Ancient Anglican

Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for any honest work, to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all men.

For the grace of God has appeared for the salvation of all men, training us to renounce irreligion and worldly passions, and to live sober, upright, and godly lives in this world

Show yourself in all respects a model of good deeds, and in your teaching show integrity, gravity, and sound speech that cannot be censured, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say of us.

To the pure all things are pure, but to the corrupt and unbelieving nothing is pure; their very minds and consciences are corrupted.

To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior. 

The laborers in the vineyard are seldom remembered, but their work continues to bear fruit after they have gone.

Like Timothy, there are those times in life when we just don’t feel like it and Paul is saying continue on anyway.

For Paul, the Scriptures aren’t merely God’s dictation to the respective author or editor, but are alive with truly inspired – being filled with the very spirit and breath of God that we first meet hovering over the waters at Creation (Gen 1:2).

These verses should compel us to only speak of such godless people in the first person singular.

Ultimately, Paul instructs Timothy to correct these false teachers with kindness and with gentleness.

The three analogies of Christian service – solider, athlete, sharecropper.

Do not be ashamed then of testifying to our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel in the power of God.