By: Rev. Lynwood F.Mundy
2 Timothy 1:6-14
2 Timothy 1:6-14
Therefore I remind you (1 Tim. 4:14) to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
7 For (John 14:27; Rom. 8:15; 1 John 4:18) God has not given us a spirit of fear, [Acts 1:8] but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
Not Ashamed of the Gospel
8 [Mark 8:38; Luke 9:26; Rom. 1:16]; (2 Tim. 1:12, 16) Therefore do not be ashamed of (1 Tim. 2:6) the testimony of our Lord, nor of me, (Eph. 3:1; 2 Tim. 1:16) His prisoner, but share with me in the sufferings for the gospel according to the power of God,
9 who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, [Rom. 3:20]; (Eph. 2:8, 9) not according to our works, but (Rom. 8:28) according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus (Rom. 16:25; Eph. 1:4; Titus 1:2) before time began,
10 but (Eph. 1:9) has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,
11 (Acts 9:15) to which I was appointed a preacher, an apostle and a teacher (NU omits of the Gentiles) of the Gentiles.
12 For this reason, I also suffer these things; nevertheless, I am not ashamed, (1 Pet. 4:19) for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day.
Be Loyal to the Faith
13 (2 Tim. 3:14; Titus 1:9) [Holdfast] (Rom. 2:20; 6:17) the pattern of (1 Tim. 6:3) sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.
14 That good thing which was committed to you, keep by the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.
The New King James Version. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982. Print.
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