Paul's 2nd Letter to Timothy

One of the books written while Paul was in prison.

The Books of the Bible

Previous Book: 2nd Timothy

Language:

Greek

Author:

Paul

Central Theme:

Christian living.

People:

Paul - author of the letter, "an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God"

Timothy - "my beloved child"

Phygelus - turned away from Paul

Hermogenes - turned away from Paul

Onesiphorus - searched for and found Paul in Rome

Highlights:

Thanksgiving and Encouragement

2 Timothy 6: 6-7 For this reason I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is within you through the laying on of my hands; 7 for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline.

Godlessness in the Last Days

2 Timothy 3:1-9

You must understand this, that in the last days distressing times will come. 2 For people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 inhuman, implacable, slanderers, profligates, brutes, haters of good, 4 treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 holding to the outward form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid them! 6 For among them are those who make their way into households and captivate silly women, overwhelmed by their sins and swayed by all kinds of desires, 7 who are always being instructed and can never arrive at a knowledge of the truth. 8 As Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these people, of corrupt mind and counterfeit faith, also oppose the truth. 9 But they will not make much progress, because, as in the case of those two men, their folly will become plain to everyone.

4:3-5

For the time is coming when people will not put up with sound doctrine, but having itching ears, they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own desires, 4 and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander away to myths. 5 As for you, always be sober, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, carry out your ministry fully.

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