Bible Outlines

2 Timothy

1. Persevere in Present Testing (2 Timothy 1:1 - 2:26)
   1. Thanksgiving for Timothy’s Faith
      1. Considered a son
      2. Thank God for Timothy
         1. Clear conscience
         2. Day and night remembers him in prayer
         3. Long to see him (with tears) – to be filled with joy
         4. Timothy’s sincere faith
            1. In Lois, his grandmother
            2. In Eunice, his mother
   2. Reminder of Timothy’s Responsibility
      1. Fan the flame of the gift of God
      2. God gave us a Spirit
         1. Not a worldly spirit - spirit of timidity
         2. Godly spirit
            1. Spirit of Power
            2. Spirit of Love
            3. Spirit of Self-discipline
      3. Keep a pattern of sound teaching
         1. With love and faith in Christ
         2. Guard the good deposit with the help of the Holy Spirit
      4. Paul’s days
         1. Asia deserted him (Phygelus and Hermogenes too)
         2. Household of Onesiphorus
            1. Not ashamed of Paul’s chains
            2. Refreshing
            3. Searched for Paul and found him
            4. Help Paul in many ways
   3. The character of a Faithful Minister
      1. % Be strong in grace in Christ Jesus
      2. Entrusted to reliable men to teach others
      3. % Endure Hardships
         1. & Earthly examples
            1. Like a soldier of Christ
               1. Do not get involved in civilian affairs
               2. Have the heart to please your commanding officer
            2. Like an athlete - must compete according rules
            3. Like a hardworking farmer - Should be the first to receive his crops
         2. & Godly examples
            1. Jesus Christ - Raised from the dead
            2. Paul - Chained like a criminal in prison
         3. Reasons why
            1. Word is not chained
            2. For the sake of the elect
            3. They can receive salvation
      4. Remember these trustworthy sayings
         1. Died with him – alive with him
         2. Endure with him – reign with him
         3. Disown him – disowns us
         4. If we are faithless – he is faithful = can not disown himself
      5. % Keep reminding them of these things
         1. $ We can not give up on those we are leading
      6. % Warn them against quarreling – no value
      7. % Present yourself as a workman approved by God
         1. No need to be ashamed
         2. Correctly handles the word
      8. % Avoid godless chatter
         1. You will become more and more ungodly
         2. Hymenaeus and Philetus
            1. They have wandered away
            2. Say the resurrection has taken place
            3. Destroyed faith of some
      9. Flee from the evil desires of youth
2. Endure in Future Testing (2 Timothy 3:1 - 4:22)
   1. Godlessness in the Last Days
      1. Denying God’s Power
         1. Terrible times in the last days
         2. Characteristic of most people
            1. Lovers of themselves – Time, Money, Energy for them selves
            2. Lovers of money – Careers, Gambling, quick buck
            3. Boastful
            4. Proud
            5. Abusive – Verbal, Physical, and Mental
            6. Disobedient to the parents
            7. Ungrateful - Materialism
            8. Unholy – not separating ourselves from evil
            9. Without love
            10. Unforgiving – forgetting what we have done to others
            11. Slanderous – partial truth
            12. Without self-control
            13. Brutal
            14. Not lovers of good – Sins of Omission
            15. Treacherous
            16. Rash
            17. Conceited
            18. Lovers of pleasure – Premarital Sex, Gay/Lesbian
         3. Have only a form of godliness
            1. Denies the power of God (Self Help)
            2. % Have nothing to do with them
      2. Men who gain knowledge who will not acknowledge the truth
      1. Characteristics of not acknowledging God
         1. Gain control of weak-willed women
         2. Swayed by all kinds of evil desires
         3. Learning but not seeing the truth
      2. Example ( @ Jannes and Jambres opposing Moses)
         1. Men that opposed the truth
         2. They did not get very far
         3. Their folly was clear to everyone
   2. Charge to Preach the Word
      1. Continue the Way
         1. Paul’s Life Known to Timothy
            1. Teaching
            2. Way of Life
            3. Purpose
            4. Faith
            5. Patience
            6. Love
            7. Endurance
            8. Suffering
            9. Persecution in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra
               1. Lord rescued Paul
               2. Anyone who lives a godly life will be persecuted
      2. Continue what you have learned
         1. Become convinced of it by seeing the example
         2. You know the people you learned it from
         3. Holy scripture have made you wise since your infancy
      3. Word of God literally came from God’s mouth
         1. & Illustration – Excellence in Football
            1. Teaching (Do not know naturally know the plays or rules)
            2. Rebuking (Thinking you know how to play – your own way)
            3. Correcting (Showing you the proper techniques)
            4. Training (Not just one practice – day after day)
         2. Would you want to go play the game without your helmet/pads? vs. 17
      4. Direct Charge to Timothy
   3. Personal Remarks and Greetings of Paul
      1. Harm of Alexander, the metalworker
         1. Lord will repay him
         2. Be on your guard for him
         3. Everyone deserted Paul