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The Church in Ruins:
Brief Thoughts on II Timothy
Brief Thoughts on II Timothy
This brief survey of Paul’s last epistle will reveal that while almost 2000 years have transpired, the condition of the church has remained the same, and indeed has worsened in accordance with Paul’s warning to Timothy. This book is not a call for a re-awakening of “the church,” because it is apparent that this is not Father’s plan. Rather, it is a call to individual men – men whose place in the Christian religious system has left them empty, stagnant, and restless – to awaken to Father’s call to be His faithful servant and stand outside of that system to look for other faithful men as well. 144 page PB -- ISBN: 978193425151
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Preface .........................................................................................................
What Others Have Said About this Book ...................................................
Introduction .................................................................................................
Background
Paul’s Loving Letters to the Outsiders .......................................................
Paul’s Ministry in Asia ...............................................................................
The Warning to the Elders ...........................................................................
Our Apostle’s Last Word ...........................................................................
II Timothy Chapter 1 ................................................................................
Paul’s Unique Apostleship .........................................................................
Paul’s Grace Apostleship ...........................................................................
Promise of Life in Christ Jesus ...................................................................
Don’t Be Afraid, Don’t Be Ashamed .........................................................
Not Ashamed ..............................................................................................
Partaker of the Afflictions of the Gospel ....................................................
Hold on to Paul’s Words .............................................................................
All Heard, All Turned Away ......................................................................
II Timothy Chapter 2 ................................................................................
Be Strong in Grace .......................................................................................
Teach Faithful Men .....................................................................................
Examples for Timothy.................................................................................
The Suffering Soldier ...................................................................................
The Faithful Athlete ....................................................................................
The Fruitful Farmer .....................................................................................
The Mystery of Paul’s Gospel ...................................................................
As an Evil Doer ...........................................................................................
Study to Show Yourself...............................................................................
A Threefold Division ..................................................................................
Disoriented and Subverted ..........................................................................
The Sure Foundation ...................................................................................
Depart from Religious Iniquity ...................................................................
The House of God and the Great House .....................................................
The Greatest Show on Earth .......................................................................
The Mystery of Iniquity vs. the Mystery of Godliness ............................
Self-Purging from the Great House .............................................................
Gathering During the Apostasy ..................................................................
The Outsiders ..............................................................................................
Religious Lusts.............................................................................................
Not Alone ....................................................................................................
Gentle Instruction .......................................................................................
II Timothy Chapter 3 ................................................................................
It Will Get Worse ........................................................................................
Form of Godliness........................................................................................
Turn Away ..................................................................................................
Led away from Home ..................................................................................
Led away with Diverse Lusts .....................................................................
The Creepers ...............................................................................................
Laden with Sins ...........................................................................................
Ever Learning ...............................................................................................
An Imitation ................................................................................................
A Persecution ..............................................................................................
Being Who We Are ......................................................................................
No Need to Look Anywhere Else ...............................................................
Adult Sonship..............................................................................................
The Source of All Ministry .........................................................................
II Timothy Chapter 4 ................................................................................
They Will Not Endure Sound Doctrine .......................................................
Turned away Their Ears from the Truth and Turned unto Fables ..............
Do the Work of an Evangelist .....................................................................
A Lonely Stand ...........................................................................................
Standing Alone ............................................................................................
Not So Lonely After All .............................................................................
Lonely, but Never Alone .............................................................................
Postscript ....................................................................................................
Suffering in the Last Days ...........................................................................
A Bible Student’s Version ...........................................................................
Bibliography ................................................................................................
Suggested Reading .......................................................................................
What Others Have Said About this Book ...................................................
Introduction .................................................................................................
Background
Paul’s Loving Letters to the Outsiders .......................................................
Paul’s Ministry in Asia ...............................................................................
The Warning to the Elders ...........................................................................
Our Apostle’s Last Word ...........................................................................
II Timothy Chapter 1 ................................................................................
Paul’s Unique Apostleship .........................................................................
Paul’s Grace Apostleship ...........................................................................
Promise of Life in Christ Jesus ...................................................................
Don’t Be Afraid, Don’t Be Ashamed .........................................................
Not Ashamed ..............................................................................................
Partaker of the Afflictions of the Gospel ....................................................
Hold on to Paul’s Words .............................................................................
All Heard, All Turned Away ......................................................................
II Timothy Chapter 2 ................................................................................
Be Strong in Grace .......................................................................................
Teach Faithful Men .....................................................................................
Examples for Timothy.................................................................................
The Suffering Soldier ...................................................................................
The Faithful Athlete ....................................................................................
The Fruitful Farmer .....................................................................................
The Mystery of Paul’s Gospel ...................................................................
As an Evil Doer ...........................................................................................
Study to Show Yourself...............................................................................
A Threefold Division ..................................................................................
Disoriented and Subverted ..........................................................................
The Sure Foundation ...................................................................................
Depart from Religious Iniquity ...................................................................
The House of God and the Great House .....................................................
The Greatest Show on Earth .......................................................................
The Mystery of Iniquity vs. the Mystery of Godliness ............................
Self-Purging from the Great House .............................................................
Gathering During the Apostasy ..................................................................
The Outsiders ..............................................................................................
Religious Lusts.............................................................................................
Not Alone ....................................................................................................
Gentle Instruction .......................................................................................
II Timothy Chapter 3 ................................................................................
It Will Get Worse ........................................................................................
Form of Godliness........................................................................................
Turn Away ..................................................................................................
Led away from Home ..................................................................................
Led away with Diverse Lusts .....................................................................
The Creepers ...............................................................................................
Laden with Sins ...........................................................................................
Ever Learning ...............................................................................................
An Imitation ................................................................................................
A Persecution ..............................................................................................
Being Who We Are ......................................................................................
No Need to Look Anywhere Else ...............................................................
Adult Sonship..............................................................................................
The Source of All Ministry .........................................................................
II Timothy Chapter 4 ................................................................................
They Will Not Endure Sound Doctrine .......................................................
Turned away Their Ears from the Truth and Turned unto Fables ..............
Do the Work of an Evangelist .....................................................................
A Lonely Stand ...........................................................................................
Standing Alone ............................................................................................
Not So Lonely After All .............................................................................
Lonely, but Never Alone .............................................................................
Postscript ....................................................................................................
Suffering in the Last Days ...........................................................................
A Bible Student’s Version ...........................................................................
Bibliography ................................................................................................
Suggested Reading .......................................................................................
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