The Word of God – 2 Timothy 3
Read the Passage: 2 Timothy 3 Rejection of Truth (3:1–9) In 2 Tim. 2:14–19 Paul had warned Timothy about the inevitable presence of false teachers in the church. After illustrating […]
Exhortations to Godliness – 2 Timothy 2
Read the Passage: 2 Timothy 2 A Good Soldier (2:1–13) As he had done at 1 Cor. 4:17, 1 Tim. 1:2, and 2 Tim. 1:2, so here at 2 Tim. […]
Concluding Exhortations – 1 Timothy 6
Read the Passage: 1 Timothy 6 Greed and Contentment (6:1–10) While Paul does not give many specific details about the false teachers in the Ephesian church, we can learn about […]
Confronting False Doctrine – 1 Timothy 4
Read the Passage: 1 Timothy 4 Practical Marks (4:1–5) Earlier in this letter, Paul wrote about the false teachers in the Ephesian church, as he generally described their errors (cf. […]
1 Timothy: Introduction – 1 Timothy 1
Read the Passage: 1 Timothy 1 Authorship and Date – Timothy, who was from the city of Lystra in the province of Galatia (cf. Acts 16:1–3), had been led to […]
Introduction to Galatians – Galatians 1
Read the Passage: Galatians 1 Authorship and Date – As the very first word of the book of Galatians testifies, this epistle was written by the apostle Paul (cf. Gal. […]
Sermon on the Mount, Part 3 – Matthew 7
Read the Passage: Matthew 7 Judging Others (7:1–6) Probably one of the most quoted and misapplied verses in the Bible is Matt. 7:1, “Judge not, that you be not judged.” […]
False Teachers – 2 Peter 2:1-22
Read the Passage: 2 Peter 2:1-22 False Teachers’ Presence (2:1–3) In 2 Pet. 1:21 Peter had noted that in times past “holy men of God spoke as they were moved […]
Authority of Scripture – 2 Peter 1:12–21
Read the Passage: 2 Peter 1:12-21 Death of Peter (1:12–15) Peter begins this section with the phrase “For this reason” (2 Pet. 1:12). The reason that he is referencing is […]
