Scofield Reference Notes Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus, SCOFIELD REFERENCE NOTES (Old Scofield 1917 Edition)
Book Introduction The Second Epistle of Paul The Apostle to Timothy WRITER The Apostle Paul (2Tim 1:1) DATE The touching letter was written by Paul to his "dearly beloved son" shortly before his martyrdom (2Tim 4.6-8), and contains the last words of the great apostle which inspiration has preserved. THEME Second Timothy (in common with Second Peter, Jude, and Second and Third John) has to do with the personal walk and testimony of a true servant of Christ in a day of apostasy and declension. The key-phrases are, "All they which are in Asia be turned away from me" (2Tim 1:15); and, "A good soldier of Jesus Christ" (2Tim 2:3). The Asian churches had not disbanded, nor ceased to call themselves Christian, but they had turned away from the doctrines of grace distinctively revealed through the Apostle Paul (see Introduction, p. 1189). This was the proof that already the apostasy had set in its first form, legalism. The natural divisions are four: I. The Apostle's greeting, 1.1-18 II. The pathway of an approved servant in a day of apostasy 2.1-26 III. Apostasy and the Word, 3.1-17 IV. A faithful servant and his faithful Lord, 4.1-22 To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;
Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;
When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;
Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, Margin saved
See Scofield Note: "Rom 1:16". Margin grace Grace (in salvation). vs. Ti 2:11 Rom 3:24. See Scofield Note: "Jn 1:17". But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel: Margin Saviour
See Scofield Note: "Rom 1:16". Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.
For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day. [1] suffer
The believer's resources in a day of general declension and apostasy are: (1) Faith 2Tim 1:5. (2) the Spirit 2Tim 1:6,7. (3) the word of God 2Tim 1:13 3:1-17 4:3,4. (4) the grace of Christ 2Tim 2:1. (5) separation from vessels unto dishonour 2Tim 2:4,20,21. (6) the Lord's sure reward 2Tim 4:7,8. (7) the Lord's faithfulness and power 2Tim 2:13,19. Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.
This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.
The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:
But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me.
The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well. Scofield Reference Notes by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield [1917] Bible Hub |
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