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. But we have also been supplied with many precious promises which reassure us that His grace is sufficient, His strength is perfected in our weakness, that suffering for Christ's sake is a privilege for the child of God, and that no amount of trials, tribulation, distress, persecution, famine, nakedness, peril, or the sword, is able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.May we grasp this truth in His strength, and remember that in this world we will have tribulation but that if we fellowship in the suffering of Christ, we will also be glorified with Him Who loved us so much that He died for us, that we might live for Him forever. It was a kindred error, though in an opposite direction, to that which false teachers sought to infuse among the Thessalonians: there that the day of the Lord was come, producing panic; here that the resurrection was past, leading, to ease. It is derived from two Greek words which mean to show oneself above. I believe God intended that you should enjoy life.There is nothing wrong with having pleasure. 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. The kind of guys that went around selling snake oil or cure-alls, deceiving, defrauding people. One must try disorders and prove profession. "Every scripture" for this is the proper force of the passage "Every scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.". Moreover, as soon as zeal for God is manifested by a believer, it kindles the rage of all ungodly men; and, although they have not a drawn sword, yet they vomit out their venom, either by murmuring, or by slander, or by raising a disturbance, or by other methods. On the other hand, it is unholy to tamper with evil. 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. Whatever therefore may be right in certain cases, the assembly of God ought never to be forced to put every case on the same dead level ought never to be bound by any special process, as if it were unalterable. How comes it so? Men will be implacable in their hatreds (aspondos, G786) . In 2 Timothy 3:13 he meant that evil becomes more intensive as time goes on. The essence of persecution consists in subjecting a person to injury or disadvantage on account of his opinions. It is something more than meeting his opinions by argument, which is always right and proper; it is inflicting some injury on him; depriving him of some privilege, or right; subjecting him to some disadvantage, or placing him in less favorable circumstances, on account of his sentiments. Verse 2 Timothy 3:1. Didn't you know that's just a myth? It has been pointed out that the writer of Revelation may well have been thinking of Ephesus when he wrote that haunting passage which describes the merchandise of men: "The cargo of gold, silver, jewels and pearls, fine linen, purple, silk and scarlet, all kinds of scented wood, all articles of ivory, all articles of costly wood, bronze, iron and marble, cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, frankincense, wine, oil, fine flour and wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and slaves, that is, human souls" ( Revelation 18:12-13). Our God is much too small. Irenaeus draws a vivid picture of the methods of just such a teacher in his day. I don't know exactly yet what He said but when I find out I know He's going to be right. From childhood he has been guided by the Scriptures, and his faith in those Scriptures gives him assurance in his salvation (14-15). In the Old Testament they are not named, but they are referred to in Exodus 7:11; Exodus 8:7; Exodus 9:11. 3 f I thank God g whom I serve, as did my ancestors, h with a clear conscience, as I remember you i . At the same time he shows also his sense of the kindness of a particular individual and his family. It is given by inspiration of God (2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Timothy 3:16), and therefore is his word. and then shall we find the benefit and advantage designed thereby, and shall at last attain the happiness therein promised and assured to us. It is interesting that the Scriptures in many places speak of the last days and in every case where the Scriptures speak of the last days, you find that it is an apt description of the day and the age in which we live. He speaks of "all God-inspired scripture."
2 Timothy 3:12 MEANING - kingjamesbibleonline.org And as we go down the list, it's like reading the afternoon newspaper. And that's what creates the problem all the way through. repentance from dead works and of faith toward God. This the apostle guards Timothy against, and indeed ourselves, he warns him how seduction would go on more and more, but "from such turn away." The world is full of these braggarts to this day; the clever know-all's who deceive people into thinking that they are wise, the politicians who claim that their parties have a program which will bring in the Utopia and that they alone are born to be leaders of men, the people who crowd the advertisement columns with claims to give beauty, knowledge or health by their system, the people in the Church who have a kind of ostentatious goodness. It is well to maintain the largest heart for everything that is really of Christ. Oh, Jesus, you mean you believe that story?
Persecution is Every Christian's Lot - 2 Timothy 3:12 When a man's language becomes filthy, obscene and crude, it shows that there's something wrong with him. THE EXPERIENCES OF AN APOSTLE ( 2 Timothy 3:10-13 continued). 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. Look at, of course, all of these other things that have come along as the result of it. Still the man has become crude, blasphemous, ranting and raving, a disgrace to Jesus Christ who said, "By this sign shall men know that you are my disciples, that you love one another" ( John 13:34 ). James encourages us by explaining that those who persevere under trial, on the journey to maturity, will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him, and He exhorts us to consider it all joy, when we encounter various trials.There is an urgency in this final letter thatPaul wrote before his death, to remind us that ALL who live godly lives in Christ will certainly suffer persecution. 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! Their minds become corrupted and they ultimately become reprobate concerning the faith. Then in 2 Timothy 3:1-17 he proceeds to show us not merely a picture of the condition that Christianity will fall into, but, besides, a state of things that would be produced by this confusion. But the apostle remembered it all, felt deeply for if not with him, and greatly desiring to see him once more. If what be claims for scripture is true of the Old Testament, how much truer it is of the still more precious words of the New. And then again "the husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits." He is sure that God will rescue the man who puts his faith in him. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Et tous ceux aussi qui veulent vivre en la crainte de Dieu, Que rien ne luy est advenu que tous fideles ne doyvent aussi attendre.
2 Timothy 3 Commentary - John Gill's Exposition of the Bible Paul refers to his own experiences to illustrate the truth that the person who whole-heartedly follows God must expect persecution. In these terrible days men would be braggarts and arrogant. "Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry." From , before, and , to deliver up.Those who deliver up to an enemy the person who has put his life in their hands; such as the Scots of 1648, who delivered up into the hands of his enemies their unfortunate countryman and king, Charles the First; a stain which no lapse of ages can wipe out. In the days between the Old and the New Testaments many Jewish books were written which expanded the Old Testament stories. This is unfortunate, since his works contain priceless gems of information that are found nowhere except in the ancient writings of the Jews. O that we may love our Bibles more, and keep closer to them than ever! In the terrible times men will be so set on self that even the closest ties will be nothing to them. To the Greek it was anosios ( G462) to refuse burial to the dead; it was anosios ( G462) for a brother to marry a sister, or a son a mother. These were the names given to the court magicians of Pharaoh who opposed Moses and Aaron, when Moses was leading the children of Israel out of their slavery in Egypt. And for a person to take advantage of a child is unthinkable. So I listened to that voice, and heard the truth, and found my Saviour.". THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL
2 Timothy 3:12, NLT: Yes, and everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. 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. The one was suited to upset the young, the other to beguile the old. 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. Far more harm is done from want of thought than almost anything else. 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. Job, tell me, have you been beyond the gates of death, do you know what it's about? Paul completes the story of the things in which Timothy has shared, and must share, with him, by speaking of the experiences of an apostle; and he prefaces that list of experiences by setting down the quality of endurance. I reply, it is not always in one way that Satan persecutes the servants of Christ. This shows in a clearer light the difference between the true teacher and the false. 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. Let me remark, that there are comparatively few indeed that receive truth without help of others directly from God. Yes, and everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers," what singular language this from Paul! It may be that, since we are only human, we cannot live entirely without differences with our fellow-men, but to perpetuate these differences is one of the worst--and also one of the commonest--of all sins. Christ's apostles had no enemies but those who did not know them, or not know them fully; those who knew them best loved and honoured them the most. And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men." THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL
godly, Godfearingly. The Gnostic heretics taught, either that, since matter is altogether evil, a rigid asceticism must be practiced and all the things of the body as far as possible eliminated, or that it does not matter what we do with the body and its desires can be indulged in to the limit because they do not matter. No one can possibly mistake him. But I can't believe what I see in some of these restaurants over here in the Irvine industrial business center. ", Persecution = The essence of persecution consists in subjecting a person to injury or disadvantage on account of his [beliefs].. 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. 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. It imagines "the faith" as something to be guarded (see 2 Timothy 1:14), lest it become corrupted or . 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,. He read the twenty-third psalm from one; the story of the Good Samaritan from another; from another the Sermon on the Mount; from another 1 Corinthians 13:1-13. Accordingly the apostle reminds Timothy of this. It is not "the commandment," as of authority, but "according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus." 12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. In English we usually associate it with insult against God, but in Greek it means insult against man and God alike. For after all, I'm worth it. Word Studies in the New Testament. i. Paul's life: one of longsuffering, one of love and one of patience. The coming of the Lord will in no way manifest the faithfulness of the servant; His appearing will. 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. He was wrong on that you know. That's proper and you should have that desire. Well soon your Bible will be so messed up you wouldn't be able to read it. "It denotes living in the right attitude to God and to things divine. Yet. (8) Using the boldness God gives, don't be ashamed of the imprisoned apostle. It is true that these things happened before the young Timothy had definitely entered on the Christian way, but they all happened in the district of which he was a native; and he may well have been an eyewitness of them. The Christian, the minister, is the man of God. These things may be expected in the best times, and under the most favorable circumstances; and it is known that a large part of the history of the world, in its relation to the church, is nothing more than a history of persecution. And he was probably in the company of those that were standing around, sort of crying, as they saw Paul's limp body on the ground. It is the Greek parakolouthein ( G3877) and literally means to follow alongside; but it is used with a magnificent width of meaning. Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning, Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus 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 life is hid, and who live by faith upon him; all such that live, and that will live so, are desirous of living after this manner; in whom God has wrought in them both to will and to do, and are concerned when it is otherwise with them: these. Persons sometimes say it does not matter who taught; but God does not treat the matter so lightly. And so Paul is warning Timothy of certain things that will be transpiring in the last days. "Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace." (4) Let those who have never been persecuted in any way, inquire whether it is not an evidence that they have no religion. As we know, there may be over it all a certain form of godliness, but underneath it is really wickedness. Don't start trying to cut out certain stories because they don't fit your scheme because you have a little hard, you have a hard time sort of believing that. "But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry. They're profitable. God wants us each to take His power, His love, and His calm thinking and overcome fear, to be used of Him with all the gifts He gives. We are not meant to titillate our minds with the latest intellectual crazes; we are meant to purify and strengthen ourselves in the moral battle to live the Christian life. They must not lie by us neglected, and seldom or never looked into. Now, there's nothing wrong with enjoying life. 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. Description of His Past Curriculum 2 Timothy 3:10-12. In these last terrible days men will come to have no love for good things or good persons (aphilagathos, G865) . Though his life was a life of great usefulness, yet it was a life of great sufferings; and none, I believe, came nearer to their great Master for eminent services and great sufferings than Paul: he suffered almost in every place; the Holy Ghost witnessed that bonds and afflictions did abide him, Acts 20:23. He did not pull down by his living what he built up by his preaching. Accordingly, in much grief of heart, the apostle writes to his tried and trembling child in the faith, and seeks to strengthen him, above all things not to be discouraged, and to make up his mind to endure hard things. They claimed that their children learned the law even from their swaddling clothes and drank it in with their mother's milk. Rather he must "labour before he partake of the fruits." Word Pictures in the New Testament. In it we find the duties, the qualities and the experiences of an apostle. And so there comes that point where they will proceed no further: "their folly becomes manifest to all men", as Jannes and Jambres also was. At the end of each reading, the brigand said: "That's a good book; we won't burn that one; give it to me." 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. And this, I believe, is much to be considered. A whole collection of stories gathered round their names. . Don't expect the world to applaud when you speak out against evil.
2 Timothy 1 Bible Study Commentary And Questions Note, It is not enough to learn that which is good, but we must continue in it, and persevere in it unto the end. They did not keep the covenant that they made. Now they're right out where little kids can go in and pick them up and leaf through them. Besides that, persecutions today are manifested much more indirectly. Paul goes on to other qualities of an apostle.
2 Timothy 3:12 - Bible Verse Meaning and Commentary - Bible Study Tools 13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. The technique would be the same in the days of Timothy as it was in the later days of Irenaeus. 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. for instruction in righteousness ( 2 Timothy 3:16 ): And righteousness is just actually the act of being right or doing right or living right. These things may be expected in the best times, and under the most favorable circumstances; and it is known that a large part of the history of the world, in its relation to the church, is nothing more than a history of persecution. The study of the Scriptures trains a man in righteousness until he is equipped for every good work. "The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day." [2.]
2 Timothy 3 - Sermon Bible Commentary - StudyLight.org My wife and I eat out quite a bit. Trench, Richard Chenevix, D.D. Don't expect the world to admire your godly stance. You're a pilgrim. The Greek word is that men will become anosios ( G462) . Aspondos ( G786) can mean two things. It's going to get worse before it gets better. One of my most unfavorite promises in the Bible. VERSION, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica. "The foundation of God standeth sure [or, the firm foundation of God standeth], having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. [3.] For he does not say Jesus Christ simply in. 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. Compare the catalogue, Ro 1:29, &c., where much the same sins are attributed to heathen men; it shall be a relapse into virtual heathendom, with all its beast-like propensities, whence the symbol of it is "a beast" (Re 13:1, 11, 12, &c.; 17:3, 8, 11). Is it knowledge, or is it life, that we are trying to transmit? They had been long accustomed to the truth, and alas! In the first part of this chapter 2 Timothy 3:1-8, Paul reminds Timothy of the great apostasy which was to be expected in the church, and states some of the characteristics of it. "[21] See also under 1Thessalonians 3:3.
2 Timothy 3 - Coffman's Commentaries on the Bible - StudyLight.org Good to have pleasure but don't make it your God. It is easy for a professed Christian to avoid persecution, if he yields every point in which religion is opposed to the world. The apostle well knew that the God who had brought these glorious truths to man, the God that had manifested His grace, had given a witness of their reality in the man from whom he had learned them; and this was meant to have an enduring effect on the conscience and heart of Timothy. Thus the apostle comes to the close of his ministry, and touches upon the line of St. John. Every man going his own way. "It shone and glowed with truth," she said, "and my whole being responded to it. (4.) The reason is manifest: they themselves savour of the things of men, and not of God. Good. Barnes' Notes. The word is anemeros ( G434) and would be more fittingly applied to a wild beast than to a human being. (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. It may flourish for a time, but when it is exposed to the light of truth it is bound to shrivel and die. Thus we have everything cared for here; the state of confusion is clearly depicted, as it then was beginning, and as results have proved yet more. We should not be any more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive,Ephesians 4:14. The adjective used is philautos, which means self-loving. The Christian life does not consist only in knowing something; it consists even more in being something. Every man doing his own thing or every man believing as he wants. I've got a file up here that says, Wait for further information. But we, so often, make the mistake of going out ill-equipped or running without a message. So from his earliest childhood Timothy had known the sacred writings. There would be two ways in which these heretics in the days of Timothy could exert an evil influence. The latter gains a following only by turning away from the truth of God (13). Not only did he become a Christian; he devoted the rest of his life to the distribution of the Scriptures in the forgotten villages of northern Chile. They will not only deceive others, but their sins and other deceivers will deceive them increasingly too. The Gnostics had their own fanciful books; the heretics all produced their own literature to support their claims. And come up a hundred days later and be deposited at a port. His own desire after going to the Lord did not prevent this, but the reverse: "that I may be filled with joy: when I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also." It is beyond argument that the Scriptures can convict a man of his error and convince him of the power of Christ. (187) And he says this, partly that believers may prepare themselves for submitting to this condition, and partly that good men may not view him with suspicion on account of the persecutions which he endures from wicked persons; as it frequently happens that the distresses to which men are subjected lead to unfavorable opinions concerning them; for he whom men regard with aversion is immediately declared by the common people to be hated by God. (3.) God takes care of His people, and ensures them a blessed end. Observe, (1.) So I become the authority if I make such an affirmation to you. He lets Timothy know that while he laid this on others, he must look carefully to his own ways. A word altogether unbecoming in one mouth might be most proper in another. There was a state of things coming when it would be impossible to have local charges chosen according to the full sanction which they had in apostolic days. Product Information. Possibly he did appoint them; but there is no scriptural proof of it. It is the sign of a man of honour that he pays his debts; and for every man there is a debt to God and there are debts to his fellow-men, which he must remember and repay. Love of self is the basic sin, from which all others flow. (2.) How Daniels Prophecy of 70 Weeks Connects to the End Times. Thou hast fully known my afflictions. Questions are before him more serious than a maintenance of order. 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. Boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy ( 2 Timothy 3:2 ). ". 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? This may be either an injury done to his feelings, his family, his reputation, his property, his liberty, his influence; it may be by depriving him of an office which he held, or preventing him from obtaining one to which he is eligible; it may be by subjecting him to fine or imprisonment, to banishment, torture, or death. In the end not a book was burned; the brigand left the colporteur and went off into the darkness with the books. 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. YEA, AND - an additional consideration. There is faith, complete belief that God's commands are binding and that his promises are true. Therefore, isolation is never desirable, though it may be sometimes necessary. But of one thing Paul was sure--the days of the deceivers were numbered. And that quality of conquering endurance is necessary, because persecution is an essential part of the experience of an apostle. Nothing can sanction this. For, if we do not believe their truth and goodness, they will do us no good. "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. He blames the Jews who searched them, because they failed to learn the lesson which they were intended to convey. We have already seen how secluded the life of the respectable Greek woman was, how she was brought up under the strictest supervision, how she was not allowed "to see anything, to hear anything, or to ask any questions," how she never appeared, even on a shopping expedition, alone on the streets, how she was never allowed even to appear at a public meeting. Godly = adv. Their own word would eat as a canker, and do harm to others as well as to themselves, "who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some."