Today we reach a new chapter in 2 Timothy, chapter three. And the first half is a difficult text to find direct relevance for us. Because Paul is continuing his use of the false teachers as a negative example to avoid, launching into a scathing attack. Have a read of it: Evil in the last days!… Continue reading False teachers in 2 Timothy (2 Tim 3:1-9)

The next major section of 2 Timothy deals with faithful teaching. (After all, we’ve just spent the first half of the chapter talking about unfaithful teachers.) Here, Paul reMinds Timothy of his Model in teaching, so that Timothy can iMitate it. (See the introductory post if you’re wondering why the weird capital Ms.) Teach by example… Continue reading Faithful Teaching – Part One (2 Tim 3:10-15)

Yesterday, we looked at how to be a faithful teacher, from the example Paul passed down to Timothy. We saw that faithful teachers teach by example; and that faithful teachers teach confidence in the truth. Teach to impact behaviour Today, we see that faithful teachers teach to impact behaviour. To change the way people live. Just… Continue reading Faithful Teaching – Part Two (2 Tim 3:15-17)