The Charge

2 Timothy says: …Thou hast known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works… I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.


Think about the words this passage is saying and what it means. Think about what it means to you.

…Thou hast known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
QUESTIONS:
What will make you wise unto salvation?
What (or rather WHO?) is it that you have faith in?
What is the goal of Bible knowledge and study?
All scripture is given by inspiration of God,


QUESTIONS:
What is given by the inspiration of God?
Where does what is written as scripture come from?

and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works…

QUESTIONS:
What is scripture useful for?
What will using scripture do for someone who uses it properly?
What does it mean to be "furnished unto all good works"?

I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;


Look up the words charge, reprove, rebuke, exhort, doctrine, lusts, in a dictionary:


QUESTIONS:
What do these words mean? (write out the definitions?)
Who is making this "charge"?
What is the "charge" being made?
What does the charge being given instruct a person to do?
In what manner is this to be done?



And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.

QUESTIONS:
What are fables?
What does it mean, "to turn away their ears from the truth"?
If one is an evangelist, what are they to do? How?
What is an evangelist?
What does the root word evangel mean?



More Questions: Here are some questions that you can ask yourself.

1. Do you believe in God?


2. Do you believe there is a heaven and a hell?


3. Do you believe the Bible? What do you believe about the Bible?


4. Dave you ever read the whole bible? If “no”…How much of the bible have you read?


5. Who do you say Jesus Christ is?


6. Do you believe Jesus is coming again?