Episode 111: Legacy - Part 3 - Paul's Charge, continued

2 Tim 1:3-7, 13 - 3 I thank God whom I serve, as
did my ancestors, with a clear conscience, as I remember you
constantly in my prayers night and day. 4 As I
remember your tears, I long to see you, that I may be filled with
joy. 5 I am reminded of your sincere faith, a
faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother
Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well.
6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame
the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my
hands, 7 for God gave us a spirit not of fear
but of power and love and self-control. …13
Follow the pattern of the sound words that you have heard from
me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
14 By the Holy Spirit who dwells within us,
guard the good deposit entrusted to you.


 


2 Timothy 2: 1-7 - 1 You then, my child, be
strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus,
2 and what you have heard from me in the
presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be
able to teach others also. 3 Share in suffering
as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4 No soldier
gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please
the one who enlisted him. 5 An athlete is not
crowned unless he competes according to the rules.
6 It is the hard-working farmer who ought to
have the first share of the crops. 7 Think over
what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in
everything.


 


2 Timothy 3: 1-10 - 1 But understand this, that
in the last days there will come times of difficulty.
2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of
money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents,
ungrateful, unholy, 3 heartless, unappeasable,
slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good,
4 treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit,
lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5
having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid
such people. 10 You, however, have followed my
teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my
love, my steadfastness,  11 my
persecutions and sufferings that happened to me at Antioch, at
Iconium, and at Lystra—which persecutions I endured; yet from
them all the Lord rescued me. 12 Indeed, all who
desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,
13 while evil people and impostors will go on
from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
14 But as for you, continue in what you have
learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned
it 15 and how from childhood you have been
acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you
wise for salvation through faith in Christ
Jesus. 16 All Scripture is breathed out by
God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and
for training in righteousness, 17 that the man
of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.


 


2 Timothy 4: 1-8 - 1 I charge you in the
presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living
and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom:
2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of
season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and
teaching. 3 For the time is coming when people
will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will
accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions,
4 and will turn away from listening to the truth
and wander off into myths. 5 As for you, always
be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist,
fulfill your ministry. 6 For I am already being
poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has
come. 7 I have fought the good fight, I have
finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8
Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness,
which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that
day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his
appearing.