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Sacred Sunday Bible Study ~ 2 Timothy, Chapter 2-Suffering Builds Character!

Sacred Sunday Bible Study ~ 2 Timothy, Chapter 2-Suffering Builds Character!

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2 Timothy: Chapter 2 Summary Suffering Builds Character! Now, Paul
gives Timothy some advice: stay strong, man. It'll be Timothy's job
to pass on everything he's heard from Paul. He needs to be like a
solider who's willing to suffer to make the commander or a star
athlete who wins by following the rules or a farmer who gets to
take the first bite of the crops he grew. Paul says God will
give him the answer key shortly. Paul may be in chains because of
Jesus, but God's words can't be chained. He's willing to go to any
lengths so that God's people can be saved and spend an eternity
with Jesus. Basically, God helps those who stick by his side. If
you die with him, you'll live. If you suffer for him, you'll be on
top one day. But if you turn your back on him, good things will not
happen. Paul tells Timothy to remind his students in Christ that
they shouldn't sit and argue about dogma all day. More obeying,
less questioning. Because questioning leads to sin. So everyone
just needs to listen up if they want to stay on the path to Heaven.
Paul doesn't want anyone else who seem to think the resurrection
already happened. It's kind of like that drawer in your house that
holds all your utensils. Stay with us here. Some of those utensils
are fancy silver serving spoons that last for years. And others are
just boring wooden spoons that you toss in the trash when they get
old. Paul is saying that you want to be like God's special
silver serving spoon. Valuable, sturdy, and the kind of thing God
doesn't want to toss aside. Paul also tells Timothy not to act
childish. He should keep his record clean and not get involved in
stupid arguments all the time. Even when people are oh-so wrong
about Jesus, Timothy needs to treat them with kindness. Hey, maybe
God will change their silly, Devil-possessed minds one day, he
says.