Tag Archives: Paul

Freedom: We have a choice

Freedom: We have a choice
The tree in the Garden of Eden revealed the nature of our freedom to choose. By the free will bestowed on us, we can choose obedience or we can choose rebellion. And we continue to make those choices every day. Sometimes we face decisions that could change the direction our spiritual life. The Bible gives…
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Feel Lonely? You have company

Feel Lonely? You have company
Second Timothy is considered Paul’s last letter. He writes from prison and gives his disciple, Timothy, some final instruction. As I read through the letter though, I can’t help but notice his deep loneliness. You can feel it. He has fought the good fight, he has finished the race. And now, instead of being surrounded…
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Cutting straight

Cutting straight
 “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” 2 Timothy 2:15 The picture Paul gives is of a laborer. Manual labor is hard work in our culture, but so much more back then. Because Paul is teaching in the context…
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The Good Soldier

The Good Soldier
Today, in honor of our noble veterans, let’s look at a slice of what it means to be a soldier. In 2 Timothy 2:3-4, Paul uses the example of a soldier in exhorting his young disciple, Timothy: “Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No one serving as a soldier gets…
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