Category: Biblical Reflections

2 Timothy 4:9–22 (NKJV) 9 Be diligent to come to me quickly; 10 for Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world, and has departed for Thessalonica—Crescens for Galatia, Titus for Dalmatia. 11 Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for ministry. 12 And Tychicus I have … Continue reading Do Your Utmost to Come Before Winter

2 Timothy 4:1–8 (NKJV) 1 I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom: 2 Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. 3 For the time will come when … Continue reading Be Ready! The Reward Awaits

2 Timothy 3:1–17 (NKJV) 1 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: 2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, 4 traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, … Continue reading Surviving Perilous Times

2 Timothy 2:14–26 (NKJV) 14 Remind them of these things, charging them before the Lord not to strive about words to no profit, to the ruin of the hearers. 15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 16 But shun profane and … Continue reading Vessel of Honor

2 Timothy 2:1–13 (NKJV) 1 You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2 And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. 3 You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus … Continue reading Be Strong

2 Timothy 1:1–18 (NKJV) 1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,2 To Timothy, a beloved son:Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.2 Timothy 1:1-2 Paul addresses his second letter to Timothy with nearly the … Continue reading I Know How You Feel

1 Timothy 6:11–21 (NKJV) 11 But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 13 I urge you in the … Continue reading Fight the Good Fight

1 Timothy 6:1–10 (NKJV) 1 Let as many bondservants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and His doctrine may not be blasphemed. 2 And those who have believing masters, let them not despise them because they are brethren, but rather serve them because … Continue reading Godliness With Contentment

1 Timothy 5:17–25 (NKJV) 17 Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and doctrine. 18 For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain,” and, “The laborer is worthy of his wages.” 19 Do not receive an accusation against … Continue reading Honor and Rebuke

1 Timothy 5:1–16 (NKJV) 1 Do not rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father, younger men as brothers, 2 older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, with all purity.1 Timothy 5:1 In chapter 5, Paul moves to a discussion of how to treat and honor the elderly who have been made widows … Continue reading How to Deal with the Family of God