2 Timothy 4:2 – Preach the Word of God; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine.
Before Paul was executed, he charged believers in the Presence of God and Christ Jesus about how to conduct ourselves.
Charge #1 – Preach the Word
Charge #2 –Be prepared in and out of season
Charge #3 – Correction –discipline people, as it is necessary
Charge #4 – Rebuke – to reprimand
Charge #5 – Encourage – Using great patience and careful instructions
Paul gave these charges to believers saying that a time is coming when men and women will refuse sound doctrine:
To satisfy their own desires, believers will gather teachers around them to say what their itching ears want to hear
Men and women will turn their ears away from the truth of the Word o f God
They will embrace myths: traditions, falsehood, fantasies but not the soundness of the Word of God
Paul challenges us to watch ourselves so that we will not be deceived and then drawn away from our love affair with God.
How are you doing with these charges in your Christian walk?
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