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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 2:2

‘And the things which you have heard from me among many witnesses, the same commit you to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.’ And in the course of this he is to train Bible teachers for the future. Paul has given Timothy solid training in the traditions of the Gospel, and he has testified to him of his own experience of seeing the resurrected Christ, and of what the Lord had said and done. Furthermore, Timothy had also heard it in front of ‘many witnesses’, many of whom, if... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 2:3

‘Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.’ He is also, like Paul himself, to face up to any hardship to come as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. The Lord’s army is on the march, the comforts and entanglements of home life have been left behind, and he must be ready to face both physical shortages and danger, and spiritual battles. He must especially recognise that such a life will often result in hardship and require perseverance and endurance, something that he must take on... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 2:4

‘No soldier on service entangles himself in the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.’ 2 Timothy 2:4-6 now give three examples of what is required of those who follow Christ. The first requires commitment and sacrifice. The second requires commitment and obedience. The third requires commitment and hard work. So the lesson about enduring hardship is applied. A soldier has to go forward ready for anything. He must lay aside all earthly entanglements, which... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 2:5

‘And if also a man contend in the games, he is not crowned, unless he has contended lawfully (or ‘in accordance with the rules’).’ The second principle is the principle of obedience. He must also follow the example of contenders in the Games, by contending in accordance with the rules. Commitment does not mean that we follow our own ideas. God has laid down His rules in the Law of Moses, and in the Prophets, and in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7). We must therefore read them and follow... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 2:6

‘The husbandmen who labours must be the first to partake of the fruits.’ The third principle is the principle of hard work. Living by faith is not to be an easy option. It is the one who does the hard work who expects to benefit first from the fruit. When the harvest comes he is the first to be rewarded. He can pick it even while it is on the tree. Then he benefits from the sale of the remainder. Timothy must therefore expect, and delight in, hard labour in his Christian service so that fruit... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 2:7

‘Consider what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in all things.’ Now let Timothy consider (think over, understand) all that Paul has said, opening himself to the Lord’s guidance, for the Lord’s promise is that through the Scriptures He will give us understanding of all that is required (2 Timothy 3:14-15; compare 1 Corinthians 2:11-16). As we look at these three examples they remind us of how we should be living. Note for example how none of the people mentioned would have been... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 2:8

‘Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, of the seed of David, according to my gospel,’ Timothy is called on to remember Jesus Christ, both as the One Who has risen from the dead, and thereby has been designated the Son of God with power (Romans 1:4), and as the Davidic Messiah Who will rule over the everlasting Kingdom (2 Samuel 7:13; 2 Samuel 7:16; Isaiah 55:3; Ezekiel 37:24-25) . The idea of the resurrection is central to Paul, and lies behind all his teaching. Compare especially 1... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 2:8-14

Paul Calls On Timothy To Keep His Eyes Firmly Fixed On Christ (2 Timothy 2:8-14 ). In view of the urgency of the times and the dangers that loom ahead Paul tells Timothy (and us) to remember Jesus Christ as the Risen One and as the Davidic Messiah, Who is the essence of the Gospel that he proclaims, and through Whom those who are His chosen ones may obtain salvation and enjoy eternal glory. Nevertheless this hope makes demands on us and reminds us that if we confess Him before men, He will... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 2:9

‘In which (or ‘in whom’) I suffer hardship unto bonds, as a criminal, but the word of God is not bound.’ And it is because of this Gospel (in which), or because he is in Christ Jesus (in Whom), and for no other reason that he is at present suffering hardship, that is, roughing it, in his manacles as though he was an evildoer. At his previous trial he had made known to the judges the full message of the Gospel and that time he had been released. And he was now here because he had insisted on... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 2:10

‘Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sake, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.’ And why did Paul allow himself to be treated like this? Why did he not just renounce his faith and be released? It was because he was enduring whatever came upon him for the sake of the unrestrainable word of God and for the sake of those whom God has chosen for Himself from the foundation of the world (Ephesians 1:4) who would be delivered through that... read more

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 2:2

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 2:3

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 2:4

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 2:5

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 2:6

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 2:7

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 2:8

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 2:8-14

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 2:9

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 2:10

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