II TIMOTHY

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Updated 02/2024



CHAPTER 1

  1. God has given us a spirit of power, love, and a sound mind. One that has power to overcome, love to give, and able to discern the truth.
  2. Jesus is the firstborn of those who will live forever (dwelling in the unapproachable light 1 Tim 6:16).
  3. Paul had committed his life to God and believed God would keep his soul for the Last Day.
  4. Timothy was not to teach anything other than the doctrine he'd been taught. The doctrine he received was witnessed and proven.
  5. Timothy received the gospel and the truth to teach sound Christian doctrine to the people.

CHAPTER 2

  1. We died to our old nature to live for and serve God.
  2. We become entangled with the world when we are more concerned with the things of the world than seeking the will of God.
  3. a. Timothy is the farmer who must labor before he can have a harvest. b. The harvesting of souls for the faith is his reward.
  4. We must endure sufferings, tribulations, and temptations to reign with Christ in heaven.
  5. a. We deny Christ by the lack of profession and conduct in every proper manner or opportunity. b. He will deny us before God. We will be rejected for salvation.
  6. a. The great house (the church, the believers, the kingdom of God) stands firm because God is in control despite when some may err in the church. b. God, by His Spirit, knows who are the good vessels and who  the bad vessels. All who claim to know Him must depart from iniquity.
  7. By departing from unrighteousness, sin, and iniquity to serve God with a pure heart we will be a vessel of honor.
  8. A servant of the Lord should be gentle, not quarrel, able to teach, and patient.

CHAPTER 3

  1. Some have a connection to the church and profess religion but they deny the Spirit influence in their heart and lives.
  2. The godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.
  3. The Holy Scriptures (which was the Old Testament) can make you wise for salvation. From the scriptures Timothy knew God’s expectations and knew of the Christ to come.
  4. Scripture is profitable to us for doctrine, reproof, correction, and instruction in righteousness. It will equip us for every good work.

CHAPTER 4

  1. Some will look for those who will tell them what they want to hear. They want to feel sinless and secure. They will create their own doctrines by which to live.
  2. On the Day of Judgment after Jesus’ second coming we will receive our reward.
  3. The Lord delivered and strengthened Paul in all his trials and out of the mouth of the lion.