2 Timothy 4:9-11 Do your diligence to come shortly to me:… I. HUMAN COMPANIONSHIPS ARE VERY NECESSARY. The ear thirsts for a friend's voice; the heart hungers for a friend's love. II. HUMAN COMPANIONSHIPS ARE VERY CHANGING. Changes are caused by distance, death, depravity. III. HUMAN COMPANIONSHIPS ARE OFTEN GREAT BLESSINGS. Luke was with Paul. Mark was to be brought to him. Timothy was coming to him. IV. HUMAN COMPANIONSHIPS SOMETIMES PROVE GREAT AFFLICTIONS. Demas, Alexander. Men suffer most when "wounded in the house of their friends." V. HUMAN COMPANIONSHIPS MUST SOMETIMES FAIL US. Friends are sometimes scared by poverty, failure, shame. Besides, companionship can do little in our intense bodily pain, mental anguish, spiritual conflict, throes of death. (U. R. Thomas.) Parallel Verses KJV: Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me: |
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