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Suffering - The Lot of a Disciple 2Timothy
Suffering - The Lot of Service
Suffering and Persecution:
2 Tim. 1:8 – share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God
2 Tim. 1:12 – the gospel "which is why I suffer as I do"
2 Tim. 2:3 – "Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus"
2 Tim. 2:9 – the gospel, for which I am suffering"…
2 Tim. 2:12 – we shall live with Him, IF WE ENDURE….
2 Tim. 2:24 – The Lord's servant must… patiently enduring evil….
2 Tim. 3:1 - But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty.
2 Tim. 3:11 – my persecutions and sufferings… which persecutions I endured…
2 Tim. 3:12 – live godly… will be persecuted
2 Tim. 4:5 – always be sober-minded, endure suffering…
2 Tim. 4:6 – I am being poured out as a drink offering…
2 Tim. 4:14 – Alexander the coppersmith did me great harm…
Comfort, strength, and Salvation
2Tim. 1:12 which is why I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that Day what has been entrusted to me.
2 Tim. 2:1 - You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus,
2 Tim. 3:11 … which persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord rescued me.
2 Tim. 4:17 The Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion's mouth. 4:17
2Tim. 4:18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
2 Tim. 4:7-8 - I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that Day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.
Observations and Thoughts:
It is the lot of God's people to endure suffering and persecution by the world.
God will be WITH them THROUGH such and will strengthen them.
They may be rescued from some only to find that more await them.
Endurance is to continue doing what brought the suffering. Steadfastness is found in the continued godly living that was the cause of the suffering and persecution.
There will be the ultimate salvation in the eternal heavenly kingdom of Christ, a crown of righteousness. Hugh DeLong
