2nd Timothy study, part 15

Hello! I hope y'all are looking forward to the weekend. I sure am! Remember to pray!

Today I am doing part b. If you know what I mean. I am doing the same verses as yesterday, but not. I am really doing verses 3b-5, but they are all talking about the same thing as yesterday, they are in the same group. If you want to see yesterday's post, click here.

1. This know also that in the last days perilous times shall come.

2. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

3. Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontienent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

4. Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

5. Having a form of godliness but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

And here are the different characteristics that we are talking about.

• Lovers of their own selves
• covetous
• boasters
• proud
• blasphemers
• disobedient to parents
• unthankful
• unholy
• without natural affection
• trucebreakers
• false accusers
• incontinent
• fierce
• despisers of those that are good
• traitors
• heady
• highminded
• lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God
• having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof

The first one we are doing today is, "fierce." What could Paul mean my this? I think that he might mean it exactly the way you read it. The people will be fierce, not rude/mean/unkind, but fierce, really mean. Totally against one or more persons/nations/people groups. Enemies.

Next is, "despisers of those that are good." The ungodly people of that age will despise us Christians. Just like right now in most countries! Christians will be hated and despised.

The next one is, "traitors." What is a traitor? Someone who betrays someone or some group of people. Traitors are people that say they are loyal to a certain person/group of people/country, and then go against them.

"Heady." What does that mean? Well, in my mind it is basically, an "all about me" attitude. For example, when they get a nice comment/get praised for something, it goes to their 'head' and they think they are great or mighty or beautiful.

The next one is, "highminded." What could that mean? Dictionary.com defines it as, "having or showing high, exalted principles or feelings." So, I think, that it means that the people will think of themselves as " I am the greatest" or "I am the highest" or "I am the most important," etc.

The eighteenth one is, "lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God." This one is clear. It says that people will love their things more than they love God. You know what that is?! It is stuff worship! If something is so important to you, that you spend lots of time with it, and/or your time thinking about it, then you're worshipping it! I worship God. I read my Bible and pray, before I do anything else. Now, we are all human, and we all make mistakes, I haven't always done that (read and pray first). To tell y'all the truth, I've only done it off and on throughout about a year. This is a very, very important thing! If you love money or cars or notebooks or tin cans* or anything else more than you love God, that means that that thing is first in your life, and God is further down on your list of priorities. That is when you either get convicted or someone comes up to you and says, "You need to get your priorities straight!"

In verse five, Paul writes, "Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof." So, the people will still act kinda godly, they might go to church, they might own a Bible, etc. But Paul says that they will have a "form of godliness," they won't be godly, they will be like actors on a stage; they are not that person, they are pretending that they are that person, almost like deceiving others and themselves.

"But denying the power thereof." What does that mean? It means that even though they will look like godly people, they will deny the power of God. They will not truly believe, they will deny Him.

The last part of the verse says, "from such turn away." THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT! Paul warns us that we must turn away from such things, if we don't we very well might be deceived, and we might be lost. We must have self-control and turn away from such things.

Well, that's it for now. Later this weekend, maybe tomorrow or tonight, I am going to post the recap for chapter two, I forgot to do that. Whoops! God bless y'all! I hope y'all have a great weekend! ~Buttercup~

*I know that was cheesy, but I couldn't think of another example! LOL.

Creation Face the Facts

Hi Y'all! Well, all week I have forgotten to post Face the Facts, Creation facts. Remember when I posted the Abortion Face the Facts in March? Well, this is the same thing but Creation facts. As last time, I will be posting them once a week. Enjoy! God bless!

1: “Genesis is the foundation of the rest of the Bible, therefore if a person were to believe in creation as described in Genesis they would be more apt to believe the rest of the Bible.” -Ken Ham

2: “Facts exist in the present, and our interpretations are an attempt to connect the past to the present. The evolutionists must assume everything about the past, while biblical creationists have the Bible as a “time machine” that can provide valuable insights into the past” -Roger Patterson

3: “Faith is believing in something that cannot be seen or fully explained. Faith in God is logical and defensible. Evidence all over the world points to an all-powerful God. Faith in God is not a blind faith that goes against real science. Believing that information can arise from disorder by chance is blind faith since it contradicts real science.” -Ken Ham

4: “Design is not something that happens by chance. Design shows intelligence, and intelligence requires a source. That source as explained in the Bible is God.” -Ken Ham

5: “Many people have difficulty in accepting a Creator God because if this Creator God did create all things, then all things, including man, would have to obey the rules He places on them. Believing that
man arose by chance alleviates this responsibility and man can rule his own life.” -Ken Ham

6: “It is not true to say that there is different evidence for creation and evolution. Everyone has the same evidence – it is just interpreted in different ways. -Roger Patterson

7: “If you start with biblical assumptions about a supernatural creation, about a global flood at the time of Noah and you look at those same facts you will actually see things that the evolutionist
miss and that will guides you in your interpretation and you will see that the fossils and rock actually confirm what the bible says about earth history.” -Dr. Terry Mortenson

2nd Timothy study, Part 14

Hi everyone! How are y'all doin'? Sorry, Texan moment! Oh yeah, I have been baking cookies!!!! MMMM!!! Sorry, yet another moment! LOL. Remember to pray today! Also, we are starting chapter three today!

1. This know also that in the last days perilous times shall come.

2. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

3. Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontienent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

4. Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

5. Having a form of godliness but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

I took a big chunk again today because they are all speaking of the same event. Actually, verses two, three, and four are all just speaking of what men will be!

In verse one Paul tells us what will come in the last days. He writes, "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come." Or, in the other version, "You must know this-that in the last days difficult times will set in." Paul says that we "must know this." I think he should have put an exclamation point at the end of that first part. We must know this! What do you do if someone says, "you must know this!" You listen, right? Unless it is one of your crazy younger siblings playing a trick on you. :P So, Paul is trying to get our attention, he says that we should hear what he is about to say.

Next he says the important thing that he wants us to know, "that in the last days perilous times shall come." Wouldn't you want to know if a hurricane were heading straight for your house? I would! I would want to be warned long before it hit so I could be ready! That is what Paul is trying to do, he warns us that perilous or difficult times are on their way. When? "In the last days." The last days of what? The world. When Jesus comes back. He says that in the last days of the world before Jesus Christ comes back, the times will be difficult/perilous.

Barclay wrote a good deal on this verse, I would encourage y'all to read it.*

In the next three verses Paul lists all of the things that people will be, I am going to list them just like in part 13.

• Lovers of their own selves
• covetous
• boasters
• proud
• blasphemers
• disobedient to parents
• unthankful
• unholy
• without natural affection
• trucebreakers
• false accusers
• incontinent
• fierce
• despisers of those that are good
• traitors
• heady
• highminded
• lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God
• having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof

Wow! That's a long list! Like yesterday, I will go over each briefly. (If "briefly" is at all possible in my case.)

The first one says that men will be "lovers of themselves." That's no good! People who love themselves care not for others, or God. It's all about them. The world revolves around them. It's so annoying! They love themselves so much, that they have to have everything they want, when they want it, if they don't get what they want, they blame others. It is all rather disgusting if you think about it.

The next one is, "covetous." Wanting what someone else has. That is definitely self-centered. There was a king in the Bible named Ahab. His wife (Jezebel) was the nastiest woman who ever lived, in my opinion. And they saw an vineyard that they really liked, so they killed the man who owned it, and stole it from his wife. So sad. They coveted that vineyard, they wanted what someone else had, so they had the owner murdered so they could get what they wanted. Yuk! You can read the story in 1st Kings 21.

Next is "boasters." What does it mean to boast? To tell someone/some people what you did that was great. For example, you designed a gorgeous building, an then you told everyone how wonderful and beautiful your building is. That, is boasting.

Number four says that men will be "proud." They will be prideful. They will think of themselves greater than anyone else. Pride is dangerous, very dangerous. A verse in the Bible, that I can't think of right now, is "pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall." Proverbs 16:18

The next one is, "blasphemers." What does it mean to blaspheme? It means that you are insulting someone. In the Bible we usually think of blasphemers as people who insult God, but in the Greek, it can also be used to describe someone who insults another human.**

"Disobedient to parents." Today, we don't think an awful much of when someone disobeys their parents, because kids are doing it all the time. In the time of the Bible, disobeying your parents was almost like a crime! Hitting one of your parents was accounted as murder!

Next is, "unthankful." This is a clear one. For, if one is unthankful, then we know that they are not thankful for what they have, they do not care about who gave it/what it is. Someone that is unthankful is often spoiled, in my opinion.

Number eight is, "unholy." And in the other version it is, "Regardless even of the ultimate decencies of life." What does this mean? I am not to sure. I think, when it says, "ultimate decencies of life," it means obvious things that are wrong or indecent. Such as, things I don't want to get into here. Y'all know what I'm talking about, things that are clearly not decent for one/both/or a group of people. It says that people will do these things "regardless even of the ultimate decencies of life." They will do it no matter what.

The next one is, "without natural affection," or "without human affection." Both make perfect sense. It says that people will not love each other or care about each other. They will be totally self-centered.

Next is, "trucebreakers." What does it mean to be a truce breaker? Well, I looked it up on Ask.com, and (this is hilarious) the first thing that popped up was, "2nd Timothy 3:3!" LOL. I have never had a scripture pop up first (or at all) on a search! That was weird! Anyways, a truce is "an agreement or treaty...a temporary respite, as from trouble or pain." So, a truce breaker, is someone who breaks/doesn't remain faithful to a certain agreement/treaty/etc. A truce breaker cannot be trusted.

The next one is, "false accusers." Yipes! This is one that we have all heard of. Someone who accuses someone falsely just to get them in trouble. I have been falsely accused, it is not good. It is hard sometimes to see who the false accuser is because they tell really good lies to make people believe something or other.

Number twelve is, "incontinent." The first time I looked at it, it looked like "incontent," but it's not. "Incontinent" means, "lacking in moderation or self-control...unceasing or unrestrained." So, someone who is "incontinent" also means someone who is self-centered, someone who thinks only of themselves. Ahhh! A ton of these go straight back to self-centeredness! It is incredible how selfish the people of that time will be! Think for a second, are these the last days???

Well, I thought I would get through them all today, but this is getting really long and we are only halfway through. So, I will do the other half tomorrow. :) God bless! Buttercup <3

*The letters to Timothy, Titus, and Philemon; pages 182-183
**I didn't know about that before I read about it in the commentary. :P

2nd Timothy study, part 13

This is the last day of chapter two, already! I am doing a big chunk of verses this time because they are all talking about the same thing. Remember to pray!

22. Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

23. But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.

24. And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,

25. In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;

26. And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

In these verses Paul is instructing Timothy, and us, what a Christian leader is supposed to do/how to act. So, instead of breaking them up verse by verse, I am going to list all of the things that a Christian leader should be, and then talk about each one.

• Flee from youthful lusts
• follow righteousness
• faith
• charity
• peace
• avoid foolish and unlearned questions
• do not strive
• be gentle
• apt to teach
• patient
• in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves

The first one is, "flee from youthful lusts." What does that mean? What would be an example of "youthful lusts?" Well, I couldn't think of any, so here are Barclay's examples, self-assertion and love of disputation. They are useless things that usually attract youths. So, a Christian leader must flee or depart from things like this, he must not do them.

The second one is, "follow righteousness." What does it mean to follow righteousness? In my mind it means to live for God, not taking a wrong path, sticking to what you are supposed to do (i.e. righteous things), pray, trust God always, etc.

Number three is, "faith." Faith in God, trusting in God unconditionally.

Next is, "charity" or "love." What does that mean? I think that Paul means two things in this one. Not for us to only love God, but to also love everyone else around us. To "seek...the highest good of our fellow man."*

The next one is, follow "peace." What does that mean? I think that it means not to get into worthless arguments, to have "peace" with all, but especially those of the church.

At the end of the first verse it says, "with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart." So, after it says to flee youthful lusts, follow righteousness, faith, charity, and peace; it says to do it with other Christians! Paul clearly says that we are not alone! We are doing these hard things with other Christians!

The fifth one is, "but foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes," or "Have nothing to do with foolish and stupid arguments, for you know that they only breed quarrels. So, the Christian leader, must not get into arguments that are useless/foolish/stupid/unlearned, for they are harmful, they "breed quarrels" they ask for a fight. Just like my Mom tells the younger kids who are arguing, "you're asking for a fight," or "you're asking for trouble."

The next one is kind of confusing, it says that he "must not strive." Strive for what? Well, in the other version it says that he "must not ask for a fight." Just like the last one! A Christian leader must be self-controlled.

Number six says, "but be gentle unto all men." A Christian leader must not only not ask for a fight, but be gentle to all men. What does all men mean? All men! Even your enemies. He must be gentle unto all.

Next is, "apt to teach." The Christian leader must be able to not only understand the word of God, but also to teach it to others.

The seventh is, "patient." He must be patient. Have you ever taught someone something hard, like, how to read? It takes time, doesn't it? Well, when a Christian leader is teaching people about God, and what He says, and about Jesus Christ; then he must be patient, because they might not get it on the first time. Also, he must be patient in the way that, he might get ridiculed or teased, or even beat up or thrown in prison; but he must be patient. John Bunyan is a good example of this, I am going to write a book review on here sometime, about the book that we read about him.** He was is prison for over a decade, and yet, he never denied Christ, and he wrote a book for every year of his life.

The last one is, "in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth." So, in gentleness/meekness/kindness a Christian leader must instruct those who oppose him. I like what Barclay says about this part, "He must discipline his opponents in gentleness; his hand like the hand of a surgeon, unerring to find the diseased spot, yet never for a moment causing unnecessary pain. He must love men, not batter them, into submission to the truth."

Lastly, Paul says, "if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; and that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will." What does that mean? It means that, we don't know who God has chosen, so we must teach all, we must spread the love of Christ all over the place! Why? Because God might give them repentance if they acknowledge the truth, and they get out of the trap of the devil.

Well, thanks for reading! Tomorrow we shall start chapter three! We are halfway through 2nd Timothy. God bless! ~Buttercup~

*Commentary by William Barclay, The letters to Timothy, Titus, and Philemon.
**The Pilgrim Who Made Progress, I will post about that book soon!

2nd Timothy study, Part 12

Hi y'all! Hope y'all are have a great week so far! 'member to pray!

19. Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

20. But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.

21. If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.

In verse nineteen, Paul writes to Timothy about the foundation of God. What does he mean by the "foundation of God?" We must first ask, what kind of foundation? What kinds of foundations are there? Well, the foundation of, for example, a house, library, store, etc. (I always thought of this kind of foundation when I read this). "...and we also say that King's College, Cambridge, is a foundation of Henry the Sixth."* So, there are two kinds of "foundations," which is Paul referring to? "Greek used the word themelios in the same two ways; and the foundation of God here means the Church, the association which he has founded."*

Now that we know that Paul is talking about the foundation/association of God, which is the Church; what is he trying to teach us? He says, "nevertheless," the three-in-one word. "Nevertheless" what? "Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure," or "But the firm foundation of God stands fast." So we know that, unlike all other foundations/associations, God's stands sure, or fast. It will not move or change.

Next he says that God's foundation, not only stays put, but that it does "with this inscription," or "having this seal." So, it is like an envelope, it is sealed, and has an inscription. If something is sealed, what do you know about it? Well, you know that the sender wanted to keep it safe, and that it is important. Remember when people each had a certain seal. It was like their signature. They did that to show that a certain letter was from them, when they couldn't write their names. People used to believe that learning things like writing, math, and reading were useless. So, they just had their seal. Each seal had a different picture on it, so that people would know who it was that sent the note, or signed the paper.

God's foundation has a seal. What is it? Actually He has two seals/inscriptions. The first one says, "The Lord knoweth them that are his." Remember in verses ten and four, when they mentioned "the elects," and "him who hath chosen him?" This verse is talking about the same thing, "The Lord knoweth them that are his," he already knows who was going to chose what, nothing is new or surprising to God. Since I've already covered this, but if y'all want to review on that, just click the verse numbers. :) They should be hyper-linked right.

The second one is, "Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity." What does that mean? Every one that says the name of Christ Jesus is supposed to depart from iniquity. What does it mean to say the name of Christ, to confess? I think that it means to believe in Christ, to have become a Christian.

He writes that "every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity." What does it mean to depart from iniquity? Well, iniquity is a word not used much anymore, in the other version instead of iniquity, it uses unrighteousness. So, as a Christian we are supposed to depart from unrighteousness/iniquity. What are some examples of unrighteous doings? Well, since unrighteous/iniquity means, wickedness, unfair, unjust, etc. some examples of unrighteousness would be, stealing, cheating, adultery, using God's name in vain, etc. For more, just look at the Ten Commandments in Exodus 20.

The next two verses talk about a great house with vessels of honour and of dishonour. Verse twenty says, "But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour and some to dishonour." Why would Paul say "a great house?" Why "great?" Because poorer people usually don't have vessels of gold and silver, they only have vessels of a cheaper substance.

What is Paul talking about here? He uses the example of vessels of different substances to represent different people. Some people are smart, quick, great, etc. Some people are unlearned, slow, good, etc. But does that matter? Does it matter who someone is on the outside? No. God loves us all. In Paul's example there are great, beautiful vessels in the house, and there are good, but not as beautiful vessels in the same house. Some are used for more important things than others.

Why does Paul tell us this? He is using this as an example of the Church. Some people are more noticed because they have more important jobs than others in the Church. Who do you think of first when you think of the people at your Church? The pastor or the person in the sound booth? See what I mean? But the point that Paul is trying to make, is that all of the vessels are needed, they are all important to the organization of the house. Even so with the Church. The people of the Church each have a specific job that they do to get everything done as a group.

Another good verse that goes with this is Romans 9:21, it says, "Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?" God took people from every nation to make His nation of people, to make His Church.

Verse twenty-one says, "If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work." So, once we "depart" or "purge" ourselves from "unrighteousness" or "iniquity," then we will be "vessels unto honour, sanctified," and ready for the master (God) to use us. Wow! Do y'all understand what that means? It means that once we believe in Jesus Christ, and depart/stop doing unrighteous things through the power of the Holy Spirit, that God will use us in His plan! He can send us out to tell others about Him! He can send us to serve and minister to the sick and needy, and the people who have never heard His name; in His name we will serve! We will be a part of His master plan!

He also says that we will be "prepared unto every good work." We will be ready to do what He instructs us to do. "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them." Ephesians 2:10. He will not give us an impossible task, He will give us something He knows we are capable of. It might seem impossible in our eyes, but nothing is impossible in His. "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me!" Philippians 4:13.

Yay! I ended on a happier note! I'm so happy! When I first started this afternoon, I had not thought of this before, I never thought of why Paul was talking about vessels of honour and vessels of dishonour. This has been something new to me, and it has really helped me understand. God bless! ~Buttercup~

*William Barclay, in, The letters to Timothy, Titus, and Philemon.

This is love--Joshua Harris

"The world takes us to a silver screen on which flickering images of passion and romance play, and as we watch, the world says, 'This is love.' God takes us to the foot of a tree on which a naked and bloodied man hangs and says, "This is love.'"-Joshua Harris

To tell y'all the truth, I'm almost in tears right now as I read that and write this. Jesus loves us so much! He died, so we can live! He suffered, so we can live without sufferings! Always remember that, and never, ever forget it!

2nd TImothy study, Part 11

Part eleven!!! Remember to pray today :)

16. But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.

17. And their word will eat as doth a canker: of who is Hymeneus and Philetus;

18. Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.

Verse sixteen I should have done with verse fourteen, but that's okay. I will not talk much about it since we I already did in part ten. In them, Paul talks about "Vain babblings" and "words to no profit." Words that are either useless and/or words that tear down others; are the kinds that Paul is talking about. Why would someone speak words to no profit? Or speak words that are negative, not positive? People that speak words like that, are either speaking them out of anger, spite, or just because they want attention. Don't you agree? Y'all know that I'm open for disagreement, I am not perfect!

It says, "But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness." What does "shun" mean? It means to "avoid deliberately; keep away from." So, Paul is says to stay away from/avoid babblings that aren't useful/helpful/time-worthy. Why? Because "they will increase unto more ungodliness." That is a great reason! Vain/useless babblings "will increase unto more ungodliness." You want to be a godly person, right? You want to be righteous in God's sight, do you not? So, if vain babblings increase unto more ungodliness, does that sound like something you want to be a part of? Not to me.

Verse seventeen in the KJV is not very clear, so I am going to put it down in another version too. "Avoid these godless chatterings, for the people who engage in them only progress further and further into ungodliness, and their talk eats its way into the Church like an ulcerous gangrene." Once again, Paul tells us to avoid these "chatterings," because the people who participate in them are only getting more and more ungodly.

And, what does he say next? He says that their talk eats its way into the Church. Is that good? No way!!! That is no good at all!!! Do you think it is good for the people of the Church to be engaging in idle/godless chatter?!?! Not a chance! Did you see the word there? "Godless!" We go to church to worship God, not to chit-chat about stuff that doesn't matter!

What is the next part? It says that it eats its way into the Church like an ulcerous gangrene! Yuk! If you don't know what gangrene is, you don't want to know, but I'm going to tell you anyways. It is a disease that eats your skin, like leprosy. It's gross, but that's the point, that's why it's a good example for this. Paul compares vain babblings to gangrene. Vain babblings eat their way into the Church, gangrene eats your body. Vain babblings leave nasty results, so does gangrene. Vain babblings are easy to get into, gangrene is relatively easy to get as far as I know (I could be wrong, as I am quite often. :P). Vain babblings are hard to leave behind/get rid of, so is gangrene.

The end of that verse says, "of whom is Hymeneus and Philetus." Who are they? We don't know. All we know about them is that they were vain babblers. What a legacy! I meant that sarcastically, you know, who would want to be in the most important book in the world as a vain babbler?

Verse eighteen tells us a little more about these two people, it says, "Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some." So, these people have considered the truth, but have erred. What does "erred" mean? Well, I have never heard it anywhere but the KJV Bible, because people just don't use the word anymore. In my words, it means to have gone wrong, or to have had an error. Also, Dictionary.com defines it as, "to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect." These two people erred, they wandered away from the truth, they are mistaken, gone wrong, incorrect.

Next Paul tells us one thing that they went wrong in, they say that the resurrection has already past. Jesus has already died, rose again, and gone back to heaven; but that is not what they are talking about. They are talking about the "resurrection of the Christian after death." (Barclay commentary; The letters to Timothy, Titus, and Philemon. pg. 174) They are saying that that already happened, but it has not, we must wait for the last day. I am not going to go into this, right now at least; I just wanted to explain that real quick.

They are leading some people astray. It says, "and overthrow the faith of some." They are leading some astray. This is very sad. They are leading them astray, by making them believe that what they say is true, and what they believed before is wrong. And what is worse, is that once they are lead astray, they might lead others astray also.

AHHH!!! I tried to end on a happy note, and it didn't work! Oh, well. Tomorrow we are going to be talking about the firm foundation of God, and vessels of honour and of dishonour. I encourage y'all to read ahead, and start thinking about those next few verses we'll be studying. God bless! Buttercup <3

Two great songs by Third Day

I got the lyrics to this one, here. But I had to type it out because that site doesn't let you copy and paste! Oh, well! :P The other one is Born Again. They are both really cool, but I especially like Born Again, it is so powerful. If you want the music then it is somewhere in my playlist at the bottom of this page. Creed doesn't want to line up right, so it looks weird, sorry! It's got a mind of it's own! LOL

Creed


I believe in God the Father

Almighty Maker of Heaven, Maker of Earth

And Jesus Christ his only begotten, son our Lord

He was conceived by the Holy Spirit

Born of the virgin Mary

Suffered under Potius Pilate

He was crucified and dead and buried



And I believe what I believe it makes me what I am

I did not make it, no it makes me what I am

It is the very truth of God and not the invention of any man


I believe that he who suffered, was crucified, buried and dead.

He descended into hell and on the third day, rose again.

He ascended into heaven where he sits at God's mighty right hand.

I believe that he's returning

To judge the quick and the dead of the sons of men


And I believe what I believe it makes me what I am

I did not make it, no it makes me what I am

It is the very truth of God and not the invention of any man


I believe it, I believe it

I believe it

I believe it, I believe it

I believe in God the Father

Almighty Maker of Heaven, Maker of Earth

And Jesus Christ his only begotten, son our Lord

I believe in the Holy Spirit

One holy church

The communion of saints

The forgiveness of sins

I believe in the resurrection

I believe in a life that never ends


And I believe what I believe it makes me what I am

I did not make it, no it makes me what I am

I did not make it, no it makes me what I am

I said I did not make it, no it makes me what I am

It is the very truth of God and not the invention of any man


I believe it, I believe

I believe it, I believe

I believe it, I believe it

I believe it, I believe it

I believe it, I believe it

I believe it.

Born Again

And today I found myself,
After searching all these years,
And the man that I saw,
Wasn't at all who I thought I'd be.

I was lost when you found me here.
I was broken beyond repair.
Then you came along.
And you sang a song over me.

It feels like I'm born again!
It feels like I'm living!
For the very first time,
Living for the first time
In my life!

Make a promise to me now,
Reassure my heart somehow,
That the love that I feel
Is so much more real than anything!

I have a feeling in my soul,
And I pray that I'm not wrong,
that the life I have now is only the beginning!

It feels like I'm born again! (feels like I'm born again!)
It feels like I'm living! (feels like I'm livin'!)
For the very first time, (for the very first time)
Living for the first time! (livin' for the first time)
It feels like I'm breathin'! (feels like I'm born again)
It feels like I'm movin'! (feels like I'm livin')
For the very first time! (for the very first time)
For the very first time! (for the very first time)

What I'm lookin' for
Is more than what I had yesterday
And you came to me
And you gave to me
Life and a love
That I've never felt before!

It feels like I'm born again! (feels like I'm born again!)
It feels like I'm living! (feels like I'm livin'!)
For the very first time, (for the very first time)
Living for the first time! (livin' for the first time)
It feels like I'm breathin'! (feels like I'm born again)
It feels like I'm movin'! (feels like I'm livin')
For the very first time! (for the very first time)
I'm livin' for the first time! (for the very first time)
In my life.