The devil is the patron saint of all slanderers and of all slanderers he is chief. Then the apostle brings out most important directions for the days that were then coming in, but now come, and more. For it is not dogma pure and simple, it is not mere instruction; and we may thank God for it. He wants to accustom his mind to expect hardship instead of shirking it. Braggart has an interesting derivation. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm. So we find that God knows how to temper the bitter with the sweet, always doing the right thing in the right place and time. What is a man well taught in the truth for, if not to communicate his knowledge to others that are faithful, but not equally instructed in the word of God? If they had been more faithful, and more like their Master, would they have always escaped? Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm. All who will show their religion in their conversation, who will not only be godly, but live godly, let them expect persecution, especially when they are resolute in it. They choose to lay, again and again, the early foundations of their Christian faith i.e. Paul instructed Timothy concerning what God had revealed would take place in the last days. Word Pictures in the New Testament. It is Paul's conviction that the real follower of Christ cannot escape persecution. And they shall be dispersed among the Gentiles. Remember that Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, was raised from the dead according to my gospel." And that quality of conquering endurance is necessary, because persecution is an essential part of the experience of an apostle. I don't know exactly yet what He said but when I find out I know He's going to be right. It is easy for a professed Christian to avoid persecution, if he yields every point in which religion is opposed to the world. But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived ( 2 Timothy 3:13 ). But let not a man who will do this, suppose that he has any claim to be numbered among the martyrs, or even entitled to the Christian name. That is, it is not enough that I should walk with the Lord individually, but I must clear myself of association with that which is contrary to His name. In Jesus' name I pray, AMEN. 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. SEDUCTION IN THE NAME OF RELIGION ( 2 Timothy 3:6-7 ). And come up a hundred days later and be deposited at a port. Now we see that when Paul was touching the confines of that difficult and most perilous moment when John was to be left alone, he brings out as his last note that very truth which John was to develop with special care and fulness.