Timothy had been schooled in the Scriptures from his early youth by his mother and grandmother, and so as Paul began to, with the Scriptures, prove that Jesus was the Messiah, with Timothy's background, he could see the truth of it. The cause of this is the present confusion, and accordingly the apostle brings a picture of it before Timothy's mind. In the end not a book was burned; the brigand left the colporteur and went off into the darkness with the books. To take pains and to endure are requisite even in what pertains to this life. Oh, yeah, I like that one. Those who are well instructed in the Scriptures will always be ready when an opportunity arises to do good (16-17).Since Gods servants must give him an account of their service, they should not miss any opportunity to teach the Scriptures, though they must always speak in a manner suited to the circumstances (4:1-2). A true insight would have made them recognise in Jesus the Messiah for whom they waited. The word is almost exactly the English swelled-headed. Now many people have a legitimate and proper desire to be used of God. Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Second Timothy chapter three? "Trucebreakers". Even if we look at Him so, He was raised from the dead. Things will get worse as people turn away from those who teach the Scriptures, and listen to those who teach their own theories. In the second chapter he turns to another theme, he instructs and exhorts Timothy as to communicating (not authority, or status, or gift, but) truth to others. 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? The history of the Christian Church teaches us that falsity cannot live. Again and again Scripture has opened for men and women the way to God. Let us then see what Paul says of the usefulness of scripture. How is a man to walk in such a state of things as this? Timothy fully knew Paul's good character, which he might gather from his doctrine, manner of life, and purpose; for he gave proofs of his faith (that is, of his integrity and fidelity, or his faith in Christ, his faith concerning another world, by which Paul lived), his long-suffering towards the churches to which he preached and over which he presided, his charity towards all men, and his patience. I. Again he said, "Lo, I have come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God" ( Hebrews 10:7 ). Let me remark, that there are comparatively few indeed that receive truth without help of others directly from God. It is a great happiness to know the holy scriptures from our childhood; and children should betimes get the knowledge of the scriptures. (8) Using the boldness God gives, don't be ashamed of the imprisoned apostle. Years later that same brigand turned up again. Yet. 2 Timothy 3:12 New International Version 12 In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, Read full chapter 2 Timothy 3:12 in all English translations 2 Timothy 2 2 Timothy 4 New International Version (NIV) I don't know exactly yet what He said but when I find out I know He's going to be right. There was infirmity in the character of Timothy. Paul cites three instances when he had to suffer for Christ. In these last terrible days men will come to have no love for good things or good persons (aphilagathos, G865) . It has become their God and thus, they are guilty as those in the Old Testament who were worshipping Mammon, who, or rather Molech who was the god of pleasure. But God prepares the instruments through which He works and the most important preparation is through the Word of God. Now I'm not about to say God was wrong. Yet. The ancient world set duty to parents very high. 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. But let him not infer, therefore, that he is to be enrolled among the martyrs, and that he is certainly a real Christian. Verse 4. For "all scripture is given by inspiration of God. of But the sin of the man who is arrogant is in his heart. Rather he must "labour before he partake of the fruits." He was driven from Antioch in Pisidia ( Acts 13:50); he had to flee from Iconium to avoid lynching ( Acts 14:5-6); in Lystra he was stoned and left for dead ( Acts 14:19). 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. 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? Why does the world hate Christians? (iv) The Scriptures are of use for correction. I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers," what singular language this from Paul! She doesn't have the time to prepare the meal on Friday evening and we'll go out on Friday night. We must note that Paul here makes a distinction. YEA, AND - an additional consideration. 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. Timothy had a great advantage in being trained up under such a tutor, and being apprised of the doctrine he preached. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1975. 2. human nature began to show itself out in indifference. Timothy, again, winced under trials, too sensitive to slights, disappointments, and the manifold griefs that came upon him. Surely if it is an urgent call to convey what we know of Christ and the truth to those that know nothing, it is a great privilege to help to contribute a greater knowledge of the truth to those that know little. The real meaning of this is that all theories, all theologies, all ethics, are to be tested against the Bible. 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. Each of the chapters are done individually. Paul contrasts the conduct of Timothy, his loyal disciple, with the conduct of the heretics who were doing their utmost to wreck the Church. In Greek writings these two words often went together; and they are both picturesque. He speaks of "all God-inspired scripture." It was not then an indifferent matter to God. Thayer, Joseph H. Thayers Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament. There is peril when men assess prosperity by material things. There is that in the scripture which suits every case. For God hath not given us the spirit of fear" (it was what Timothy was manifesting), "but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. The one was suited to upset the young, the other to beguile the old. 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. Lipscomb's Commentary on Selected NT Books, Verse 12. (3.) This of itself indicates that the epistle provides for a time when it is no longer simply a question of recognising persons coming out of the world. "And God prepared a great fish and it swallowed Jonah" ( Jonah 1:17 ). That the man of God may be perfect,2 Timothy 3:17; 2 Timothy 3:17. Now you'd think that the world would treat a person like that very cordially. And Paul said, You've known the Holy Scriptures, able to bring you to a faith in Jesus Christ, salvation through the faith in Jesus Christ. And how profitable is the word of God to us today! 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. A great many certainly flatter themselves that they are thus favoured; but the cases are uncommon where it is more than pretence. 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. 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. With his or her commitment to follow Christ faithfully the Christian sets the course of his or her life directly opposite to the course of the world system. 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. That which finishes a man of God in this world is the scripture. It is the word alazon ( G213) and was derived from the ale, which means a wandering about. And you will find as God's word becomes a very part of your life and you begin to be guided by the word of God, that God will begin to use you in very exciting ways. 2 Timothy 3:12. 2 Timothy 3:12, NLT: Yes, and everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. ". 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. 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. And the word perfect of course is always that of completeness. Xenophon in the Memorabilia tells how Socrates utterly condemned such impostors. a) Subject and Purpose of Epistle This second epistle which was written several years after the first draws a totally different picture before our eyes. live godly in Christ(Ga 2:20; Php 1:21). Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. I believe God intended that you should enjoy life.There is nothing wrong with having pleasure. When we know the afflictions of believers only in part, they tempt us to decline the cause for which they suffer. Help me totake this verse seriously, that I will suffer persecution if I live godly in Jesus Christ. I must do so, if I own Him only in the indispensable truth of His Lordship if I own Him simply as the One that has authority over my soul. 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. 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. He glanced at it as he consigned it to the flames. 3:6-7 For from among these there come those who enter into houses, and take captive foolish women, laden with sins and driven by varied desires, ready to listen to any teacher but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth. The wickedness of evil people, particularly charlatans, will increase as time passes. There was the road from the south which centred the trade of the Maeander valley in Ephesus. 2 Timothy 3:12 Context. At the same time He will have them undividedly for Himself; and He is also jealous of the way in which they seek even the ends of God. 1. 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. As members of the Church, we should sometimes ask ourselves, what are we trying to do in it? See also 1 Timothy 4:7; 1 Timothy 6:11, and on godliness, 1 Timothy 2:2. 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. But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: a. What use it will be of to us. Confrontation and conflict become inevitable (cf. One must try disorders and prove profession. We must remember that they were Gnostics and that the basic principle of Gnosticism was that spirit was altogether good and matter altogether evil. When trouble fell on the Thessalonians, Paul wrote to them: "When we were with you, we told you beforehand that we were to suffer affliction; just as it has come to pass, and as you know" ( 1 Thessalonians 3:4). The doctrine that he preached. Assuredly he would rejoice to scare Timothy from the field of serving Christ, and would shrink from no means to secure it. The Christian life does not consist only in knowing something; it consists even more in being something. In 2Baruch we get an even more vivid picture of the moral chaos of these last times: And envy shall rise in those who had not thought ought of. What am I to believe about angels or the future? 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. She had never tried the Bible, for a friend had convinced her by subtle arguments that it could not be true. There is instinctively, I think, within persons that love of a parent for a child or an adult for the child because we realize the helplessness of a child, the dependency that they have. ", Now when you have difficulty in your understanding of a scripture, rather than setting that aside and saying, Well, God really didn't say that; just say, hey, I really don't understand that yet. It can sometimes have the meaning of loyalty, or true religion. Aspondos ( G786) can mean two things. Pride always begets insult. "If religion gives no quarter to vice, the vicious will give no quarter to religion and its professors.". They will be lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God. 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. "To Timothy, my dearly-beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. Be assured, that if you do not bring the Spirit of God into these matters, perhaps your cloak, perhaps a book, will become a snare to you. The devil is the patron saint of all slanderers and of all slanderers he is chief. We have already seen that that teaching issued in one of two things. In the midst of all, he is told to bring the cloak that he left at Troas with Carpus, and the books, but especially the parchments. 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 thing that amazes me is that he can attract people who will support him. 2 Timothy Greeting. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Jannes and Jambres were the names of the two magicians that withstood Moses. 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 ). The man who is anosios ( G462) offends against the fundamental decencies of life. The way of sin is down-hill; for such proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. Men will be lovers of their own selves ( 2 Timothy 3:2 ). Men would become lovers of money (philarguros, G5366) . (4) Let those who have never been persecuted in any way, inquire whether it is not an evidence that they have no religion. There was a certain heretic called Marcus who dealt in magic. 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. Finally, we have his assertion of the blessed Lord's care, and his confidence in Him that He would preserve him from all evil to His heavenly kingdom; closing this solemn and touching epistle (it would seem the last words he wrote) with salutations to various saints. In other words, they simply remain in spiritual infancy and keep repeating the first stage of their Christian faith, over and again, without pressing on to spiritual maturity.Many are falsely taught that becoming a Christian will secure a quiet life and provide a ticket to prosperity, with numerous earthly blessings and a free pass from God, to prevent or remove any difficulties or dangers that may arise. Vincente Quiroga of Chile found a few pages of a book washed up on the seashore by a tidal wave following an earthquake. The Greek word is that men will become anosios ( G462) . They'll say, Crucify him, rather than applaud. In all life there is nothing so creative of really productive effort as a clear consciousness of a purpose. I'm just saying, Hey, I am stupid and I lack an understanding. Practical Bible study on 2 Timothy 1. There would be two ways in which these heretics in the days of Timothy could exert an evil influence. Narcissism is at an all-time peak, but with lovers of yourself comes. It appears it was not merely in Rome. 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." There are persons who think that the approach of death is intended to blot out everything here. What Does It Really Mean That Your Body Is a Temple? 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. 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. Questions are before him more serious than a maintenance of order. The defeat of error depends not on skill in controversy but in the demonstration in life of the more excellent way. The man who has exhausted the normal pleasures of life and still unsated, will seek his thrill in pleasures which are abnormal. He had not said a word about them before. 2 Timothy 3:12, NASB: Indeed, all who want to live in a godly way in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. "The foundation of God standeth sure [or, the firm foundation of God standeth], having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. Here we come back to where we started; such men place their own wishes in the centre of life. 6. This is a further reason why Timothy should endure hardship and not turn aside from the work God has given him (3-5). Oh, Jesus, you mean you believe that story? Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 3:1 You must realize this--that in the last days difficult times will set in. No man can teach what he does not know, and therefore before a man can teach Christ to others he must know him himself. Oh God, I want you to use my life. [3.] The Christian emancipation of women inevitably brought its problems. Proud member And yet, it is becoming in this hedonistic society commonplace, all too commonplace, tragically commonplace. The word of God is the foundation for doctrine. 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. Possibly he did appoint them; but there is no scriptural proof of it. Paul refers to his own experiences to illustrate the truth that the person who whole-heartedly follows God must expect persecution. And suddenly, of course, their tears were changed because Paul began to breathe and move and he stood up and he said, Let's go back in and preach some more. Closely allied with the braggart, but--as we shall see--even worse, is the man who is arrogant. 12And all who wish to live a godly life (186) Having mentioned his own persecutions, he likewise adds now, that nothing has happened to him which does not await all the godly. The woman, thrilled to the heart, does so and is deluded into thinking that she can prophesy. Then the apostle puts before them a blessed model of that which he had before his own soul. Product Information. The prophets and apostles did not speak from themselves, but what they received of the Lord that they delivered unto us. It is beyond argument that the Scriptures can convict a man of his error and convince him of the power of Christ. The New Testament had not yet been canonized. Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. It is a divine revelation, which we may depend upon as infallibly true. II. And passion shall seize him that is peaceful. Activity of service was no longer before him. Men will be savage. It seems to me, I confess, that if there were simplicity of faith, the Lord would give one eyes to see some at least that call upon the Lord out of a pure heart. 2 Timothy 3 Commentary; 2 Timothy 4 Commentary; HENRY ALFORD 2 TIMOTHY COMMENTARY The Greek Testament. A. Characteristics of the last days 3:1-13. (iii) The Scriptures are valuable for reproof. The Greek word (prodotes, G4273) means nothing less than a traitor. Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. The word is huperephanos ( G5244) . 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. Verse 1. Perilous Times 2 Timothy 3:1. There was to be a final show-down with the forces of evil. 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). Truth and holiness and endurance are wanted, not authority or outward order. In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. The term "godly" (eusebos) means "piously" (Thayer 262-2-2153). These were graces that Paul was eminent for, and Timothy knew it. When a man's language becomes filthy, obscene and crude, it shows that there's something wrong with him. Commentary on 2 Timothy 3:14-17. "True," said the other, "but he kicked it to a goal." It means to follow a person physically, to stick by him through thick and thin. The world really doesn't admire true Christian traits. If you can read and buy the first verse of the Bible, you should have no problem with the rest of the Bible. They had been long accustomed to the truth, and alas! It was a part of his lot. 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. and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution ( 2 Timothy 3:12 ). He lit the fire, and then he asked if he might read a little from each book before he dropped it in the flames. He lets Timothy know that while he laid this on others, he must look carefully to his own ways. Or it can mean that a man is so dishonourable that he breaks the terms of the agreement he has made. 3:2-5 For men will live a life that is centred in self; they will be lovers of money, braggarts, arrogant, lovers of insult, disobedient to their parents, thankless, regardless even of the ultimate decencies of life, without human affection, implacable in hatred, revelling in slander, ungovernable in their passions, savage, not knowing what the love of good is, treacherous, headlong in word and action, inflated with pride, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God. If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work." So you see, I'm not inerrant in all, but the scriptures are. Next he comes to a more personal need. And why read them anyhow if they're not inspired? Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1930. And this, I apprehend, is the reason. Many and many a time we would be saved from hurting ourselves and from wounding other people, if we would only stop to think. Now it is interesting that as Paul is referring to the Scriptures here, he is, of course, referring to the Old Testament Scriptures. Is it knowledge, or is it life, that we are trying to transmit? (12) Yea, and all that will live godly.--But St. Paul would not allow it to be thought for a moment that in the fact of his enduring persecution and suffering there was anything remarkable or singular; so he adds the words of this verse, which repeat in a peculiarly solemn way the great Christian truth that eternal glory was only to be reached by man through an avenue of sufferings. In 2 Timothy 3:9 he meant that the teaching of evil does not necessarily become more extensive and capture a wider audience as evil becomes worse. God help us. "Put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit but to the subverting of the hearers. Christianity was cradled in Judaism and very naturally thought largely in Jewish terms and pictures. The study of the Scriptures must never be selfish, never simply for the good of a man's own soul. He must take care of the manner in which he strives. Timothy was well aware of this, even before he joined Paul in his work. 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. All you can say is that they are "without natural affection".God has put in our heart a certain natural love as a parent for a child. (ii) The Scriptures are of use in teaching. 16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17 That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works. Traitors . This is unfortunate, since his works contain priceless gems of information that are found nowhere except in the ancient writings of the Jews. Ephesus was the town of a prosperous, materialistic civilization; it was the kind of town where a man could so easily lose his soul. "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.". You've made a covenant and there are so many broken covenants. Timothy was from Lystra. He said that one isn't inspired; obviously inspired. 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. We live in a fallen world with a spiritual enemy who prowls around as a roaring lion or appears to us as an angel of light seeking to devour, destroy, or deceive us.Jesus clearly told us that in this world, those who believe in Him would suffer persecution and pain, and Paul expands that truth by adding that all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. There is the idea of menace and of danger in this word. In the Jewish pictures of these last terrible times we get exactly the same kind of picture as we get here. There is only one test for falsity--"You will know them by their fruits." "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. (4.) For he does not say Jesus Christ simply in. But let him not infer, "therefore," that he is to be enrolled among the martyrs, and that he is certainly a real Christian. The world just exists, no real goal, no real meaning; you're just existing.
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