2 Timothy 3:10-13 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
10 Now you followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, [a]perseverance, 11 persecutions, and sufferings, such as happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium and at Lystra; what persecutions I endured, and out of them all the Lord rescued me! 12 Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. 13 But evil men and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
Central Emphasis: Paul urges Timothy to concentrate on the main truths of the doctrines.
- Be Serious
(10 Now you followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, perseverance, 11 Persecutions, and sufferings, such as happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium and at Lystra; what persecutions I endured, and out of them all the Lord rescued me.)
- The Conduct Of Faith
- The Conduct Of Patience
- The Conduct Of Love
- The Conduct Of Perseverance
- The Conduct From Persecution
- The Conduct From Suffering
- Be Godly
(12 Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
13 But evil men and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.)- Keep Yourself Holy
- Keep Yourself Persevering
- Keep Yourself Away From Evil Schemes
- Keep Yourself Rooted In God’s Word
Conclusion: Dear brothers and sisters, we must be godly and serious and persevere in the knowledge of the truth (John 14:6). The believer may fall but he stands up again. This is the true mark of a believer.
GOD BLESS US ALL…