No matter how appealing a preacher may be, if he does not preach the truth of Word, he does not deserve our God’s support. On radio and TV today, we have a great deal of which is a mixture of psychology, “pseudo- Christianity” success motivation, and personality cults, with a little bit of Bible thrown in to make it look religious. Beware! They practice what they preach (v. 10c). of life” backed up his messages. Paul’s “manner He did not preach sacrifice and live in luxury. He gave to others far more than he received from them. He stood up for the truth even when it meant losing friends and in the end, losing his life. Paul was a servant, not a celebrity. Their purpose is to glorify God (v. 10d). Paul wanted to do will and finish the work God gave him God’s to do (Acts 20:24; Phil. 1:21). The apostle Paul was a man of who trusted God to “faith” meet his needs. He was a man of who bore up under “longsuffering” attacks. people’s He was a man of love who willingly gave himself (“charity”) to serve others. The word at the end of 2 Timothy 3:10 means patience - the ability to stay in character “consistency, “endurance” when the going gets tough.” Paul tells Timothy to be a marathon runner, not sprinter. They are willing to suffer (vv. 11—12). 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.
No matter how appealing a preacher may be, if he does not preach the truth of God’s Word, he does not deserve our support. On radio and TV today, we have a great deal of “pseudo- Christianity” which is a mixture of psychology, success motivation, and personality cults, with a little bit of Bible thrown in to make it look religious. Beware! They practice what they preach (v. 10c). Paul’s “manner of life” backed up his messages. He did not preach sacrifice and live in luxury. He gave to others far more than he received from them. He stood up for the truth even when it meant losing friends and in the end, losing his life. Paul was a servant, not a celebrity. Their purpose is to glorify God (v. 10d). Paul wanted to do God’s will and finish the work God gave him to do (Acts 20:24; Phil. 1:21). The apostle Paul was a man of “faith” who trusted God to meet his needs. He was a man of “longsuffering” who bore up under people’s attacks. He was a man of love (“charity”) who willingly gave himself to serve others. The word patience at the end of 2 Timothy 3:10 means “consistency, “endurance” - the ability to stay in character when the going gets tough.” Paul tells Timothy to be a marathon runner, not sprinter. They are willing to suffer (vv. 11—12). 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.
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