October 25, 2009
Morning Service

II Tim. 4:1-4

 

Review:

1.      If you recall, we came to Paul’s writing to Timothy, because we wanted to know some of the things that the Apostle had taught him.  Paul was sending him to Thessalonica to establish, and comfort the churches there.  We hadn’t been out of Timothy but for a year, but I thought it would be good for us, while the thought of his knowledge was fresh on our minds.

2.      There are so many good things in these letters, to these young evangelists, that they deserve reading once a year, on a home study basis.

3.      We can almost sum up all the important things that Paul is teaching in the last 4 verses in chapter 3.

2Ti 3:14-17 KJVR  But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;  (15)  And that from a child thou hast known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.  (16)  All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:  (17)  That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

 

With that said Paul finishes his second letter to Timothy with another charge.

 

2Ti 4:1-22 KJVR  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; 

• Jesus, now our Redeemer, and Savior, then our judge.

• Joh 5:22  For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:
• Let’s look at some of the scriptures concerning this judgment.

Ø      Mat 5:21-22 KJVR  Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:  (22)  But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.  Raca means senseless; vain; empty-headed. 

Ø      How do we talk about people?  Do we take time to think about these things?

Ø      Mat 7:2  For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

Ø      So, I don’t know about you, but I want to look at people through eyes of mercy, and forgiveness, so God will look at me like that.

Ø      Mat 12:36  But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

Ø      If that doesn’t make us think I don’t know what would.  That is close.

Ø      A PICTURE OF THE JUDGMENT IN A PARABLE: Mat 25:31-46 KJVR  When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:  (32)  And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:  (33)  And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.  (34)  Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:  (35)  For I was hungry, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:  (36)  Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.  (37)  Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?  (38)  When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?  (39)  Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?  (40)  And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.  (41)  Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:  (42)  For I was hungry, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:  (43)  I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.  (44)  Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?  (45)  Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.  (46)  And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

Ø      Rev 20:11-15 KJVR  And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.  (12)  And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.  (13)  And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.  (14)  And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.  (15)  And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

(2)  TIMOTHY, Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

• Preach the Word:  What can be any more important to us than to hear the Word of God?  Entertainment?  Stuffing my already fat belly with more calories?  Ranting, and raving about what you should do, and shouldn’t do?  PREACH THE WORD.

• Hopefully we can see by these scriptures this morning how serious it is to serve God.  God is love, but He is not like us humans, we tell our children if they don’t straighten up we are going to spank them, and most of the time we don’t.  God does not lie to His children, He will chastise us if we don’t mind.

(3)  For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine;

• This is one of the things that has pushed the followers of Christ into the great falling away that Paul speaks of in II Thessalonians.
• Sound doctrine, listen to a description of sound doctrine;  Read Titus chapter two.
• These are the things that a lot of people don’t want to hear, and they leave Christ and follow the things of the flesh to destruction.
• Rom 8:5  For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
• Rom 8:13  For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
• The things of the Spirit?  SOUND DOCTRINE.

THEN PAUL SAYS, 

but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; (4)  And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

• You and I know this.  You can find out there, somewhere, what you want to hear.  It is so true that like produces like.  Follow the flesh to destruction, or follow the Word of God to eternal life.
• Mar 13:6 KJVR  For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

• Mat 24:24  For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

PREACH THE WORD!