2 Timothy 4:1-2 BSB “I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appearing and His kingdom: 2Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.” This … Continue reading I Have Fought the Good Fight

2 Timothy 3:1-5 BSB “1But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come. 2For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, 4traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, … Continue reading Terrible Times Have Come

2 Timothy 2:11-13 BSB “11This is a trustworthy saying:If we died with Him,we will also live with Him;12if we endure,we will also reign with Him;if we deny Him,He will also deny us;13if we are faithless,He remains faithful,for He cannot deny Himself.” The Gospel of our salvation is not a free ride to heaven based off … Continue reading If We, Then We

2 Timothy 2:3-7 BSB “3Join me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4A soldier refrains from entangling himself in civilian affairs, in order to please the one who enlisted him. 5Likewise, a competitor does not receive the crown unless he competes according to the rules. 6The hardworking farmer should be the first … Continue reading The Affairs of This Life

2 Timothy 1:13-14 BSB “13Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching you have heard from me, with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 14Guard the treasure entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.” I Pledge Allegiance to Whom? The “sound teaching” that Timothy heard … Continue reading Guard Your Hearts and Minds

2 Timothy 1:8-11 BSB “So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God. 9He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and … Continue reading Called to a Holy Calling

“For this reason I remind you to kindle afresh the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline.” (2 Timothy 1:6-7 NASB1995) What is the “gift of God” which is in us … Continue reading The Gift of God Within You

“Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord or of me His prisoner, but join with me in suffering for the gospel according to the power of God, who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace … Continue reading Called with a Holy Calling

“..by the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel, for which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle and a teacher. For this reason I also suffer these things, but I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed and … Continue reading Retain the Standard of Sound Words

“For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline. Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord or of me His prisoner, but join with me in suffering for the gospel according to the power of God, who has saved us and called us … Continue reading Not Ashamed