2 timothy 3:12 explained

First, there are the duties of an apostle. And in the end they shall perish together with them." 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. All God-inspired scripture is useful for teaching, for the conviction of error, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work. Now these seem to many very difficult indeed to combine. 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. Again and again Scripture has opened for men and women the way to God. Paul kept back nothing from his hearers, but declared to them the whole counsel of God (Acts 20:27), so that if it were not their own fault they might fully know it. But yet it is absolutely unavoidable that all of them shall have the world for their enemy in some form or other, that their faith may be tried and their steadfastness proved; for Satan, who is the continual enemy of Christ, will never suffer any one to be at peace during his whole life; and there will always be wicked men that are thorns in our sides. Paul refers to his own experiences to illustrate the truth that the person who whole-heartedly follows God must expect persecution. The history of the Christian Church teaches us that falsity cannot live. VERSION, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica. ' according to godliness, 1 Timothy 6:3; Titus 1:1; and in all godliness, 1 Timothy 2:2. He said, "A wicked and an adulterous generation seeks after a sign; but no sign will be given it, except the sign of the prophet Jonah: For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth" ( Matthew 12:38-40 ). It should be considered as one of the proper qualifications for membership in the church, to be willing to bear persecution, and to resolve not to shrink from any duty in order to avoid it. 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. He glanced at it as he consigned it to the flames. This is the right thing to do. 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. 2 Timothy 3:12 (NASB) Verse Thoughts We live in a fallen world, and there are many challenges that face the believer who has not only trusted Christ for salvation, but is also ready and willing to deny self, take up his cross, follow Christ's example, and say without compromise - Thy will, not mine, be done. 14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, 15 and how from infancy you have known Pride always begets insult. Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: they are men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith ( 2 Timothy 3:8 ). Irenaeus draws a vivid picture of the methods of just such a teacher in his day. Timothy was from Lystra. Paul concludes this section with an appeal to Timothy to remain loyal to all the teaching he had received. Verse of the Day , 2 Timothy 3:12 Treasury of Scripture Knowing, God, My Praise (Study In God - All I Need-19). It is still possible for a teacher to gain an undue and unhealthy influence over others, especially when they are impressionable. The word of God is the foundation for doctrine. There is faith, complete belief that God's commands are binding and that his promises are true. "Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia. There is the idea of menace and of danger in this word. Every one who is of the truth hears my voice.' Activity of service was no longer before him. Product Information. Yea, and all that would live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. Take what is called physical Christianity a stupid, gross, and heathenish phrase, but just enough to show where people are drifting to. Ephesus was called "The Treasure-house of the ancient world," "The Vanity Fair of Asia Minor." As far as appointment went, Titus had a commission to establish elders in each city of Crete; but not so Timothy, as far as the inspired records speak. Boy, I'll tell you, I don't know. So you see, I'm not inerrant in all, but the scriptures are. But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. And Jesus himself had said: "Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake" ( Matthew 5:10). 1. "Knowing especially the firm foundation upon which thou hast built, namely, that of the scripture (2 Timothy 3:15; 2 Timothy 3:15): That from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures.". What Paul is thinking of here is more than faithlessness in friendship--although that in all truth is wounding enough--he is thinking of those who to pay back an old score would inform against the Christians to the Roman government. For example, "37-1-2459" means the reference is on page 37, is in column 1, and is word number 2459.). If a man's goods are stolen, he can set to and build up his fortunes again; but if his good name is taken away, irreparable damage has been done. [4.] I think the next major event, Revelation 4:1 . This he had known most extensively, but it was closed; no longer had he before him any prospect of having to fight the battles of the church of God. Things are very much taking this direction of late, and at the present moment. But the phrase may mean any future time, whether near or distant. His connection with the church, but "of the seed of David," the fulfiller of the promises, and object of the prophecies. Well soon your Bible will be so messed up you wouldn't be able to read it. (1) that they who make a profession of religion, should come prepared to be persecuted. The page number in Thayer is given, and the column on the page follows the hyphens. The crumbling away of everything here was before the apostle; and accordingly it is one of the peculiar features of this second epistle, that he brings out that which never can decay which was before there was a world to dissolve namely, that life which was in Christ Jesus before the world began. (This book is used for definition of Greek words. ", The Bible tells about God giving people over to reprobate minds, men who resist God and the truth of God. C. Description of His Present Resource 2 Timothy 3:13-17. I've got a file up here that says, Wait for further information. Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. Whatever duty we have to do, whatever service is required from us, we may find enough in the scriptures to furnish us for it. Everything today is, you know, for the body beautiful. 2 Timothy 3:12 Context. He is the man whom God resists, for it is repeatedly said in scripture, that God receives the humble but resists the man who is proud, huperephanos ( G5244) ( James 4:6; 1 Peter 5:5; Proverbs 3:24). It is beyond argument that the Scriptures can convict a man of his error and convince him of the power of Christ. That the scripture has various uses, and answers divers ends and purposes: It is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction of all errors in judgment and practice, and for instruction in righteousness. "True," said the other, "but he kicked it to a goal." But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived ( 2 Timothy 3:13 ). That the man of God may be perfect ( 2 Timothy 3:17 ). "My God shall supply all of your needs" ( Philippians 4:19 ). If they had been more faithful, and more like their Master, would they have always escaped? Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing; 'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands: Many men and women, who would never dream of stealing, think nothing--even find pleasure--in passing on a story which ruins someone else's good name, without even trying to find out whether or not it is true. 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. 2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, 4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Right out of the gate, Second Timothy presents itself as a conservative letter, understanding "conservative" in the most literal sense of the word. (186) Et tous ceux aussi qui veulent vivre en la crainte de Dieu. And all those also who wish to live in the fear of God., (187) Que rien ne luy est advenu que tous fideles ne doyvent aussi attendre. That nothing has happened to him which all believers must not also look for.. Now are you going to, you know, take the word of Jesus? They will be lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. 2 Timothy 3 He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. "It shone and glowed with truth," she said, "and my whole being responded to it. The study of the Scriptures trains a man in righteousness until he is equipped for every good work. "Men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, truce-breakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God." The one was suited to upset the young, the other to beguile the old. He is now looking at the state of disorder in the house of God, instead of contemplating it in its public integrity, as in the first epistle. [Note: Knight, p. Vincent, Marvin R., D.D. Men would be headlong in words and action. I refer to this just to remark that such links as these, which are connected with nature, all come before the apostle's mind, at the very moment when a spurious feeling would have judged it precisely the time to banish and forget them. 6. 2 Timothy 3:12 - Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch This is evidently not the true remedy to abandon the confession of Christ: only an apostate could think of it. One only meets Satan when traveling in an opposite direction! There is training. It was not merely now that they had made their consciences bad and slipped away from faith. The study of the Scriptures must never be selfish, never simply for the good of a man's own soul. 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. Verse 1. Nowadays we have to restate these old pictures in modern terms. How Daniels Prophecy of 70 Weeks Connects to the End Times. 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. I don't know exactly yet what He said but when I find out I know He's going to be right. Jewish thought had one basic conception. Instead of hiding either from Timothy, he points all out to him. But you see, if you start whacking away at the story of Jonah, and say, oh, I can't really buy that. Persons sometimes say it does not matter who taught; but God does not treat the matter so lightly. 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 ). It begets a contempt of men which can issue in hurting actions and in wounding words. Otherwise this might have seemed to be (what unbelief taunts and stigmatizes it, spite of His sanction) pride of heart and presumption. It opened at the Sermon on the Mount. He opened out the pages to make it burn more easily. 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. Note, It is not enough to learn that which is good, but we must continue in it, and persevere in it unto the end. Jambres. Men will be treacherous. "Thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, long-suffering, charity, patience, persecutions, afflictions." The man who is huperephanos ( G5244) , said Theophrastus, has a kind of contempt for everyone except himself. Verse 2 Timothy 3:1. VERSION, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica. 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. "The cloke," then says he, "that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books," not only the clothing, but even that which he is to read, "especially the parchments;" what he was going to write on, probably. And why read them anyhow if they're not inspired? The scripture is a perfect rule of faith and practice, and was designed for the man of God, the minister as well as the Christian who is devoted to God, for it is profitable for doctrine, &c. As members of the Church, we should sometimes ask ourselves, what are we trying to do in it? THE DUTIES AND THE QUALITIES OF AN APOSTLE ( 2 Timothy 3:10-13 ). 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. human nature began to show itself out in indifference. By this general statement, therefore, Paul classes himself with the children of God, and, at the same time, exhorts all the children of God to prepare for enduring persecutions; for, if this condition is laid down for all who wish to live a godly life in Christ, they who wish to be exempt from persecutions must necessarily renounce Christ. The man who has exhausted the normal pleasures of life and still unsated, will seek his thrill in pleasures which are abnormal. (v) Paul makes a final point. A word altogether unbecoming in one mouth might be most proper in another. In these terrible days men will be slanderers. He warns Timothy of the fatal end of seducers, as a reason why he should stick closely to the truth as it is in Jesus: But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, c., 2 Timothy 3:13; 2 Timothy 3:13. 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. Then the apostle brings out most important directions for the days that were then coming in, but now come, and more. 10 But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience, 11 Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me. So he's referring to the Old Testament Scriptures, those which Timothy knew from the child and he called them the "holy scriptures," which they are, "and they are able to make you wise unto salvation through the 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. God is right. Second Timothy 3:12-13 "Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, while evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being. This I cannot but consider as a proof of want of faith. It appears it was not merely in Rome. Theophylact called this kind of pride akropolis (compare G206 and G4172) kakon ( G2556) , the citadel of evils. The woman, thrilled to the heart, does so and is deluded into thinking that she can prophesy. The term "godly" (eusebos) means "piously" (Thayer 262-2-2153). (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? So if you want God to use your life, then thoroughly equip yourself in the Word of God, the study, the understanding.That's why we're here tonight. The whole idea is that of thoroughly fitting you as an instrument that God can use. In vain shall we endeavor to detach Christ from his cross; for it may be said to be natural that the world should hate Christ even in his members. Help me totake this verse seriously, that I will suffer persecution if I live godly in Jesus Christ.

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