Happy Friday and welcome again to Bible Study Snacks! I'm excited to journey through another Bible study series with you. Those of you who have followed our other studies know I like to keep them short, informative, but to the point.
This week, we continue with our series on the The Second Epistle of Timothy, or 2 Timothy. As always, I hope you had a great week, and that today finds you in good health, positive in energy, and strong in faith!
Although brief, the studies presented here are packed full of good information for everyone regardless of your level of biblical knowledge. It is my ultimate hope that they might inspire you to an even deeper study of Scripture!
As always, I whole-heartedly believe in the importance that any Bible study should begin with prayer. If you have your Bible ready, let us pray together...
"Heavenly father, please guide us as we study your Word today; I pray that our hearts and our minds will be open so that we will not only receive your Gospel, but learn from it as well; you are the Light of the world, Lord, and your Spirit will illuminate our path as we journey through your teachings. In the name of Jesus Christ, Our Lord and Savior. Amen"
If you are taking notes for yourself, or using this for a bible study with others, here are some things to think about for this week's lesson...
This Weeks Objectives: Participants should be able to...
* learn about the moral decline that will occur in the last days.
* appreciate the value of all Scripture, including the Old Testament.
For your convenience, here is a summary of this week's lesson, specifically 2 Timothy, Chapter 3...
From exhortations to steadfast service in the first two chapters, Paul now proceeds to offer exhortations to sound doctrine in this chapter and into the next. He warns of perilous times to come in the last days, describing the condition of the people during these times. Such people Timothy was to turn away from, for they would be just like Jannes and Jambres who resisted Moses in the Old Testament (2 Timothy 3:1-9).
Reminding Timothy of how he had carefully followed Paul's doctrine and manner of life up to that point, Paul warns of the persecution to befall those who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus. While evil men and impostors will grow worse and deceive many (being deceived themselves), Timothy is exhorted to continue in those things he has learned.
Paul has special reference to the Scriptures Timothy had known since childhood, which like all Scripture is inspired of God and has the value of making one wise for the salvation which is by faith in Christ, instructing one in such a way as to make him complete and thoroughly equipped for every good work (2 Timothy 3:10-17).
REVIEW QUESTIONS:
1) When will perilous times come? (2 Timothy 3:1)
2) During these perilous times, what three things will men love? (2 Timothy 3:2-4)
3) What sort of godliness will they have? (2 Timothy 3:5)
4) How will such men gain followers? (2 Timothy 3:6)
5) What is said about their learning? (2 Timothy 3:7)
6) What two men will these individuals in perilous times be like? (2 Timothy 3:8)
7) What had Timothy carefully followed in regards to Paul? (2 Timothy 3:10-11)
8) What did Paul say about those who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus? (2 Timothy 3:12)
9) What will happen in regards to evil men and impostors? (2 Timothy 3:13)
10) In what was Timothy to continue? (2 Timothy 3:14)
11) What had he known from his childhood? (2 Timothy 3:15)
12) What was the value of those things he had known since childhood? (2 Timothy 3:15)
13) What two things are stated about all scripture? (2 Timothy 3:16)
14) What are the scriptures designed to produce? (2 Timothy 3:17)
After completing this week's study, I encourage you to go back and read through the material again. Take your time and read each topic and scripture reference as many times as you feel necessary. Keep in mind that by doing this, you just might see something new that you overlooked the first time around!
As always, I will continue to pray that God’s message will come through to you loud and crystal clear. Until our next time together...
God bless you!
Sheri
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