4. It is the ability to accept the folly, the perversity, the blindness, the ingratitude of men and still to remain gracious, and still to toil on. fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, highminded, [and then] lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God ( 2 Timothy 3:3-4 ); The pleasuremania of the United States. The man who has exhausted the normal pleasures of life and still unsated, will seek his thrill in pleasures which are abnormal. The Greek word is that men will become anosios ( G462) . She had waded through book after book and laboured with philosophy after philosophy in an attempt to find satisfaction. Boy, I'll tell you, I don't know. 1. The scriptures are profitable to establish the foundation of my beliefs. It is to be supposed that the younger labourer cowered somewhat, unwilling to incur the odious charge, so easily made but hard to refute, of setting himself up and taking the place of some great one. 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). Now these seem to many very difficult indeed to combine. 2 Timothy 3 Commentary; 2 Timothy 4 Commentary; HENRY ALFORD 2 TIMOTHY COMMENTARY The Greek Testament. If we consult the scripture, which was given by inspiration of God, and follow its directions, we shall be made men of God, perfect, and thoroughly furnished to every good work. But you see, if you start whacking away at the story of Jonah, and say, oh, I can't really buy that. 2 Timothy 3:12, NLT: Yes, and everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. (iii) The Scriptures are valuable for reproof. 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. 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 ). Timothy's job, for the sake of the future, involves more preservation than innovation. He had not said a word about them before. "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.". "To Timothy, my dearly-beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. It is perfectly true--as we have so often said--that Christianity is not founded on a printed book but on a living person. "And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also." [1.] They're profitable for doctrine. 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 doctrine that he preached. But let him not infer, "therefore," that he is to be enrolled among the martyrs, and that he is certainly a real Christian. We must not be afraid of a manifest duty because it has been abused. And so Paul said to Timothy, "You have fully known". But the apostle remembered it all, felt deeply for if not with him, and greatly desiring to see him once more. How Daniels Prophecy of 70 Weeks Connects to the End Times. First, there are the duties of an apostle. ' according to godliness, 1 Timothy 6:3; Titus 1:1; and in all godliness, 1 Timothy 2:2. They must not lie by us neglected, and seldom or never looked into. Robertson, Archibald Thomas. They'll say, Crucify him, rather than applaud. "Reprobate concerning the faith.". 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). And they shall be dispersed among the Gentiles. But no man ought to separate himself from the children of God, unless it be a dire necessity for the Lord; it is clearly not according to Christ. They were violent and dangerous. 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. "If religion gives no quarter to vice, the vicious will give no quarter to religion and its professors.". The Christian, the minister, is the man of God. He directs him to keep close to a good education, and particularly to what he had learned out of the holy scriptures (2 Timothy 3:14; 2 Timothy 3:15): Continue thou in the things which thou hast learned. The Greek is hupomone ( G5281) , which means not a passive sitting down and bearing things but a triumphant facing of them so that even out of evil there can come good. thoroughly furnished unto all good works ( 2 Timothy 3:17 ). And they use the book of Job as their proof text. "Much the greatest rogue of all is the man who has gulled his city into the belief that he is fit to direct it.". For "all scripture is given by inspiration of God. The braggart is a swaggering creature, who tries to bluster his way into power and eminence. 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. A form of godliness, a profession of Christian faith without a godly life . But it is asked, Must all men be martyrs? If he does not hide the sorrowful view of an old fellow-labourer's cooling in zeal, with all its dangers, the consolation is also before Timothy both of those that go on in faithful labour, and of one at least restored. They appear to think that if you hold life in Christ to be the one thing that is most precious, to be the prize that your heart reverts to, all owning of anything short of this would be out of place; but it is exactly the contrary. 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. 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. The history of the Christian Church teaches us that falsity cannot live. Men will be treacherous. It is derived from two Greek words which mean to show oneself above. The man who is anosios ( G462) offends against the fundamental decencies of life. Otherwise this might have seemed to be (what unbelief taunts and stigmatizes it, spite of His sanction) pride of heart and presumption. Here he mentions his persecutions and afflictions at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra, besides what he suffered elsewhere. And this, I apprehend, is the reason. There was the road from north Asia Minor and from Galatia which came in via Sardis. 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. For after all, I'm worth it. His connection with the church, but "of the seed of David," the fulfiller of the promises, and object of the prophecies. 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. 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 ). What we have learned we must labour to be more and more assured of, that, being grounded in the truth, we may be guarded against error, for certainty in religion is of great importance and advantage: Knowing, (1.) I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers," what singular language this from Paul! But of one thing Paul was sure--the days of the deceivers were numbered. Good. That is, without any sexual restraints. Things are very much taking this direction of late, and at the present moment. In other words, the word of God is that which thoroughly prepares me for any work that God might have for me to do. He says that in them difficult times would set in. 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. "Trucebreakers". 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. Paul regarded these as man-made things; but the great books for a man's soul were the God-inspired ones which tradition and the experience of men had sanctified. He lit the fire, and then he asked if he might read a little from each book before he dropped it in the flames. Pride always begets insult. You've made a covenant and there are so many broken covenants. 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? When we know the afflictions of good people but in part, they are a temptation to us to decline that cause which they suffer for; when we know only the hardships they undergo for Christ, we may be ready to say, "We will renounce that cause that is likely to cost us so dear in the owning of it;" but when we fully know the afflictions, not only how they suffer, but how they are supported and comforted under their sufferings, then, instead of being discouraged, we shall be animated by them, especially considering that we are told before that we must count upon such things (2 Timothy 3:12; 2 Timothy 3:12): All that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution: not always alike; at that time those who professed the faith of Christ were more exposed to persecution than at other times; but at all times, more or less, those who will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. Here we find the perilous times fairly brought before us. Paul said to Timothy. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. Those who would acquaint themselves with the things of God, and be assured of them, must know the holy scriptures, for these are the summary of divine revelation. III. Why then yield to the enemy? But the phrase may mean any future time, whether near or distant. 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. Now hatred is attended by cruelty, and hence arise persecutions. "Because ye are not of the world therefore the world hateth you" (John 15:19; Matthew 10:22,38,39). Christianity changed all that and a new set of problems arose. "Follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. The word is huperephanos ( G5244) . He was to remember, then, "that Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, was raised from the dead according to my gospel: wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil-doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound." At any rate the apostle presses this very strongly on Timothy. 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. Consider of whom thou hast learned them; not of evil men and seducers, but good men, who had themselves experienced the power of the truths they taught thee, and been ready to suffer for them, and thereby would give the fullest evidence of their belief of these truths." Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. 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. 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. 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. Yea, and all that would live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. There is peril when men assess prosperity by material things. VERSION, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica. Trench, Richard Chenevix, D.D. His answer was: "That which will be most useful to them when they are men." This chapter has a vivid description of the great apostasy (2 Timothy 3:1-9), signs of which were already present, an appeal to Paul's own inspiring and inspired example (2 Timothy 3:10-15), and one of the most impressive paragraphs in all the Bible with reference to the inspiration of the Holy Scriptures (2 Timothy 3:16,17).For more extensive discussion of the apostasy, the man of . SEDUCTION IN THE NAME OF RELIGION ( 2 Timothy 3:6-7 ). (3) if we are persecuted, we should carefully inquire, before we avail ourselves of this consolation, whether we are persecuted because we "live godly in Christ Jesus," or for some other reason. (3) If we are persecuted, we should carefully inquire, before we avail ourselves of this consolation, whether we are persecuted because we live godly in Christ Jesus, or for some other reason. Noah, the earth was really flooded? What am I to believe about sin? There is patience. 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. The alazon ( G213) was a mountebank who wandered the country with medicines and spells and methods of exorcism which, he claimed, were panaceas for all diseases. Truth and holiness and endurance are wanted, not authority or outward order. And passion shall seize him that is peaceful. Now are you going to, you know, take the word of Jesus? Enduring Word Bible Commentary 2 Timothy Chapter 1 There is the idea of menace and of danger in this word. And a hundred and fifty men can board it and they can submerge and go under the North Pole under the arctic ice. The Christian life does not consist only in knowing something; it consists even more in being something. That Day of the Lord was to be preceded by a time of terror, when evil would gather itself for its final assault and the world would be shaken to its moral and physical foundations. 3:1 You must realize this--that in the last days difficult times will set in. But let him not infer, therefore, that he is to be enrolled among the martyrs, and that he is certainly a real Christian. Parakolouthein ( G3877) is indeed the word for the disciple, for it includes the unwavering loyalty of the true comrade, the full understanding of the true scholar and the complete obedience of the dedicated servant. It is not merely what had been preached, but what is in a permanent shape for the good of the saints of God here below, which elicits the remarkable assertion of its peculiar worth. ", 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 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. The technique would be the same in the days of Timothy as it was in the later days of Irenaeus. I believe that God intended you to have pleasure, but when it comes before God, it means that it has become your God and it makes a very poor God to worship or serve. 2 Timothy 3:12-17 - Bible Gateway In fact, all who want to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. Paul said, you know, what kind of a life I've lived. 2 Timothy 3 1 But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. Description of His Past Curriculum 2 Timothy 3:10-12. And then again "the husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits." He brings out the infinite value of the Scriptures, that is of what was written, the one transcendent resource for perilous times when we have not the presence and personal help of apostles. "He devotes himself specially to women, and those such as are well-bred, and elegantly attired, and of great wealth." 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 Jehovah Witnesses seeking to develop their doctrine concerning hell and that it is a place of oblivion, no consciousness, no awareness. For he does not say Jesus Christ simply in. Timothy was from Lystra. Observe, Timothy must continue in the things which he had learned and had been assured of. Their minds become corrupted and they ultimately become reprobate concerning the faith. (1) that they who make a profession of religion, should come prepared to be persecuted. It opened at the Sermon on the Mount. There is that in the scripture which suits every case. (4.) The true leader gives training in living. Socrates skid that they were to be found in every walk of life but were worst of all in politics. In these terrible days men would be braggarts and arrogant. That is to say, they go through all the correct movements and maintain all the external forms of religion; but they know nothing of Christianity as a dynamic power which changes the lives of men. It can sometimes have the meaning of loyalty, or true religion. The word is propetes ( G4312) , precipitate. 2 Timothy - Discover Books of The Bible - bible-studys.org Ephesus was the town of a prosperous, materialistic civilization; it was the kind of town where a man could so easily lose his soul. 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. 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. Let us look at them one by one. In it we find the duties, the qualities and the experiences of an apostle. 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? Xenophon tells us how Cyrus, the Persian king, defined the alazon ( G213) : "The name alazon ( G213) seems to apply to those who pretend that they are richer than they are or braver than they are, and to those who promise to do what they cannot do, and that, too, when it is evident that they do this only for the sake of getting something or making some gain" (Xenophon: Cyropoedia, 2, 2, 12). If there is no human affection, the family cannot exist. So God's word, scripture given for inspiration, by the inspiration of God and is profitable.Of course, this morning we pointed out that the inspiration of the Bible is proved by internal evidences, such as its total accuracy with known facts of science, when it happened to cover scientific subjects. God wants you to be complete. Questions are before him more serious than a maintenance of order. Possibly he did appoint them; but there is no scriptural proof of it. Such is the perversity of sin. 442.]. 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. 2 Timothy 3:12 "Many are the afflictions of the righteous," the psalmist writes (Psalm 34:19).Peter supplies a partial answer to this in I Peter 4:12: "Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you, as does Paul's statement in II Timothy 3:12: "Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer . The fact is that God loves to make His children mutually dependent; and if we are only humble, there are very few saints from whom we may not derive some good, though not always in the same way. It's instructing us in righteousness. This was to reverse the lesson of a risen Christ, and to open the way for all laxity. They're profitable. How many people who have stood before God and have pledged for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, until death do us part; and yet again, the high divorce rate. But then another thing. The word is almost exactly the English swelled-headed. 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! 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. The moment a man makes his own will the centre of life, divine and human relationships are destroyed, obedience to God and charity to men both become impossible. It begets a contempt of men which can issue in hurting actions and in wounding words. It was the common lot of all who endeavored to serve their Redeemer faithfully; and Timothy himself, therefore, must not hope to escape from it. 2 Timothy 3:12 Context. 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 But the sin of the man who is arrogant is in his heart. What am I to believe about angels or the future? This world is in rebellion against God. 2 Timothy 3:12 - Bible Verse Meaning and Commentary - Bible Study Tools The word of God is the foundation for doctrine. 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. 2 Timothy 3:12 Commentaries: Indeed, all who desire to live godly in The cause of this is the present confusion, and accordingly the apostle brings a picture of it before Timothy's mind. And there came that place where, hey, Moses performed a miracle of God and they backed away. Thayer, Joseph H. Thayers Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament. It would not burn. Paul's life: one of faith. A man can reach a stage when, so far from controlling it, he can become a slave to some habit or desire. We must remember that this was written just at the beginning of the years of persecution, when it was becoming a crime to be a Christian. A true insight would have made them recognise in Jesus the Messiah for whom they waited. What Does It Mean That There Is No One Holy Like God? In the Jewish pictures of these last terrible times we get exactly the same kind of picture as we get here. It means to follow a person physically, to stick by him through thick and thin. 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. 6. 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. 2 Timothy 3 - Sermon Bible Commentary - StudyLight.org That the man of God may be perfect,2 Timothy 3:17; 2 Timothy 3:17. 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. Don't start messing with it. [2.] Perverse Men 2 Timothy 3:2-4 . 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. We should be asking: what, if any, is the unifying purpose which binds all this activity together? Men will be ungovernable in their desires (akrates, G193) . He went home and found the fire was out. A word altogether unbecoming in one mouth might be most proper in another. 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. "Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace." The Platonic Definitions defined the corresponding noun (alazoneia, G212) as: "The claim to good things which a man does not really possess." Such offence can and does happen yet. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1977. These twin qualities of the braggart and the arrogant man inevitably result in love of insult (blasphemia, G988) . He wants to accustom his mind to expect hardship instead of shirking it. In all life there is nothing so creative of really productive effort as a clear consciousness of a purpose. 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. The scriptures are able to make us truly wise, wise for our souls and another world. Certain of the temporary persecution, he is equally certain of the ultimate glory. "I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands. 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. 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.
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