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. 371) 2Tim 3:12-15 . .You, however, continue in the things you have learned and become convinced of, knowing from whom you have learned them; and that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ...

. 370) 2Tim 2:24b-26 . . The Lord's servant must . . be kind to all, apt to teach, patient when wronged, with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them a change of heart leading to the knowledge of the truth, and they may come to their senses and escape...

. 369) 2Tim 2:24a . . The Lord's bond-servant must not be quarrelsome The Greek word translated bond-servant means slave; ether voluntary or involuntary. Bond servants are different than captive slaves. A bond servant is typically someone who's entered into a service agreement with minimal...

. 368) 2Tim 2:23 . . Refuse foolish and ignorant speculations, knowing that they produce debating. Not all speculation is forbidden; only the kind that's absurd and uneducated. I seriously doubt that 2Tim 2:23 is addressing one's IQ, but rather, the propensity of some to shoot from the lip...

. 367) 2Tim 2:22 . . Flee from youthful lusts, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, with those who call on The Lord from a pure heart. "youthful" is translated from a Greek word which, in the USA, pertains to folks under the age of 18. But most folks are typically youthful way...

. 366) 2Tim 2:19 . . Let everyone who names the name of The Lord abstain from wickedness. The wickedness he's talking about in this particular instance regards unskilled use of the Bible along with sophistry, conjecture, semantic double speak, wild-eyed posits, theories, flimsy science, and...

. 365) 2Tim 2:16 . . Avoid worldly, empty chatter; for it will lead to further impiety. The Greek word for "worldly" refers to heathenism, i.e. secular thinking. What he's talking about there are bull sessions wherein untrained people discussing the Bible haven't a clue what they're talking...

. ● John 5:16-17 . . Jesus said to them: My Father is always at His work to this very day, and I, too, am working. The perpetual day of rest spoken of at Gen 2:1-2 pertains only to the construction of the cosmos. It does not pertain to other things God does. For example: one of the very first...

. ● Ex 31:16-17 . .The children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant. It is a sign between Me and the children of Israel forever; for in six days The Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day He rested and...

. 364) 2Tim 2:15 . . Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. Some folks construe rightly dividing the truth as instructions to keep the old testament completely separate from the new. But that's not even...

. In the letter to Hebrews, Jesus is portrayed as the new covenant's high priest. Now it would be a fine kettle of fish if I was never permitted to communicate with the one man in Heaven that I'm confident has God's ear. I have inoperable end-stage esophageal cancer. Radiation and chemo have...

. 363) 2Tim 2:14 . . Command them in God's name to stop quarreling over trifles. In a Sean Connery movie titled "The Name Of The Rose" church dignitaries assembled a meeting of the minds to reach a resolution on a theological question which was: Did the Christ own the clothes that he wore or...

. The Jehovah's Witnesses have a much bigger problem in their midst than the design of the apparatus used to execute Jesus, to wit: it is their sincere belief that his crucified dead body is still dead, viz: it has never yet to this day been restored to life, and its remains are squirreled away...

. 362) 2Tim 2:8 . . Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, descendant of David, according to my gospel There are Bible-toting missionaries out there going door to door all over the world teaching that Jesus Christ's crucified dead body wasn't restored to life; they're saying it's still...

. 361) 2Tim 2:3-7 . . Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No one serving as a soldier gets involved in civilian affairs-- he wants to please his commanding officer. A soldier's primary responsibility is to accomplish the mission assigned by their commanders. They don't...

If true that death terminates human existence, then it would not be true that Jonah went to the roots of the mountains while his body was in the big fish, and it would not be true that Jesus went to the heart of the earth while his body was in the tomb. If true that death terminates human...

. 360) 2Tim 2:2 . . And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses, entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others. Paul's instructions were given to Timothy "in the presence of many witnesses" indicating that his instructions were never intended to...

. FAQ: Did Jesus ever instruct anyone to pray to himself? REPLY: Yes. ● Matt 11:28-29 . . Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. ● John 4:10-14 . .If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have...

. ● Jonah 1:17 . . The Lord provided a great fish to swallow Jonah, and he was inside the fish three days and three nights FAQ: Was Jonah alive in the fish? REPLY: Yes. (Jonah 2:1) FAQ: The whole time? REPLY: No; at some point in his nautical adventure Jonah went to a place called sheol...

. ● Luke 23:42 . .Then he said: Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom. The messianic kingdom, as it's described in the old testament, will be a wonderful place to live under ideal conditions, but it won't be an ideal paradise. For one: although longevity will be increased, not...