II Timothy Ch 2

This week we examine the holy calling, promise of life in Christ Jesus given to us as a gift in Christ before the world began and determine what our position is, and what our obligation of obedience is in and toward him. We’ll also review some evidence that those who were “turned away” from Paul were turned away in apostasy.

What does it mean to be “strong in grace”? We’ll examine evidence of the power we have access to in believing and hoping in Christ. And we’ll see Paul call witnesses to the gospel he calls “my gospel” – including his forefathers, Timothy’s grandmother Lois, his mother Eunice, King David and the scriptures. And he commands Timothy and us to commit that gospel to faithful men. How do we identify faithful men? And are all Christians saints and faithful men?

We’ll go over striving lawfully, being first partakers of the fruit and receiving understanding in all things. We cover the two groups of God’s elect in Christ and how Paul’s gospel to them is not according to Old Testament prophecy, but according to the mystery kept secret since the world began. We’ll discuss that second group of “elect” – us gentiles who believe the gospel!

Paul asks if we are dead with Christ, if we are raised with him, if we’ll reign or be denied by him? We’ll study what this means in light of our salvation and our activities and position in the world to come.

We’ll consider the major biblical doctrines of studying and rightly dividing the word of truth, and how they are diminished and even hidden by the modern church with their corrupted bibles. And finally we’ll look at who it is who opposes themselves and what we need to do about it.

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