II TIMOTHY CHAPTERS II AND III!
II
TIMOTHY CHAPTERS II AND III!
Thou therefore my son, be strong in
the Grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things that thou hast heard of me
among Many Witnesses, the same commit thou to Faithful Men, who shall be able
to Teach Others also.
Thou therefore Endure Hardness, as a Good Soldier of Jesus Christ. No
man that warreth entangleth himself with the Affairs of this Life; that he may
please Him who hath Chosen him to be a Soldier.
And if a man also strive for Masteries,
yet is he not crowned, except he Strive Lawfully. The husbandman that laboureth
must be first partaker of the fruits. Consider what I say, and the Lord give Thee
Understanding in All Things.
Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was Raised from the
Dead According to My Gospel: Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even
unto bonds; but the Word of God is not bound.
Therefore I Endure All Things for the
Elect's Sakes, that they may also Obtain the Salvation which is in Christ Jesus
with Eternal Glory.
It is a faithful saying: For if we be Dead with Him, we shall also Live
with Him: If we Suffer, we shall also Reign with Him: if we Deny Him, He also
will Deny us: If we Believe not, yet He Abideth Faithful: He Cannot Deny Himself.
Of these things put them in
remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to
no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.
Study to show thyself Approved unto God, a workman that needeth not
to be ashamed, Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth. But Shun Profane and Vain Babblings:
for they will Increase unto more Ungodliness.
And their word will eat as doth a
canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus; Who concerning the Truth have Erred,
saying that the Resurrection is Past Already; and Overthrow the Faith of Some.
Nevertheless the Foundation of God Standeth Sure, having this Seal,
The Lord Knoweth Them that are His. And Let everyone that nameth the Name of
Christ Depart from Iniquity.
But in a great house there are not
only Vessels of Gold and of Silver, but also of Wood and of Earth; and some to Honour,
and some to Dishonour.
If a Man therefore Purge himself from these, he shall be a Vessel
unto Honour, Sanctified, and meet for the Master's use, and Prepared unto Every
Good Work.
Flee also Youthful Lusts: but Follow Righteousness,
Faith, Charity, Peace, with them that Call on the Lord out of a Pure Heart.
But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do
gender strifes. And the Servant of the Lord must not strive; but be Gentle unto
all men, Apt to Teach, Patient, In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves
if God peradventure will give them Repentance to the Acknowledging of the Truth.
And that they may recover themselves
out of the Snare of the Devil, who are taken Captive by him at his will. This
know also, that in the Last Days Perilous Times shall come. For men shall be Lovers
of their Own Selves, Covetous, Boasters, Proud, Blasphemers, Disobedient to Parents,
Unthankful, Unholy,
Without Natural Affection, Trucebreakers, False Accusers, Incontinent,
Fierce, Despisers of those that are Good, Traitors, Heady, Highminded, Lovers
of Pleasures more than Lovers of God. Having a Form of Godliness but Denying
the Power thereof: from such turn away.
For of this sort are they which creep
into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers
lusts, Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also Resist
the Truth: Men of Corrupt minds, Reprobate concerning the Faith. But they shall
proceed no further: for their Folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs
also was.
But thou hast fully known My Doctrine,
Manner of Life, Purpose, Faith, Longsuffering, Charity, Patience, Persecutions,
Afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what Persecutions
I endured: but out of them all the Lord Delivered Me.
Yea, and all that will Live Godly in Christ Jesus shall Suffer Persecution.
But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being
deceived.
But Continue thou in the Things which
thou hast Learned and hast been Assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them.
And that from a child thou hast Known the Holy Scriptures, which
are able to make Thee Wise unto Salvation Through Faith which is in Christ
Jesus.
All Scripture is Given by Inspiration
of God, and is Profitable for Doctrine, for Reproof, for Correction, for Instruction
in Righteousness: That the Man of God may be Perfect, Thoroughly Furnished unto
All Good Works.
This is the Word of
the LORD, to Believers Everywhere!
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The author would really appreciate your constructive comments based on how you understood and interpret each poem. Poems can mean different things to different persons and all views can be correct as long as they conform to the contents thereof. This is the beauty of Poetry.
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