Good morning. Remember,
you are special! Verses 16 and 17 from the third chapter of second Timothy: all
Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for
correction, for training in righteousness; that the man of God may be adequate,
equipped for every good work. If it's not inspired it's not scripture. And
because it is God inspired and living as the book of Hebrews tells us; then it
will do whatever 16 says it will do - it will teach us what we should do. It
will tell us when we're doing wrong – which people today don't want to hear. It
will train us in righteousness. We need training because we don't know how we
should behave. We are children with our training pants on. We still have
training wheels on our bicycles. Nobody wants to hear that we're doing wrong;
but we need it. What does verse 17 say it's for? That the man or woman of God
may be adequate. Now the word adequate doesn't mean just barely good enough. It
means entirely suited; complete in accomplishment. We are also equipped: that
is thoroughly furnished. There is nothing lacking! You don't lack anything. You
are ready for anything that the devil throws at you. So walk with your head
held high – you have nothing to be ashamed of. Remember that the grass withers and
the flowers falls off, but the word of God stands forever! By the way did I
mention – you are special!
Therefore I exhort you, be imitators of me
Good morning. Paul then gives a list of a lot of things that he has gone through as an apostle. I do not write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For if you were to have countless tutors in Christ, yet you would not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel. There could be many people that you listen to either in church or through the Internet or other means; but there was only one person (as a general rule it was a person) that lead you to Christ. Therefore I exhort you, be imitators of me. He was saying that just like a child imitates his or her father, they were to imitate him. He says that again seven chapters later. Since it is easy to forget some things about people we have not seen in a while, Paul says that he sent Timothy to them to remind them of his ways which are in Christ, just as he taught everywhere in every church. Some have become arrogant, as though I were not coming to you. I shall find ou...
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