After an extensive tour of the United States, the well known German pastor and theologian Helmut Thielicke was asked what he saw as the greatest defect among American Christians. He replied, They have an inadequate view of suffering (cited by Philip Yancey, Where is God When it...

So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me, a prisoner for his sake, but by Gods power accept your share of suffering for the gospel. He is the one who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not based on our works but on his own purpose and grace, granted...

The Gospel of Jesus Christ can be difficult to talk about  its message may be foreign or even offensive to others. The Apostle Paul exhorted Timothy to not be ashamed but to be willing to suffer for preaching the truth, and in this message Alistair Begg explores how that relates...

This first letter has to do with the ministry of the church itself -- its character and its nature, its function in the world. The second letter centers around the message that it has to convey -- the great theme is the gospel, and Timothy's relationship to that gospel.

if I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God's household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth. (1 Timothy 3:15)

Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David; such is my gospel, for which I suffer hardship to the point of imprisonment as a criminal, but Gods message is not imprisoned! So I endure all things for the sake of those chosen by God, that they too may obtain...

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Day One StudyGet the Big Picture What does the Bible say? Read 2 Timothy 1:6-14, (including verses from the last lesson). Ask the Lord Jesus to teach you through His Word.

Those who are blinded by sin always find the gospel to be a shameful message. After all, conventional wisdom does say that it is foolish to proclaim as Lord a man who died the most ...