"Evil men and seducers will wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived." Nowadays we have to restate these old pictures in modern terms. It is of use to all, for we all need to be instructed, corrected, and reproved: it is of special use to ministers, who are to give instruction, correction, and reproof; and whence can they fetch it better than from the scripture? And the word perfect of course is always that of completeness. Well, Jesus has and He told us what to, what it's about in Luke, the sixteenth chapter. Irenaeus draws a vivid picture of the methods of just such a teacher in his day. He read them and never rested until he obtained the rest of the Bible. The scriptures we are to know are the holy scriptures; they come from the holy God, were delivered by holy men, contain holy precepts, treat of holy things, and were designed to make us holy and to lead us in the way of holiness to happiness; being called the holy scriptures, they are by this distinguished from profane writings of all sorts, and from those that only treat morality, and common justice and honesty, but do not meddle with holiness. 2 Timothy 3:12, CSB: In fact, all who want to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. This is unfortunate, since his works contain priceless gems of information that are found nowhere except in the ancient writings of the Jews. To take pains and to endure are requisite even in what pertains to this life. In simple fairness, no man seeking for the truth has any right to neglect the reading of the Bible. At the same time there is the carrying on his full notice of everything found here below that would be a source of comfort to one who anticipated the ruin of Christendom. What Paul is thinking of here is more than faithlessness in friendship--although that in all truth is wounding enough--he is thinking of those who to pay back an old score would inform against the Christians to the Roman government. And there's such a complete, total absence of love. The fact remains that the only place in all the world where we get a first-hand account of that person and of his teaching is in the New Testament. But it is asked, Must all men be martyrs? Let me remark, that there are comparatively few indeed that receive truth without help of others directly from God. Each one of these words in the Greek is an interesting word study. In 2 Timothy 3:9, he says that that apostasy would not always continue; but would be at some time arrested, and so arrested as to show to all men the . but they deny the power thereof: [Paul said to Timothy] from such turn away. It begets disregard of God, thinking that it does not need him and that it knows better than he. Originally the alazon ( G213) was a wandering quack. Who is talking all these words without knowledge? One must try disorders and prove profession. (See notes Matthew 5:10, 11, 12) It is an immense blessing that we have the truth not only in a book, but in a practical shape, the truth that comes out of the heart and from the lips of living men of God. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Et tous ceux aussi qui veulent vivre en la crainte de Dieu, Que rien ne luy est advenu que tous fideles ne doyvent aussi attendre. For "all scripture is given by inspiration of God. They will not only deceive others, but their sins and other deceivers will deceive them increasingly too. That Day of the Lord was to be preceded by a time of terror, when evil would gather itself for its final assault and the world would be shaken to its moral and physical foundations. Now, it is doubtless as true as it ever was, that a man who will live as the Saviour did, will, like him, be subjected to some such injury or disadvantage. What is a man well taught in the truth for, if not to communicate his knowledge to others that are faithful, but not equally instructed in the word of God? 1. Paul said, you know, what kind of a life I've lived. If your God is big enough to create the heavens and the earth, no problem, but you see, we stumble on the very first verse. They're profitable for doctrine. By it we are thoroughly furnished for every good work. I refer to this just to remark that such links as these, which are connected with nature, all come before the apostle's mind, at the very moment when a spurious feeling would have judged it precisely the time to banish and forget them. VERSION, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica. Paul "the aged," as he says, was just about to leave this world. Then he points out the two principal guards for the faithful, in such a perilous state. Paul contrasts the conduct of Timothy, his loyal disciple, with the conduct of the heretics who were doing their utmost to wreck the Church. It is perfectly true--as we have so often said--that Christianity is not founded on a printed book but on a living person. "She then makes the effort to reward Marcus, not only by the gift of her possessions (in which way he has collected a very large fortune), but also by yielding up to him her person, desiring in every way to be united to him, that she may become altogether one with him." "Follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. Next he comes to a more personal need. 10 But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience, 11 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. But we have also been supplied with many precious promises which reassure us that His grace is sufficient, His strength is perfected in our weakness, that suffering for Christ's sake is a privilege for the child of God, and that no amount of trials, tribulation, distress, persecution, famine, nakedness, peril, or the sword, is able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.May we grasp this truth in His strength, and remember that in this world we will have tribulation but that if we fellowship in the suffering of Christ, we will also be glorified with Him Who loved us so much that He died for us, that we might live for Him forever. The same Spirit that breathed reason into us breathes revelation among us: For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man, but holy men spoke as they were moved or carried forth by the Holy Ghost,2 Peter 1:21. In short, let us know that we are Christians on this condition, that we shall be liable to many tribulations and various contests. They claimed that their children learned the law even from their swaddling clothes and drank it in with their mother's milk. They choose to lay, again and again, the early foundations of their Christian faith i.e. That's proper and you should have that desire. The more fully we know the doctrine of Christ and the apostles, the more closely we shall cleave to it; the reason why many sit loose to it is because they do not fully know it. There is teaching. We must remember that the scripture of which Paul is writing is the Old Testament; as yet the New Testament had not come into being. Those who deceive others do but deceive themselves; those who draw others into error run themselves into more and more mistakes, and they will find it so at last, to their cost. It is the normal Greek word for difficult, but it has certain usage's which explain its meaning here. This may be either an injury done to his feelings, his family, his reputation, his property, his liberty, his influence; it may be by depriving him of an office which he held, or preventing him from obtaining one to which he is eligible; it may be by subjecting him to fine or imprisonment, to banishment, torture, or death. He was driven from Antioch in Pisidia ( Acts 13:50); he had to flee from Iconium to avoid lynching ( Acts 14:5-6); in Lystra he was stoned and left for dead ( Acts 14:19). We have the practice and treatment of true Christians: they live godly in Jesus Christ--this is their practice; and they shall suffer persecution--this is the usage they must expect in this world. And the comfort is that, if prepared to cleave to the will of the Lord alone, we shall have, through His grace, fellowship with the true-hearted. The world just exists, no real goal, no real meaning; you're just existing. Afterwards he also speaks of his own work and of that which he was suffering. Trench, Richard Chenevix, D.D. He was wrong on that you know. There were those who would revenge themselves on an enemy by informing against him. But continue thou in the things which you have 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 the faith which is in Christ Jesus ( 2 Timothy 3:14-15 ). The word is anemeros ( G434) and would be more fittingly applied to a wild beast than to a human being. Many and many a time we would be saved from hurting ourselves and from wounding other people, if we would only stop to think. This was to touch the right chord in his heart. "The cloke," then says he, "that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books," not only the clothing, but even that which he is to read, "especially the parchments;" what he was going to write on, probably. But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived ( 2 Timothy 3:13 ). 1:15; 4:9-12, 16) and facing imminent execution, Paul wrote to Timothy, urging him to hasten to Rome for one last visit with the apostle ( 4:9, 21 ). He directs him to keep close to a good education, and particularly to what he had learned out of the holy scriptures (2 Timothy 3:14; 2 Timothy 3:15): Continue thou in the things which thou hast learned. They appear to think that if you hold life in Christ to be the one thing that is most precious, to be the prize that your heart reverts to, all owning of anything short of this would be out of place; but it is exactly the contrary. Activity of service was no longer before him. He was to remember, then, "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." Love of self is the basic sin, from with all others flow. The Holy Spirit would make it to be most practical and precious. She had waded through book after book and laboured with philosophy after philosophy in an attempt to find satisfaction. It was not then an indifferent matter to God. Verse 1. In the last days perilous times will come: The word translated perilous has the idea of troubles, difficulty, and stressful situations. He read the twenty-third psalm from one; the story of the Good Samaritan from another; from another the Sermon on the Mount; from another 1 Corinthians 13:1-13. Now here observe. Such offence can and does happen yet. Note, Those are wise indeed who are wise to salvation. On the other hand, if a soul confesses the name of the Lord, he must have done with iniquity. They still, you know, pay their respects. And this, I believe, is much to be considered. They must expect to be despised, and that their religion will stand in the way of their preferment; those who will live godly must expect it, especially those who will live godly in Christ Jesus, that is, according to the strict rules of the Christian religion, those who will wear the livery and bear the name of the crucified Redeemer. It opened at the Sermon on the Mount. God help us. In the last days there would come times which would menace the very existence of the Christian Church and of goodness itself, a kind of last tremendous assault of evil before its final defeat. 2 Timothy 3:12 - Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse I have many scriptures that I don't understand yet. Not so the apostle Paul. Few choose to leave behind the elementary teaching about Christ, and press on into maturity.Sadly many believers, although saved by grace through faith in Christ, refuse to move past the elementary principles of the Christian life. In the days between the Old and the New Testaments many Jewish books were written which expanded the Old Testament stories. It has been pointed out that the writer of Revelation may well have been thinking of Ephesus when he wrote that haunting passage which describes the merchandise of men: "The cargo of gold, silver, jewels and pearls, fine linen, purple, silk and scarlet, all kinds of scented wood, all articles of ivory, all articles of costly wood, bronze, iron and marble, cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, frankincense, wine, oil, fine flour and wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and slaves, that is, human souls" ( Revelation 18:12-13). Judaism had its divine institutions and hopes, but the truth is found in Christendom only: nevertheless in Christendom, who fails to discern Jewish elements and heathenish enormities? But [Paul said] they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as [Jannes and Jambres] also were ( 2 Timothy 3:9 ). THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL Far more harm is done from want of thought than almost anything else. Paul suffered as he taught: a single eye to Christ and His grace made him consistent. That persecution which will properly furnish any evidence that we are the friends of Christ, must be only that which is for righteousness sake Matthew 5:10, and must be brought upon us in an honest effort to obey the commands of God. But the condition of the believers had deteriorated. Only Luke is with me." See also 1 Timothy 4:7; 1 Timothy 6:11, and on godliness, 1 Timothy 2:2. It is undoubtedly true at all times, and will ever be, that they who are devoted Christians - who live as the Saviour did - and who carry out his principles always, will experience some form of persecution. Practical Bible study on 2 Timothy 1. Yes, and everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. He did so to help him realize that he faced no unknown situation in Ephesus and to enable him to combat it intelligently. The woman protests that she has never done so and cannot do so. He tells such women that by his spells and incantations he can enable them to prophesy. In his own neighbourhood he had seen Paul suffer because of his devotion to Christ (10-12; cf. (2Baruch 27). Two men were talking of a great satirist who had been filled with moral earnestness. It is said that, after hearing an evangelical sermon, Lord Melbourne once remarked: "Things have come to a pretty pass when religion is allowed to invade the sphere of private life." "Knowing especially the firm foundation upon which thou hast built, namely, that of the scripture (2 Timothy 3:15; 2 Timothy 3:15): That from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures.". Moreover, as soon as zeal for God is manifested by a believer, it kindles the rage of all ungodly men; and, although they have not a drawn sword, yet they vomit out their venom, either by murmuring, or by slander, or by raising a disturbance, or by other methods. In the light of this warning from the Saviour, no Christian should be surprised at persecution. More and more the Christian is a marked person because the more corrupt the world becomes, the more the Christian stands out. Negative and positive illustrations 3:8-13. 2 Timothy 3:12-17 - Bible Gateway We've just experienced a tremendous demonstration of that in the Los Angeles basin in the last couple of weeks. Things will get worse as people turn away from those who teach the Scriptures, and listen to those who teach their own theories. He might even seem to be humble; but in his secret heart there is contempt for everyone else. At that time Timothy was just a very young boy, probably in his mid-teens and yet he was attracted to Paul the apostle because of the message that Paul bore. Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Second Timothy chapter three? That will = Who will live ( ) to desire, to want to, to wish. (2) they who are persecuted for their opinions, should consider that this may be one evidence that they have the spirit of Christ, and are his true friends. (i) He says that the Scriptures give the wisdom which will bring salvation. It is beyond argument that the Scriptures can convict a man of his error and convince him of the power of Christ. He said that one isn't inspired; obviously inspired. That is where you become thoroughly equipped to do the work that God has designed and ordained for you. 3:2-5 For men will live a life that is centred in self; they will be lovers of money, braggarts, arrogant, lovers of insult, disobedient to their parents, thankless, regardless even of the ultimate decencies of life, without human affection, implacable in hatred, revelling in slander, ungovernable in their passions, savage, not knowing what the love of good is, treacherous, headlong in word and action, inflated with pride, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God. It is the attitude which bears with everything men can do and refuses to be either angry or embittered, and which will never seek anything but their highest good. Here he mentions his persecutions and afflictions at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra, besides what he suffered elsewhere. and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution ( 2 Timothy 3:12 ). Quite a promise, isn't it? "Men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, truce-breakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God." ii. In 2 Timothy 3:13 he meant that evil becomes more intensive as time goes on. In living in such a manner, persecution will come; but the Lord will deliver the faithful. Paul concludes this section with an appeal to Timothy to remain loyal to all the teaching he had received. Noah, the earth was really flooded? VERSION, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica. If they contradict the teaching of the Bible, they are to be refused. But of one thing Paul was sure--the days of the deceivers were numbered. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1930. Avoid such people. fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, highminded, [and then] lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God ( 2 Timothy 3:3-4 ); The pleasuremania of the United States. And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men." It is not merely what had been preached, but what is in a permanent shape for the good of the saints of God here below, which elicits the remarkable assertion of its peculiar worth. "Blessed is he who will come in the name of the Lord" ( Psalms 118:26 ). Christianity was cradled in Judaism and very naturally thought largely in Jewish terms and pictures. His mind was caught; he took it back. And you will find as God's word becomes a very part of your life and you begin to be guided by the word of God, that God will begin to use you in very exciting ways. But I can't believe what I see in some of these restaurants over here in the Irvine industrial business center. Matthew 10:22-23; Luke 21:12; John 15:20; Acts 14:22; 1 Thessalonians 3:4). Christianity changed all that and a new set of problems arose. 10 But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience, 11 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. The doctrine that he preached. Such is the meaning of purging himself. There was a certain heretic called Marcus who dealt in magic. The New Testament had not yet been canonized. He says: "Open thy mouth, speak whatsoever occurs to thee, and thou shalt prophesy." He glanced at it as he consigned it to the flames. I believe God intended that you should enjoy life.There is nothing wrong with having pleasure. "If religion gives no quarter to vice, the vicious will give no quarter to religion and its professors.". (3.) They cannot understand an inspired apostle talking about a cloak in the midst of a divinely given pastoral charge. It is needful to exercise judgment now. . 2 Timothy 3 Commentary - Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible There was the great trade route from the Euphrates valley which came by way of Colosse and Laodicea and poured the wealth of the east into the lap of Ephesus. The history of the Christian Church teaches us that falsity cannot live. Given the right conditions, such oppositions would be just as deadly as the great Roman persecutions. That is why the church which has no Bible Class is a church in whose work an essential element is missing. It may be that, since we are only human, we cannot live entirely without differences with our fellow-men, but to perpetuate these differences is one of the worst--and also one of the commonest--of all sins. The Greek word (prodotes, G4273) means nothing less than a traitor. He returned after the first missionary journey to visit the Churches he had founded, "strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God" ( Acts 14:22). But shun profane and vain babblings.". I can base my beliefs upon what God has said because it is indeed God's word.I have great difficulty with these people who develop doctrines that are contrary to what Jesus said, as though they understand more than Jesus about what's happening in the future. The kind of guys that went around selling snake oil or cure-alls, deceiving, defrauding people. In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. This present age was altogether evil; and the age to come would be the golden age of God. Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution - Paul takes occasion from the reference to his own persecutions, to say that his case was not unique. As we know, there may be over it all a certain form of godliness, but underneath it is really wickedness. In Greek writings these two words often went together; and they are both picturesque. And a less confession than this God never permitted the church to accept; nor in fact in Jerusalem itself was less ever accepted than the naming the name of the Lord. They did not keep the covenant that they made. Compare the catalogue, Ro 1:29, &c., where much the same sins are attributed to heathen men; it shall be a relapse into virtual heathendom, with all its beast-like propensities, whence the symbol of it is "a beast" (Re 13:1, 11, 12, &c.; 17:3, 8, 11). Now I'm not about to say God was wrong. All that will live godly So opposite to the spirit and practice of the world is the whole of Christianity, that he who gives himself entirely up to God, making the Holy Scriptures the rule of his words and actions, will be less or more reviled and persecuted. (1) that they who make a profession of religion, should come prepared to be persecuted. The Greek word literally is fully matured or of full age, fully matured, that the man of God might be fully matured. [2.] The most amazing things may happen if he does, for there is a saving wisdom here that is in no other book. In those days trade tended to flow down river valleys; Ephesus was at the mouth of the River Cayster, and commanded the trade of one of the richest hinterlands in all Asia Minor. Ephesus was the town of a prosperous, materialistic civilization; it was the kind of town where a man could so easily lose his soul. "They that live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution." 2 Timothy 3:12 Commentaries: Indeed, all who desire to live godly in 2. Socrates skid that they were to be found in every walk of life but were worst of all in politics. And as we pointed out, the danger always of saying some scriptures, not all scriptures, is the loss of authority. (This book is used for definition of Greek words. 2 People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, Timothy fully knew Paul's good character, which he might gather from his doctrine, manner of life, and purpose; for he gave proofs of his faith (that is, of his integrity and fidelity, or his faith in Christ, his faith concerning another world, by which Paul lived), his long-suffering towards the churches to which he preached and over which he presided, his charity towards all men, and his patience. As members of the Church, we should sometimes ask ourselves, what are we trying to do in it? and then shall we find the benefit and advantage designed thereby, and shall at last attain the happiness therein promised and assured to us. [4.] Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. The Christian life does not consist only in knowing something; it consists even more in being something. They will maintain the outward form of religion, but they will deny its power. It can sometimes have the meaning of loyalty, or true religion. "Trucebreakers". Now this is not given to us in the Scriptures but there are other, what are known as apocryphal books, in which these two fellows are named. The term "godly" (eusebos) means "piously" (Thayer 262-2-2153). The Greek word is that men will become anosios ( G462) . ", and [as such they are] profitable ( 2 Timothy 3:16 ).
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