1 00:00:02,680 --> 00:00:05,600 Speaker 1: Life Audio. Hello, they're faithful listeners, and welcome to the 2 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:09,559 Speaker 1: Bible Explain podcast. On this lovely Thursday morning, we are 3 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:11,560 Speaker 1: in the Book of Two Timothy today and we're going 4 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 1: to talk about God's faithfulness even when we are faithless. 5 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:25,280 Speaker 1: Stay tuned, and of course, before I begin this episode, 6 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 1: here is a quick word from a sponsor or. Two So, 7 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:33,960 Speaker 1: I'm so bummed, you guys. I'm so bummed because earlier 8 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 1: today it was beautiful out and I was thinking, oh man, 9 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:40,599 Speaker 1: maybe spring's going to come early this year, but no, 10 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 1: because it is now snowing like cats and dogs. Literally 11 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: at the start of this episode when I started recording, 12 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 1: it was raining outside and like the snow was gone, 13 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 1: and I was really really excited because I dislike snow. 14 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 1: It is all back, the ground is covered once again. 15 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 1: And that is how fast the weather in Ohio can change, 16 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 1: Like in an instant, it goes from sunny, rainy and 17 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 1: then snow in just you know, fifteen minutes. Really really 18 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:13,679 Speaker 1: crazy stuff. Okay, let's go ahead and read Two Timothy 19 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:17,199 Speaker 1: two one through thirteen. There's a lot to talk about 20 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 1: in this portion of scripture. We're gonna talk about some 21 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:22,959 Speaker 1: analogies of the Christian life. We're going to talk about 22 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 1: the faithfulness of God and how we can be effective 23 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 1: evangelists for the Gospel. We're gonna get into all those 24 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:32,679 Speaker 1: topics today. So grab your Bible out of the version 25 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:35,279 Speaker 1: that you prefer. I'll be reading from the World English 26 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:38,840 Speaker 1: Bible or the Web this morning. Grab a cup of coffee, 27 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 1: and let's jump right in together. You, therefore, my child, 28 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 1: be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 29 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 1: The things which you've heard from me among many witnesses, 30 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 1: commit the same things to faithful men who will be 31 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 1: able to teach others. Also, you therefore must endure hardship 32 00:01:56,120 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 1: as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier on 33 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 1: duty entangles himself in the affairs of life that he 34 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:04,880 Speaker 1: may please him who enrolled him as a soldier. Also, 35 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:08,080 Speaker 1: if anyone competes in athletics, he isn't crowned unless he 36 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 1: is competed by the rules. The farmer who labors must 37 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 1: be the first to get a share of the crops. 38 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 1: Consider what I say, and may the Lord give you 39 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:19,960 Speaker 1: understanding in all things. Remember Jesus Christ risen from the 40 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 1: dead of the offspring of David, according to my good news, 41 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:25,639 Speaker 1: in which I suffer hardship to the point of chains 42 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 1: as a criminal. But God's word isn't chained. Therefore I 43 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:32,240 Speaker 1: endure all things for the chosen one's sake, that they 44 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:34,800 Speaker 1: also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus 45 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:38,800 Speaker 1: with eternal glory. This saying is trustworthy, for if we 46 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:41,519 Speaker 1: died with him, we also will live with him. If 47 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 1: we endure, we also will reign with him. If we 48 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:47,800 Speaker 1: deny him, he also will deny us. If we are faithless, 49 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:53,399 Speaker 1: he remains faithful, for he can't deny himself. So Verse 50 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:56,080 Speaker 1: one says you, Therefore, my child be strengthened in the 51 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:58,800 Speaker 1: grace that is in Christ Jesus. Now we know that 52 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:02,080 Speaker 1: this is Paul talking directly to Timothy, and he calls 53 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:04,919 Speaker 1: Timothy his child. And this is not the first time 54 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 1: we've seen this. We actually see Paul call Timothy his 55 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:10,240 Speaker 1: child all the time. And I really do think that 56 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 1: Timothy and Paul had a special kind of like father 57 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 1: and son relationship almost They really did seem to have 58 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:19,800 Speaker 1: a connection in that way. So he says, Timothy, my 59 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 1: child be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 60 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 1: So how are we strengthened by grace? You know, typically 61 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:30,799 Speaker 1: we don't think of grace as something that strengthens us, 62 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 1: but if you think about it, God's grace really is 63 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 1: what gives us strength as Christians. There is nothing more 64 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 1: empowering than knowing that God is on your side, knowing 65 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 1: that God has given you grace and that if you 66 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:46,520 Speaker 1: call out to God, He's going to hear you. You know, 67 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 1: yesterday on the podcast on the Old Testament side of stuff, 68 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 1: we talked about that very subject. We talked about how 69 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:54,200 Speaker 1: when we're going through a trial, if we cry out 70 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:57,320 Speaker 1: to God, He's going to hear us. So ultimately, God's 71 00:03:57,360 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 1: grace to us is the strongest power or we could 72 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 1: ever receive, because God is the strongest. So that's how 73 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 1: we're strengthened in grace. And so Paul encourages Timothy to 74 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:10,880 Speaker 1: also be strengthened in that grace that is in Christ Jesus. 75 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 1: Then he says in verse two, the things which you 76 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 1: have heard from me among many witnesses, commit the same 77 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:20,360 Speaker 1: things to faithful men who will be able to teach others. Also. Now, 78 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:23,560 Speaker 1: likely what Paul's talking about right there is that spiritual 79 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:26,840 Speaker 1: gift that Timothy received in front of all the witnesses. Again, 80 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 1: how many times has Paul mentioned this now without actually 81 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:34,160 Speaker 1: saying what Timothy's spiritual gift is? Like, It's driving me 82 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:35,520 Speaker 1: nuts at this point. I just want to know what 83 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 1: Timothy's spiritual gift was, because it was clearly really special. 84 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:43,080 Speaker 1: Whatever happened for Paul to mention it this often, but basically, 85 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 1: Timothy received a spiritual gift in front of all of 86 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:50,880 Speaker 1: these witnesses when Paul laid his hands on Timothy. And 87 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:54,800 Speaker 1: whatever this spiritual gift is, Paul keeps telling Timothy, you 88 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:57,280 Speaker 1: gotta use it. And he says it again right here 89 00:04:57,320 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 1: in verse two. The things which you have heard from 90 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 1: me amid the many witnesses commit the same things to 91 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:06,200 Speaker 1: faithful men who will be able to teach others also. 92 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:09,039 Speaker 1: So I do wonder, based upon the way this verse 93 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:13,359 Speaker 1: is worded, if Timothy's spiritual gift really was teaching, because 94 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:18,159 Speaker 1: he does tell Timothy to commit the same things to 95 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:21,040 Speaker 1: other faithful men who will also be able to teach. 96 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:25,039 Speaker 1: So I wonder if Paul is telling Timothy that he 97 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 1: should lay his hands on other faithful men, faithful men 98 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:33,280 Speaker 1: specifically to help them also have a spiritual gift of teaching. 99 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 1: I don't know, though, to be frank this verse kind 100 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 1: of confuses me a little bit because we don't know 101 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:42,559 Speaker 1: exactly what Paul is talking about. When I was reading 102 00:05:42,560 --> 00:05:45,880 Speaker 1: through the commentaries, most people think it's when Timothy received 103 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:49,160 Speaker 1: his spiritual gift, but Paul honestly could be talking about anytime, 104 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:52,920 Speaker 1: any particular thing that was stated in front of all 105 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:56,280 Speaker 1: of these witnesses that Timothy heard, and Paul is referring 106 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:58,039 Speaker 1: back to that, and Timothy would have known what Paul 107 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:02,039 Speaker 1: is talking about here. So regardless whatever that thing is, 108 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 1: whether it's the spiritual gift or maybe even a sermon 109 00:06:06,880 --> 00:06:09,640 Speaker 1: that Paul preached in front of all these witnesses, whatever 110 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:12,880 Speaker 1: it is, he tells Timothy to commit the same things 111 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:15,800 Speaker 1: that you heard to other faithful men who will be 112 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:20,200 Speaker 1: able to teach others. Also. Now, before I move past 113 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:23,679 Speaker 1: that verse, I think it's important to note that only 114 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 1: faithful men should be receiving these things, which means that 115 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:30,320 Speaker 1: these people would have to be tested to know whether 116 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:33,479 Speaker 1: or not they were faithful. There's a verse in First 117 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:36,719 Speaker 1: Timothy that says you should not lay your hands on 118 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:39,880 Speaker 1: people too soon and what that means is you should 119 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:43,039 Speaker 1: vet people before giving them any kind of power or 120 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:46,880 Speaker 1: leadership in the church. They should be vetted completely to 121 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:50,479 Speaker 1: make sure that they are faithful people, because unfaithful people 122 00:06:50,520 --> 00:06:52,640 Speaker 1: coming into the church and getting a lot of power 123 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:55,479 Speaker 1: can do a lot of damage. I was actually just 124 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:59,560 Speaker 1: listening to an interview that Mike Winger put out I 125 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:04,280 Speaker 1: think yes yesterday of a famous preacher I believe connected 126 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:07,800 Speaker 1: with Bethel and I hop not the Pancake Place, the 127 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 1: prayer Place, and also a morning Star. And the interview 128 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 1: was the son of this guy coming out and revealing 129 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:17,920 Speaker 1: all of the sexual abuse that his father had done 130 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:20,800 Speaker 1: over the years, because the son had actually worked with 131 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 1: the dad for a really long time, and so the 132 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 1: son was saying that, you know, he was so ashamed 133 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 1: of Bethel because Bethel, without even knowing his father, just 134 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:35,760 Speaker 1: gave him a whole bunch of power and leadership from 135 00:07:35,800 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 1: the get go without really vetting who he was. And 136 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:42,840 Speaker 1: the son had already known that his dad was kind 137 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 1: of psycho by that point and went to Bethel and 138 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 1: was like, hey, you know, my dad is kind of 139 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:50,680 Speaker 1: a nutcase and you probably shouldn't put him in a 140 00:07:50,760 --> 00:07:53,840 Speaker 1: leadership position, but the people at Bethel wouldn't listen because 141 00:07:53,840 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 1: they really liked the dad. So then of course it 142 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 1: came out that his dad was doing all sorts of 143 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:05,480 Speaker 1: terrible things and prophetically abusing people and getting women to 144 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 1: sleep with him through prophecy and stuff, really really awful stuff. 145 00:08:09,560 --> 00:08:13,480 Speaker 1: But my point is that Bethel consistently actually refuses to 146 00:08:13,600 --> 00:08:16,200 Speaker 1: vet people that come in, and so all of these 147 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:21,360 Speaker 1: bad actors are coming into the church causing so many problems, 148 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 1: but Bethel doesn't do anything about it until it's too late. 149 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:27,600 Speaker 1: Then they engage in cover up culture and you know, 150 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:30,160 Speaker 1: don't want people to know what ended up happening. But 151 00:08:30,200 --> 00:08:32,040 Speaker 1: all of it could be avoided from the beginning. The 152 00:08:32,040 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 1: Sun was saying, if you would just get to know 153 00:08:34,840 --> 00:08:37,720 Speaker 1: people who are coming into your church before just like 154 00:08:37,840 --> 00:08:41,160 Speaker 1: throwing them into a leadership position. And so that's the 155 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:44,520 Speaker 1: case right here that Paul is saying to Timothy. He's like, 156 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:48,040 Speaker 1: make sure that when you give anybody a leadership position 157 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:50,040 Speaker 1: or you lay your hands on them, that they are 158 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:54,120 Speaker 1: faithful men, not newbies to the faith, not unfaithful, but 159 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:57,600 Speaker 1: faithful men. So you have to vet these guys. Then 160 00:08:57,640 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 1: he says in verse three. You therefore must endoor he 161 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:03,320 Speaker 1: hardship as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier 162 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:06,040 Speaker 1: on duty entangles himself in the affairs of life that 163 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:08,360 Speaker 1: he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier. 164 00:09:08,679 --> 00:09:12,280 Speaker 1: So now Paul goes into three analogies of the Christian life, 165 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:17,560 Speaker 1: the first analogy being that Christians are like soldiers who 166 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:21,920 Speaker 1: must endure hardship for Christ Jesus, and he brings it 167 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:25,200 Speaker 1: back to a human perspective. He says, Look, there's no 168 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:29,360 Speaker 1: soldier that is actively on duty that entangles himself in 169 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:32,960 Speaker 1: the affairs of life. But he does a good job 170 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:35,920 Speaker 1: as a soldier. He is focused on his task and 171 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:39,079 Speaker 1: he does what his commanding officer tells him to do. 172 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:42,720 Speaker 1: And I mean, that's the truth. When you are actively 173 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:45,080 Speaker 1: on duty, you can't just go do whatever you want 174 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 1: to do. You have to listen to the higher ups. 175 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:49,400 Speaker 1: You got to do what they tell you to do. 176 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:52,240 Speaker 1: And that's essentially what the Christian is doing. We are 177 00:09:52,280 --> 00:09:56,280 Speaker 1: actively on duty for Jesus. Jesus is our commanding officer, 178 00:09:56,600 --> 00:09:58,520 Speaker 1: and when Jesus tells us to do something, we got 179 00:09:58,520 --> 00:10:01,160 Speaker 1: to do it. We got to act within his will. 180 00:10:01,480 --> 00:10:03,960 Speaker 1: And then he makes the analogy of a Christian being 181 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:08,160 Speaker 1: similar to an athlete verse five. If anyone competes in athletics, 182 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:11,360 Speaker 1: he isn't crowned unless he is competed by the rules. 183 00:10:12,920 --> 00:10:16,560 Speaker 1: So if a athlete is, you know, breaking all the rules, 184 00:10:16,640 --> 00:10:20,920 Speaker 1: he's obviously not going to be allowed to play any further. 185 00:10:20,960 --> 00:10:23,240 Speaker 1: He's going to be benched or the team is going 186 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:27,000 Speaker 1: to lose because you have to play the game by 187 00:10:27,040 --> 00:10:30,240 Speaker 1: the rules. And the same thing goes for Christianity. You 188 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:32,959 Speaker 1: have to play Christianity by the rules. And what are 189 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:36,120 Speaker 1: the rules. It's the book that we've been given, the Bible, 190 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:38,960 Speaker 1: that is the rules. So you can't just pretend to 191 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:42,440 Speaker 1: be a Christian without following what the Bible says. That's 192 00:10:42,440 --> 00:10:46,679 Speaker 1: not true Christianity. Just as an athlete isn't truly playing 193 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:49,640 Speaker 1: the game if he's breaking all the rules, a person 194 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:51,679 Speaker 1: is not truly a Christian if they don't follow the 195 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:54,559 Speaker 1: rules of the Bible and they're just making up their 196 00:10:54,600 --> 00:10:57,480 Speaker 1: own rules doing whatever they want to do. That's not 197 00:10:58,520 --> 00:11:01,240 Speaker 1: the way Christians are supposed to live. And then he 198 00:11:01,240 --> 00:11:04,199 Speaker 1: gives his last analogy in verse six. The farmer who 199 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:06,680 Speaker 1: labors must be the first to get a share of 200 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:10,280 Speaker 1: the crops. Consider what I say, and may the Lord 201 00:11:10,320 --> 00:11:13,679 Speaker 1: give you understanding in all things. So now the farmer 202 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:16,000 Speaker 1: is brought up. First it was the soldier, then it 203 00:11:16,080 --> 00:11:19,040 Speaker 1: was the athlete, and now it's the farmer. So how 204 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 1: is the Christian life like the farmer? So a farmer 205 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:27,880 Speaker 1: who does good work for Jesus gets the first share 206 00:11:27,960 --> 00:11:31,720 Speaker 1: of the crops. You know, every Christian is commanded to 207 00:11:31,760 --> 00:11:33,760 Speaker 1: go out and preach the Gospel to every creature. Right, 208 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 1: that's the great commission. That's like the basics of Christianity. 209 00:11:37,520 --> 00:11:40,160 Speaker 1: One oh one, you go out and you make disciples 210 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:43,079 Speaker 1: of all the nations. So evangelism is a big part 211 00:11:43,480 --> 00:11:46,760 Speaker 1: of the Christian faith. You are supposed to want more 212 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:49,800 Speaker 1: people to become saved, And if you are a farmer 213 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:52,640 Speaker 1: in this analogy, you share of that crop first, meaning 214 00:11:52,679 --> 00:11:56,520 Speaker 1: that the Gospel has been presented to you. First. You 215 00:11:56,559 --> 00:11:59,559 Speaker 1: have to understand the Gospel message effectively before you can 216 00:11:59,600 --> 00:12:02,560 Speaker 1: go out and evangelize to other people. There's actually a 217 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:04,240 Speaker 1: story in the Book of Acts that reminds me of 218 00:12:04,240 --> 00:12:06,760 Speaker 1: this verse where there is a man I believe his 219 00:12:06,840 --> 00:12:13,080 Speaker 1: name was Apollos, and he was going around partially preaching 220 00:12:13,760 --> 00:12:18,840 Speaker 1: the Gospel but didn't fully understand it. And Aquila and Priscilla, 221 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:23,320 Speaker 1: the famous duo in Scripture, heard him speaking and they're like, wow, 222 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:26,000 Speaker 1: you know, this guy has a talent. Unfortunately he doesn't 223 00:12:26,040 --> 00:12:29,360 Speaker 1: really know the gospel message all that well. And so 224 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:32,480 Speaker 1: they went up and started talking with him and teaching 225 00:12:32,600 --> 00:12:36,200 Speaker 1: him about what the gospel message was. And after that, 226 00:12:36,280 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 1: Apollos became like a fantastic preacher of the Bible because 227 00:12:41,679 --> 00:12:45,160 Speaker 1: he fully understood it. So before he was not super effective, 228 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:49,760 Speaker 1: but afterward he was. And that shows us that us 229 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:53,680 Speaker 1: Christians need to partake in the Bible every single day. 230 00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:56,800 Speaker 1: We have to first get our share of the crops 231 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:59,520 Speaker 1: before we give them to other people. And this is 232 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:03,360 Speaker 1: not to say that the Bible is super hard to understand. 233 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:06,359 Speaker 1: We can never get it and we should be terrified 234 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:09,160 Speaker 1: to go out and preach if we don't fully understand it. 235 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:10,680 Speaker 1: That is not what I'm saying at all. You know, 236 00:13:10,720 --> 00:13:13,520 Speaker 1: the Gospel message is actually quite basic, but a lot 237 00:13:13,520 --> 00:13:16,040 Speaker 1: of times when we evangelize, people are going to have 238 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:19,600 Speaker 1: questions about the Bible, and if we can't answer some 239 00:13:19,679 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 1: of their basic questions because we don't know what Scripture 240 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:27,120 Speaker 1: says about that particular topic, we're not going to be 241 00:13:27,200 --> 00:13:31,319 Speaker 1: as effective as we could have been. Similar to Apollos, 242 00:13:31,920 --> 00:13:34,440 Speaker 1: before he knew the entire gospel message, he was a 243 00:13:34,440 --> 00:13:38,679 Speaker 1: fantastic preacher, but he was not as effective as he 244 00:13:38,679 --> 00:13:41,640 Speaker 1: could have been because he didn't have the entire story. 245 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 1: And so that's why all of us Christians who want 246 00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:49,240 Speaker 1: to evangelize, and who should want to evangelize, must read 247 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:52,640 Speaker 1: the Bible for ourselves first, so we can answer any 248 00:13:52,760 --> 00:13:56,720 Speaker 1: question that comes our way from people who are interested 249 00:13:57,080 --> 00:14:01,720 Speaker 1: but don't really understand the Gospel themsel elves. So all 250 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:04,520 Speaker 1: that being said, the Christian is supposed to be like 251 00:14:04,559 --> 00:14:08,240 Speaker 1: a soldier, supposed to be like an athlete, and supposed 252 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:13,240 Speaker 1: to be like a farmer in order to effectively minister 253 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:16,920 Speaker 1: to other people. Essentially, and then Paul says, consider what 254 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:19,720 Speaker 1: I say, and may the Lord give you understanding in 255 00:14:19,840 --> 00:14:24,080 Speaker 1: all things. So he knows that Timothy and whoever else 256 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:27,840 Speaker 1: reads this book may not fully grasp what Paul is 257 00:14:27,880 --> 00:14:32,200 Speaker 1: saying here, but Paul has confidence that anybody who remains 258 00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:36,840 Speaker 1: in Jesus is eventually going to understand these things. As 259 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:40,320 Speaker 1: the Holy Spirit gives you knowledge and helps you understand 260 00:14:40,400 --> 00:14:43,240 Speaker 1: a little bit more then in verse eight he says, 261 00:14:43,320 --> 00:14:47,239 Speaker 1: remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, of the offspring 262 00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:50,640 Speaker 1: of David, according to my good News. Now, what's really 263 00:14:50,640 --> 00:14:55,160 Speaker 1: funny about that is, obviously Timothy already knows Jesus Christ 264 00:14:55,160 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 1: and doesn't have to remember these things. Like Timothy is 265 00:14:58,640 --> 00:15:01,520 Speaker 1: not just forgetting the entire gospel message. So why is 266 00:15:01,560 --> 00:15:06,440 Speaker 1: Paul asking Timothy to remember Jesus Christ, who was risen 267 00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:09,760 Speaker 1: from the dead and who is of the offspring of David. Well, 268 00:15:09,800 --> 00:15:12,880 Speaker 1: because that is the basics of Christianity. A lot of 269 00:15:12,920 --> 00:15:15,160 Speaker 1: Christians like to get tangled up in the weeds with 270 00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:18,160 Speaker 1: all of these things that just don't matter as much. 271 00:15:18,840 --> 00:15:22,960 Speaker 1: You know. For example, Paul told Timothy to avoid endless 272 00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:28,480 Speaker 1: genealogies and these myths and Jewish fables that were really 273 00:15:28,520 --> 00:15:31,120 Speaker 1: popular in his day, And I think he's kind of 274 00:15:31,120 --> 00:15:33,920 Speaker 1: reminding Timothy of the same thing. He's like, forget all 275 00:15:33,920 --> 00:15:37,840 Speaker 1: that stuff that doesn't matter, and focus on Jesus Christ, 276 00:15:38,120 --> 00:15:40,280 Speaker 1: who has risen from the dead and who is the 277 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:43,000 Speaker 1: offspring of David. So he is the Messiah, He is 278 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:46,240 Speaker 1: the one prophesied about that should be the forefront of 279 00:15:46,360 --> 00:15:49,960 Speaker 1: every single message that Timothy preaches. That Jesus is the 280 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:53,280 Speaker 1: Messiah and he has been risen from the dead, because 281 00:15:53,320 --> 00:15:56,200 Speaker 1: that is the Gospel message. That is what we live for. 282 00:15:56,760 --> 00:15:59,040 Speaker 1: And Paul says, that's what he lives for. In verse nine, 283 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:01,680 Speaker 1: he says the good News in which I suffer hardship 284 00:16:01,760 --> 00:16:05,000 Speaker 1: to the point of chains as a criminal. Then he 285 00:16:05,040 --> 00:16:07,520 Speaker 1: says this, and I really like this. But God's word 286 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:13,080 Speaker 1: isn't chained, even though Paul is in chains. For the 287 00:16:13,080 --> 00:16:17,160 Speaker 1: Gospel message, the Word of God can never be chained. 288 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:21,440 Speaker 1: No matter how many regimes across the millennia have tried 289 00:16:21,640 --> 00:16:26,120 Speaker 1: to stop the inflow of the Bible, they can't do it. 290 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:29,600 Speaker 1: No matter how many times the Bible is banned, how 291 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:33,040 Speaker 1: many book burnings there are of the Bible, it can't 292 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:36,400 Speaker 1: be stopped. The Bible is not going to be stopped. 293 00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:40,440 Speaker 1: The Bible is not chained. Even if individual Christians get 294 00:16:40,520 --> 00:16:44,640 Speaker 1: chained because of the Bible, the Bible itself can't stop. 295 00:16:44,760 --> 00:16:48,840 Speaker 1: It won't stop. It's never going to stop. That's why 296 00:16:48,880 --> 00:16:53,160 Speaker 1: we have the New Testament two thousand years after Jesus 297 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:56,760 Speaker 1: ascended into heaven. That's why we have the Old Testament, 298 00:16:57,000 --> 00:16:59,320 Speaker 1: which at this point in time is around four thousand 299 00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:02,760 Speaker 1: years old. We have the Bible in its entirety because 300 00:17:02,800 --> 00:17:06,320 Speaker 1: this is God's word, and God can preserve his word 301 00:17:06,560 --> 00:17:08,560 Speaker 1: no matter how much people want to get rid of 302 00:17:08,600 --> 00:17:11,840 Speaker 1: it or want to chain it up. It's never going 303 00:17:11,920 --> 00:17:15,159 Speaker 1: to be chained. He says. Therefore, I endure all things 304 00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:18,080 Speaker 1: for the chosen one's sake, that they also may obtain 305 00:17:18,119 --> 00:17:21,400 Speaker 1: the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. 306 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:23,680 Speaker 1: So Paul says, I do this for you guys. You 307 00:17:23,720 --> 00:17:26,640 Speaker 1: know I'm suffering right now. I am stuck in prison, 308 00:17:27,200 --> 00:17:30,879 Speaker 1: chained up. But I endure these things for you guys, 309 00:17:31,560 --> 00:17:34,120 Speaker 1: so that they may obtain salvation which is in Christ 310 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:37,800 Speaker 1: Jesus with eternal glory. And then in verse eleven, he 311 00:17:37,960 --> 00:17:41,879 Speaker 1: mentions this little poem that a lot of people believe 312 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:46,199 Speaker 1: was in early Christian hymn. He says in verse eleven, 313 00:17:46,640 --> 00:17:50,840 Speaker 1: this saying is trustworthy. Quote, for if we died with him, 314 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:54,800 Speaker 1: we also will live with him. If we endure, we 315 00:17:54,920 --> 00:17:58,320 Speaker 1: also will reign with him. If we deny him, he 316 00:17:58,359 --> 00:18:02,440 Speaker 1: will also deny us. If we are faithless. He remains faithful, 317 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:05,720 Speaker 1: for he can't deny himself. So let's break down this 318 00:18:05,800 --> 00:18:08,600 Speaker 1: hymn verse by verse it says, for if we died 319 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:11,399 Speaker 1: with him, we also will live with him. Now, that 320 00:18:11,440 --> 00:18:14,560 Speaker 1: of course is the basics of Christianity. If someone becomes 321 00:18:14,680 --> 00:18:18,320 Speaker 1: a Christian and dies, they will live with Jesus. They 322 00:18:18,359 --> 00:18:22,760 Speaker 1: will wake up in eternity with Jesus forever. That's the 323 00:18:22,800 --> 00:18:25,640 Speaker 1: first line of this little song. A second line, if 324 00:18:25,640 --> 00:18:30,240 Speaker 1: we endure, we also reign with him. So firstly becoming 325 00:18:30,280 --> 00:18:33,639 Speaker 1: a Christian and dying that means, yes, we're going to 326 00:18:33,720 --> 00:18:37,399 Speaker 1: live with Jesus. But if we endure, if we never 327 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:39,800 Speaker 1: ever give up on our Christian faith, even to the 328 00:18:39,840 --> 00:18:44,960 Speaker 1: point of death or trials or persecutions, if we endure 329 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:48,000 Speaker 1: through all of these things like Paul was doing, We're 330 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:51,520 Speaker 1: also going to reign with Jesus. This may be a 331 00:18:51,520 --> 00:18:55,800 Speaker 1: little controversial, but I actually do believe that there are 332 00:18:55,960 --> 00:18:59,399 Speaker 1: levels to heaven. I've talked about this a little bit 333 00:18:59,440 --> 00:19:02,159 Speaker 1: on the PO podcast before. I don't really think that 334 00:19:02,200 --> 00:19:05,719 Speaker 1: heaven is one dimensional, especially when scripture says versus like 335 00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:08,800 Speaker 1: how you know one city is going to be judged 336 00:19:08,840 --> 00:19:12,480 Speaker 1: harsher in the end than another city. You know, Jesus 337 00:19:12,560 --> 00:19:15,200 Speaker 1: actually said that himself. He said that Jerusalem was going 338 00:19:15,240 --> 00:19:18,040 Speaker 1: to be judged harsher than Sodom and Gomorrah when the 339 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:22,400 Speaker 1: day of judgment comes, because Sodom and Gomorrah didn't have 340 00:19:22,600 --> 00:19:26,600 Speaker 1: Jesus with them, but yeah, Jerusalem did and was still 341 00:19:26,640 --> 00:19:29,959 Speaker 1: rejecting Jesus. And there's other verses that talk about harsher 342 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:34,520 Speaker 1: punishments for people than other people. It presumably saved people. 343 00:19:34,760 --> 00:19:37,600 Speaker 1: And actually in First Corinthians, I can't remember what chapter, 344 00:19:37,640 --> 00:19:40,280 Speaker 1: I didn't look it up, I'm sorry, but Paul talks 345 00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:45,440 Speaker 1: about Christians standing in front of Jesus someday and how 346 00:19:45,520 --> 00:19:47,520 Speaker 1: all of their works are going to go through some 347 00:19:47,560 --> 00:19:52,280 Speaker 1: sort of fire and whatever works were crap are going 348 00:19:52,320 --> 00:19:55,600 Speaker 1: to be burned away, and the only thing that's going 349 00:19:55,640 --> 00:19:58,960 Speaker 1: to be saved is the person themselves. I want to 350 00:19:58,960 --> 00:20:02,520 Speaker 1: say it's First Corinthians two that Paul talks about that, 351 00:20:02,600 --> 00:20:05,360 Speaker 1: but I can't remember specifically. So I mean that right, 352 00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:11,080 Speaker 1: there is Paul talking about Christians, some of them getting 353 00:20:11,119 --> 00:20:14,399 Speaker 1: better rewards and some of them getting punished when they 354 00:20:14,440 --> 00:20:18,560 Speaker 1: stand before Jesus to get judged someday. So in this 355 00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:23,399 Speaker 1: song it mentions firstly, just the average Christian that dies. 356 00:20:24,200 --> 00:20:26,359 Speaker 1: When they die, they're going to live with Jesus, and 357 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:31,960 Speaker 1: that is a great, great thing. But if those Christians endure, 358 00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:36,280 Speaker 1: they will also reign with him. If they are never 359 00:20:36,320 --> 00:20:39,800 Speaker 1: ashamed of the gospel, if they keep ongoing, there's going 360 00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:43,320 Speaker 1: to be a great reward for them when they do die. 361 00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:45,320 Speaker 1: Not only are they going to live with Jesus, but 362 00:20:45,359 --> 00:20:49,320 Speaker 1: they're going to reign with Jesus as well. Then the 363 00:20:49,320 --> 00:20:52,200 Speaker 1: third line of this little hymn says, if we deny him, 364 00:20:52,440 --> 00:20:56,040 Speaker 1: he also will deny us, And I think that's really sad, 365 00:20:56,280 --> 00:20:58,879 Speaker 1: you know, I mean, but here's the thing though. I 366 00:20:58,920 --> 00:21:02,320 Speaker 1: think a lot of people believe that if you deny Jesus, 367 00:21:02,359 --> 00:21:06,600 Speaker 1: that's just kind of the end of your salvation. But 368 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:10,840 Speaker 1: think about Peter. He denied Jesus three times, very famously, 369 00:21:11,359 --> 00:21:16,119 Speaker 1: and yet Jesus did not reject him. So denial is 370 00:21:16,160 --> 00:21:18,320 Speaker 1: not the end of the line for you. Like if 371 00:21:18,359 --> 00:21:21,160 Speaker 1: you've denied Jesus before, or if you're in the process 372 00:21:21,160 --> 00:21:23,920 Speaker 1: of denial right now, or even if you're a Christian 373 00:21:24,080 --> 00:21:28,400 Speaker 1: questioning your faith, that doesn't mean that Jesus is necessarily 374 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:31,040 Speaker 1: going to deny you. I think what this verse is 375 00:21:31,080 --> 00:21:34,800 Speaker 1: getting at is not Christians who are questioning faith or 376 00:21:35,480 --> 00:21:39,639 Speaker 1: super fearful. But I think it's people who just refuse 377 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:44,760 Speaker 1: Jesus completely. They deny the Holy Spirit, they deny that 378 00:21:44,880 --> 00:21:48,800 Speaker 1: Jesus ever existed, they deny God the Father. They might 379 00:21:48,840 --> 00:21:53,359 Speaker 1: be atheistic, they might be some other religion. They just 380 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:58,560 Speaker 1: deny scripture completely. So if you deny Jesus in that way, 381 00:21:58,880 --> 00:22:01,960 Speaker 1: he's also going to deny you. Now, all that being said, 382 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:03,760 Speaker 1: if you're a Christian and you do struggle with a 383 00:22:03,760 --> 00:22:06,199 Speaker 1: lot of fear and you're starting to deny you know, 384 00:22:06,520 --> 00:22:10,000 Speaker 1: Christ out of you know, peer pressure or something like that, 385 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:11,760 Speaker 1: that's not good and you don't want to live your 386 00:22:11,800 --> 00:22:15,320 Speaker 1: life that way. It's not good for you personally because 387 00:22:16,080 --> 00:22:19,919 Speaker 1: you know, people are really fickle, and just because you 388 00:22:20,080 --> 00:22:24,600 Speaker 1: deny Jesus out of fear of peer pressure doesn't mean 389 00:22:24,640 --> 00:22:26,720 Speaker 1: that those people are going to be your friends in 390 00:22:26,760 --> 00:22:29,480 Speaker 1: the future. Doesn't mean they're going to stop harassing you 391 00:22:29,600 --> 00:22:31,760 Speaker 1: or whatever is going on. That's the first reason it's 392 00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:33,400 Speaker 1: really bad for you. The second reason is that you're 393 00:22:33,400 --> 00:22:36,560 Speaker 1: going to be racked with guilt later on. If you 394 00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 1: deny Jesus due to something like peer pressure or even 395 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:44,000 Speaker 1: due to something like persecution, it's just not going to 396 00:22:44,040 --> 00:22:47,040 Speaker 1: be good for you mentally to go back on who 397 00:22:47,119 --> 00:22:49,480 Speaker 1: you believe in. And also, it's not going to be 398 00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:52,679 Speaker 1: good for you when you eventually stand before Jesus. You 399 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:54,720 Speaker 1: know how many times did Paul say, all of these 400 00:22:55,040 --> 00:22:58,520 Speaker 1: people do to fear or whatever reason, have left the faith. 401 00:22:59,160 --> 00:23:01,480 Speaker 1: Don't be one of those those people, because it's not 402 00:23:01,520 --> 00:23:02,760 Speaker 1: going to be good for you. It's not good for 403 00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:05,359 Speaker 1: you here right now on earth, and it's also not 404 00:23:05,400 --> 00:23:07,679 Speaker 1: going to be good for you when you eventually stand 405 00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:11,120 Speaker 1: before Jesus someday, even if you still believe in him 406 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:14,760 Speaker 1: in your heart, but if you're denying him outwardly, that's 407 00:23:14,800 --> 00:23:17,680 Speaker 1: not that's not going to be great. But there's good 408 00:23:17,720 --> 00:23:22,400 Speaker 1: news though, verse thirteen. If we are faithless, he remains faithful. 409 00:23:23,840 --> 00:23:27,199 Speaker 1: I love that verse because there are going to be 410 00:23:27,240 --> 00:23:29,920 Speaker 1: times as Christians when we're going to doubt, when we're 411 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:33,600 Speaker 1: not going to understand. You know, even even John the 412 00:23:33,600 --> 00:23:37,240 Speaker 1: Baptist doubted. You know he can tell he did because 413 00:23:37,280 --> 00:23:40,920 Speaker 1: when he was stuck in prison awaiting a death sentence, 414 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:43,959 Speaker 1: and you know, Jesus was out preaching, John the Baptist 415 00:23:44,040 --> 00:23:46,840 Speaker 1: sent some of his disciples to ask Jesus if he 416 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:49,720 Speaker 1: truly was the Messiah. So, yeah, even John the Baptist, 417 00:23:49,760 --> 00:23:54,720 Speaker 1: the Pinnacle of faith was doubting and faithless at one 418 00:23:54,720 --> 00:23:58,240 Speaker 1: point in his life. So when we are faithless, he 419 00:23:58,320 --> 00:24:02,080 Speaker 1: remains faithful to us. Us. There's a beautiful versa says, 420 00:24:02,119 --> 00:24:04,520 Speaker 1: no one can ever pluck you out of his hand. 421 00:24:05,040 --> 00:24:08,400 Speaker 1: Once you are a child of God, nothing can remove 422 00:24:08,440 --> 00:24:12,600 Speaker 1: you from his hand. He is faithful to us even 423 00:24:12,640 --> 00:24:15,840 Speaker 1: when we are not faithful to him. And here's why. 424 00:24:16,480 --> 00:24:22,200 Speaker 1: Because he can't deny himself. God is the definition of faithful. 425 00:24:23,080 --> 00:24:26,359 Speaker 1: He can't not be faithful. So that's good news to 426 00:24:26,440 --> 00:24:29,720 Speaker 1: us for anybody that has struggled in your faith, or 427 00:24:30,040 --> 00:24:34,280 Speaker 1: you're in denial or doubting, even when you are faithless, 428 00:24:34,480 --> 00:24:40,880 Speaker 1: God remains faithful to you. All right, faithful listeners, here's 429 00:24:40,880 --> 00:24:46,520 Speaker 1: a quick word from our sponsor before I end today's episode. 430 00:24:46,880 --> 00:24:49,800 Speaker 1: I hope today's episode was encouraging to you. It was 431 00:24:49,880 --> 00:24:53,160 Speaker 1: to me. I really like diving into topics like this 432 00:24:53,680 --> 00:24:57,400 Speaker 1: with you know, analogies of Christian faith and how God 433 00:24:57,480 --> 00:24:59,119 Speaker 1: is so faithful to us even if we are not 434 00:24:59,160 --> 00:25:02,120 Speaker 1: faithful to him. I just love topics like this because 435 00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:05,720 Speaker 1: I think they're very encouraging and something that is timeless. 436 00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:09,000 Speaker 1: You know, even though scripture was written two thousand years ago. 437 00:25:09,080 --> 00:25:12,920 Speaker 1: At this point, this is timeless stuff. This still applies 438 00:25:13,440 --> 00:25:16,880 Speaker 1: to today, and I just absolutely love that about scripture 439 00:25:17,119 --> 00:25:19,560 Speaker 1: that regardless of how old it is, we can apply 440 00:25:19,640 --> 00:25:23,080 Speaker 1: it to our lives right now. 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