Endure Hardness, 2 Tim 2:3-4
Paul compared our work as Christians to that of a soldier. Epaphroditus was a fellow soldier to Paul. Archippus was Paul’s fellow soldier. In Eph 6:10-18 Paul described the armor of a soldier in which we stand against the devil. A good soldier of Jesus Christ: Endures Hardness Your life will be hard if you […]
A Soldier of the Cross, 2 Tim 2:1-4
In 2 Tim 2:1-4, Paul encouraged Timothy to be a good soldier. I am reminded, every time I read this passage, that we are supposed to be soldiers of the cross. We are to preach the cross despite opposition. The council tried to stop Peter and the apostles from preaching in Acts 3, 4, and […]
Epaphroditus the Minister to his Minister
Epaphroditus the Minister to his Minister Phil. 2:19-30 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Epaphroditus the Minister to his Minister Phil. 2:25-30 Introduction: Read 2:19-30 and 4:18 Who was this guy? • He was a messenger from the Philippian church (2:25) to deliver a gift to Paul (4:18). • He stayed in Rome with Paul until he was […]