2 Timothy 2

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1. Men Who Tended the Flock · Ochorus Originals

   Scripture Appendix: God’s Word on the Pastoral Calling cites 2 Timothy 2:24–25

   …s one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” 2 Timothy 2:24–25 — “And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to t…

2. Men and Women Who Gave Everything · Ochorus Originals

   Scripture Appendix: God’s Word on the Missional Life cites 2 Timothy 2:2

   …e my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” 2 Timothy 2:2 — “And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reli…

3. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

   Twenty Years in Chains cites 2 Timothy 2:9

   …wherein I suffer hardship unto bonds, as a malefactor; but the word of God is not bound” (2 Timothy 2:9, ASV). Nee could not travel, but the words traveled. The phenomenon should not be romanti…

4. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

   Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites 2 Timothy 2:9

   …ce. Scriptures to revisit Romans 13:1-7; Acts 5:29; Matthew 4:10; John 10:11; Mark 13:12; 2 Timothy 2:9. Reflection 1. What political assumptions do you treat as spiritually neutral simply beca…

5. Men Who Tended the Flock · Ochorus Originals

   George Herbert — The Country Parson Who Made the Ordinary Holy cites 2 Timothy 2:24–25

   …n the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth” (2 Timothy 2:24–25, NIV). Gentleness in instruction was not a pastoral nicety for Herbert but a theological …

6. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

   1.3 The Preface to the Commandments cites 2 Tim 2: 12

   …xpect to be under the black rod. The gospel tells us of reigning, but first of suffering. 2 Tim 2: 12. (2) Affliction is not always the sign of God’s anger. Israel, the apple of God’s eye, a …

7. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

   The Fourth Stage cites 2 Tim. 2:22

   … Do you fly youthful lusts, and follow after godliness with them that are grave and wise, 2 Tim. 2:22: so shall you put gladness into your mother’s heart, and obtain praise of all that are so…

8. Baptism with the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

   How Spiritual Power is Lost cites 2 Timothy 2:3

   …ence and surfeiting, ever ready to "endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ." (2 Timothy 2:3) I frankly confess I am afraid of luxury; not as afraid of it as I am of sin, but it come…

9. A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life · William Law

   Showing how difficult the practice of humility is made, by the general spirit and temper of the world. How Christianity requireth us to live contrary to the world cites 2 Tim. ii. 12

   …ion of our being saved by them, "if we suffer" with Him, "we shall also reign with Him." [2 Tim. ii. 12] Secondly, As to His Crucifixion; "knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him,"…

10. Men Who Tended the Flock · Ochorus Originals

    John Newton — The Former Slave Trader Who Shepherded with Grace cites 2 Timothy 2:24–25

    …n the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth” (2 Timothy 2:24–25, NIV). Newton practiced this gentleness not because he had no convictions but because he …

11. Men and Women Who Gave Everything · Ochorus Originals

    John Stott — The Bible Teacher Who Served the World cites 2 Timothy 2:2

    …of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others” (2 Timothy 2:2, NIV). He was the Paul; the Langham scholars were his Timothys, and their students were t…

12. Holy in Christ · Andrew Murray

    Holiness and Service cites 2 Tim. ii. 21

    …essel unto honour, sanctified, meet for the Master’s use, prepared unto every good work.’—2 Tim. ii. 21. ‘A holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices. A holy nation, that ye may show fo…

13. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

    The Resurrection of the Body of Jesus and of Our Bodies cites 2 Tim. 2:8

    …hat Jesus Christ of the seed of David, was raised from the dead, according to my gospel."—2 Tim. 2:8. "For I delivered unto you first of all that which also I received, how that Christ died …

14. How to Succeed in the Christian Life · R. A. Torrey

    Persecution cites 2 Tim. 2: 12

    …d is, “If we suffer, we shall also reign with Him. If we deny Him, He also will deny us” (2 Tim. 2: 12). Every one must enter into the kingdom of God through much tribulation (Acts 14: 22), bu…

15. All Things for Good · Thomas Watson

    Concerning God’s purpose cites 2 Tim. ii. 19

    …hem that are his. And, Let everyone that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity” (2 Tim. ii. 19). Our graces are imperfect, our comforts ebb and flow, but God’s foundation standeth sure…

16. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    XII. Gracious and holy affections have their exercise and fruit in Christian practice cites 2 Tim 2:15

    … 23, Heb. 3:6, 12, 14, and 6:11, 12, and 10:35, &c.; James 1:25; Rev. 2:13, 26, and 2:10; 2 Tim 2:15; 2 Tim 4:4-8. But that perseverance in obedience, which is chiefly insisted on in the Scr…

17. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Learning to Walk by Faith cites 2 Timothy 2:2

    … tells Timothy to commit truth “to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also” (2 Timothy 2:2, ASV). The multiplication of hidden investment can outlast the platform. Learning to Be C…

18. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    The Young Preacher and the Little Flock cites 2 Timothy 2:15

    …d unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15, ASV). Nee took both the transforming power and the careful handling of Scripture serious…

19. Men and Women Who Gave Everything · Ochorus Originals

    D.L. Moody — The Shoe Salesman Who Moved Nations cites 2 Timothy 2:2

    …of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others” (2 Timothy 2:2, NIV). Each person reached was also a potential reacher. The chain was meant to keep goin…

20. The God of All Comfort · Hannah Whitall Smith

    Things That Cannot Be Shaken cites 2 Timothy 2:19

    …Creator and Redeemer, and our all-sufficient portion. "But God's firm foundation stands" (2 Timothy 2:19), and it is the only foundation that does. Therefore, we need to be "shaken" off every ot…

21. The God of All Comfort · Hannah Whitall Smith

    The Shout of Faith cites 2 Timothy 2:3

    …those who do not understand it. We are all called to be "a good soldier of Christ Jesus" (2 Timothy 2:3) and to "fight the good fight of the faith" (1 Timothy 6:12) against worse enemies than t…

22. How to Succeed in the Christian Life · R. A. Torrey

    Looking unto Jesus cites 2 Tim. 2: 8

    …ver sin every day, every hour, every moment. “Remember Jesus Christ risen from the dead” (2 Tim. 2: 8, R. V.). God has called every one of us to a victorious life, and the secret of this vict…

23. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    The Eighth Stage cites 2 Tim. 2:17

    …kening to Hymenius and Philetus, as concerning the faith of the resurrection of the body? 2 Tim. 2:17,18. They answered, Yes. Then said the shepherds, Those that you see lie dashed in pieces …

24. The Way Into the Holiest · Frederick Brotherton Meyer

    The Ideal Life cites 2 Tim. ii. 22

    …of peace. He will follow after peace with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart (2 Tim. ii. 22). He will endeavor to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace (Eph. iv. 3). He …

25. How to Bring Men to Christ · R. A. Torrey

    Dealing with Those Who Are Anxious to Be Saved and Know How, but Who Have Difficulties cites 2 Tim. ii. 12

    …n.” Never tell any one that he will not be persecuted, but show him from such passages as 2 Tim. ii. 12; 2 Tim. iii. 12; Matt. v. 10, 11, 12; Mark viii. 35; Acts xiv. 22, that persecution is th…

26. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    The Church and the Body of Christ cites 2 Timothy 2:2

    …t heard from me ... commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also” (2 Timothy 2:2, ASV). Four generations appear: Paul, Timothy, faithful people, others. Healthy mission m…

27. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Revolution, Persecution, and the Cost of Discipleship cites 2 Timothy 2:9

    …ary believers knew how to gather. Paul wrote from prison, “the word of God is not bound” (2 Timothy 2:9, ASV). The sentence could stand as an epigraph over Nee's final twenty years. Submission …

28. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    The Legacy of Watchman Nee cites 2 Timothy 2:9

    … easily confine witness. Paul's sentence remains fitting: “the word of God is not bound” (2 Timothy 2:9, ASV). The books survived. The churches survived in changing forms. The questions survive…

29. Morning by Morning · Charles H. Spurgeon

    March cites 2 Timothy 2:1

    …is glory with exceeding joy.” March 15 “Be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.” (2 Timothy 2:1) Christ has grace without measure in himself, but he hath not retained it for himself. As…

30. Evening by Evening · Charles H. Spurgeon

    June cites 2 Timothy 2:19

    …ints. Grant it, O Lord, unto thy servant! June 21 “The foundation of God standeth sure.” (2 Timothy 2:19) The foundation upon which our faith rests is this, that “God was in Christ reconciling t…

31. Evening by Evening · Charles H. Spurgeon

    July cites 2 Timothy 2:12

    … to permit his own elect to perish. July 3 “If we suffer, we shall also reign with him.” (2 Timothy 2:12) We must not imagine that we are suffering for Christ, and with Christ, if we are not in …

32. Morning by Morning · Charles H. Spurgeon

    October cites 2 Timothy 2:11

    …gment of our amazing indebtedness to his goodness. October 27 “It is a faithful saying.” (2 Timothy 2:11) Paul has four of these “faithful sayings.” The first occurs in 1 Timothy 1:15, “This is …

33. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    May cites 2 Tim. ii. 12

    … Ending of all things.—Mark Guy Pearse. May 25 If we suffer we shall also reign with Him. 2 Tim. ii. 12. The highest bidder for the crown of glory is the lowliest wearer of the cross of self-de…

34. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    June cites 2 Tim. ii. 15

    …d unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Tim. ii. 15. Have thy tools ready; God will find thee work.—Charles Kingsley. June 13 Come out from a…

35. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    August cites 2 Tim. ii. 12

    …cellency of His knowledge.—Macduff. August 26 If we suffer, we shall also reign with Him. 2 Tim. ii. 12. The photographer must have a negative, as he calls it, in order to furnish you with a pi…