2Timothy 3: 1But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. 2People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, 4treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God—5having a form of godliness...

Bible Text Printer Friendly Notes Download Audio Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Chapter 3 1      But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days – Terrible times means “hard to bear, dangerous, troublesome.” 2      People...

2Timothy 2: 3Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4No one serving as a soldier gets involved in civilian affairs—he wants to please his commanding officer. 5Similarly, if anyone competes as an athlete, he does not receive the victor’s crown unless he competes according to the rules. 6The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of the crops.  NIV Bible...

Approximate Dating: 48-56 – Paul’s missionary journeys 56-60 – Paul was slowly making his way through the Roman courts, arriving ultimately at Rome. 61-62 – Paul was held under house arrest in Rome, at the end of which time, he was released. 62-67 – Paul traveled more or less freely about. Wrote 1Timothy and Titus. A trip to Crete, leaving Titus to carry on the ministry (Titus 1:5) A...