Biblical Studies

II Timothy 2:1-3 “You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others. Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.”
Endure hardship…
Language of the New Testament, Paul is literally saying, “Suff...

Our vision is clouded by the things of this world. You ever look back at your life and think, “If I knew then what I knew now, I would have done things differently?”
The older I get, the more I start to realize, my working years won’t last forever. I need to have retirement money for the sake of my family.

Jack and Jill both graduate college at age 22 and ...

Jonah 2:8 “Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs.”
Isaiah 26:9-11 “My soul yearns for you in the night; in the morning my spirit longs for you. When your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness. Though grace is shown to the wicked, they do not learn righteousness; even in a land of uprightness they go...

The cross represents God’s greatest forgiveness for man’s greatest insult.
Matthew 27:28 says, “Two robbers were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left.”
At each side of the cross, we see humanity on display. Here hung two men. Both thieves. Both guilty of their crimes. According to Matthew, both mocked Jesus. Both mocked salvation. But one at ...

II Timothy 2:8-10
“Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David. This is my gospel, for which I am suffering even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But God's word is not chained. Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.”

Endur...