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2 Timothy 2:14-19Slide2
b
eware false teachers
Be
on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood. I know that after my departure savage wolves will come
inSlide3
b
eware false teachers
among
you, not sparing the flock
;
and
from among your own selves
men will arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them. Therefore be on the
alert…
Acts
20:28-
31Slide4
b
eware false teachers
As
I urged you upon my departure for Macedonia, remain on at Ephesus so that you may instruct certain men not to teach strange doctrines, nor to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which give rise to
mereSlide5
b
eware false teachers
speculation
rather than furthering the administration of God which is by
faith… For
some men, straying from these things, have turned aside to fruitless discussion, wanting to be teachers of the Law, even though they do
notSlide6
b
eware false teachers
understand
either what they are saying or the matters about which they make confident assertions
.
1
Timothy
1:3-7Slide7
2 Timothy 2:14-19
Remind
them of these things, and solemnly charge them in the presence of God not to wrangle about words, which is useless and leads to the ruin of the
hearers. Be
diligent to present yourself approved to God as a
workmanSlide8
2 Timothy 2:14-19
who
does not need to
be ashamed accurately handling the word of truth. But avoid worldly and empty chatter, for it will lead to further ungodliness, and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them areSlide9
2 Timothy 2:14-19
Hymenaeus and
Philetus, men
who
have
gone astray from the truth
saying
that
the resurrection has already
taken
place
, and they upset the faith of some
.
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2 Timothy 2:14-19
Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who names the name of the Lord is to abstain from wickedness.”Slide11
4 negative; 2 positive
Do not
to wrangle about words, which is useless and leads to the ruin of the hearers
.
Avoid
worldly and empty chatter, for it will lead to further
ungodliness.Slide12
4 negative; 2 positive
T
heir
talk will spread like
gangrene.
Hymenaeus
& Philetus
, men who have gone astray from the truth
saying
that the resurrection has already taken place, and they upset the faith of some.
Slide13
w
ord wrangling
New Testament
examples:
Greek philosophy
that denied
a literal future resurrection.
Jewish genealogies and legal debates that devalued
grace
.Slide14
w
ord wrangling
Examples today:
Unending debates:
theological issues
-election/predestination
-extent of the atonement
-sovereignty
-free
willSlide15
w
ord wrangling
Date settingSlide16
w
ord wrangling
Examples today:
Unending debates:
church issues
-style of music/instruments
-communion: wine or juice?
-pews or chairs?
-which Bible version
?Slide17
w
ord wrangling
Concerns:
Unending debates...
-distracts the hearers
-discord sown among the church
-divisions result
-deters us from
WordSlide18
w
ord wrangling
Concerns:
Unending debates...
Hymenaeus
and Philetus
, men who
have gone
astray from the truth
saying that
the resurrection has
already
taken
place.
(2 Tim. 2:17-18
)Slide19
w
ord wrangling
Concerns:
Unending debates...
Some have suffered shipwreck in regard to their faith…
Hymenaeus
… whom I have handed over to Satan, so that he will be taught not to blaspheme
(1 Tim 1:19-20)
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w
ord wrangling
Concerns:
Unending debates...
…
and
from among your own selves
men will arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them. (Acts 20:28-31)
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4 negative; 2 positive
Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to
be ashamed
, accurately handling the word of truth
.Slide22
2 Timothy 2:15
Be
diligent
to
present yourself
approved
to God
as
a workman
who
does not need to
be ashamed
,
accurately
handling the word of
truthSlide23
2 Timothy 2:15
Be
diligent
to
present yourself
approved
to God
as
a workman
who
does not need to
be ashamed
,
accurately
handling the word of
truth Slide24
2 Timothy 2:15
Be
diligent
to
present yourself
approved
to God
as
a workman
who
does not need to
be ashamed
,
accurately
handling the word of
truth Slide25
2 Timothy 2:15
Approved to God
-I’m not fully accepted by God now?
-What kind of approval is this?
-I have to work for God’s approval
?Slide26
2 Timothy 2:15
Approved to God
-
δόκιμος
(dokimos): pertaining to being genuine on the basis of testing; qualify; approve;
an evaluation
.Slide27
a
ll kinds of evaluations
Movie reviews: 4 stars! ****
Hotel reviews: 2 stars
Restaurants: stars or points system
Football recruits: 1-5 star athletes
Midterms &
FinalsSlide28
a
ll kinds of evaluationsSlide29
a
ll kinds of evaluationsSlide30
a
ll kinds of evaluationsSlide31
a
ll kinds of evaluationsSlide32
a
ll kinds of evaluationsSlide33
a
ll kinds of evaluationsSlide34
a
ll kinds of evaluationsSlide35
James 1:2-3
Approved to God
-
δόκιμος
(dokimos)
Consider
it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various
trials
,
knowing
that the
testing
of your faith produces
endurance
.Slide36
1 Corinthians 3:13
Approved to God
-
δόκιμος
(dokimos)
…each
man’s work will become evident; for the day will show it because it is to be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will
test
the
quality
of each man’s work
.Slide37
1
Corinthians 9:24-27
Approved to God
-
δόκιμος
(dokimos)
Do
you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.
Everyone who competes in
theSlide38
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Approved to God
-
δόκιμος
(dokimos)
games
exercises self-control in all things. They then do it to receive a
perishable wreath
, but
we an imperishable. Therefore, I run in such a way,Slide39
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Approved to God
-
δόκιμος
(dokimos)
as
not without aim; I box in such a way, as not beating the air;
but
I
discipline
my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be
disqualified
.Slide40
2 Timothy 2:15
A
pproved
W
orkmen
A
re
N
ot
A
shamedSlide41
2 Timothy 2:15
Be
diligent
to
present yourself
approved
to God
as
a workman
who
does not need to
be ashamed
,
accurately
handling the word of
truthSlide42
The Word of Truth
Intentional
Influential
Intensive Slide43
Intentional
Ezra
had
set his heart
to
study
the law of the
Lord
and to practice
it…(Ezra 7:10a)
Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a
workman…(2
Timothy 2:
15
)Slide44
Influential
D
o
not be conformed to
this world
, but be transformed by the renewing of your
mind… (Romans 12:2a
)Slide45
Influential
All
Scripture is
inspired
by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for
training
in
righteous-ness
;
so
that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work
. (2 Tim. 3:16
)Slide46
Intensive
On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul began talking to them, intending to leave the next day, and he prolonged
his
message
until
midnight
.
There were many lamps in the upper room
whereSlide47
Intensive
w
e were
gathered
together. And
there was a young man named
Eutychus
sitting on
the window sill, sinking into a deep sleep; and as Paul kept on talking, he was overcome by sleep and fell down from the third floor and
wasSlide48
Intensive
picked up
dead.
But
Paul went
down and
fell upon him, and after embracing him, he said,
“Do
not be troubled, for his life is in him.”
When he
had gone
back
up
and
had broken
the
bread and eaten
, he talked with them
a
longSlide49
Intensive
while
until
daybreak
, and then left.
They
took away the boy alive,
and
were
greatly
comforted
. (Acts 20:7-12
)Slide50
Intensive
But
when
God…was pleased
to
reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with
flesh
and blood
,
nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me;
but I went away to
Arabia
…(Galatians 1:15-17
)Slide51
Intensive
Although by this time you ought to be
teachers…(Hebrews 5:12a)
Like
newborn infants, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your
salvation. (1 Peter 2:2
)Slide52
4 negative; 2 positive
Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who names the name of the Lord is to abstain from wickedness
.”Slide53
4 negative; 2 positive
A reminder from God…
That His church still stands and will not be thwarted by those wrongly focused on useless words
.Slide54
2 Timothy 2:14-19
Useless Words
The Word of
TruthSlide55
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hat’s next?
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hat’s next?
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