As we continue 2nd Timothy the challenges just get harder. 2nd Timothy chapter 3 is a place we should turn to frequently for a reminder of the courage we must have to live out our faith. As with the other readings take time to read the passage as a whole and not simply the verses we are focusing on. 1st and 2nd Timothy are wonderful letters that can truly inspire us to live out our faith in a bold and loving fashion.

2 Timothy 3:1-7

GUT CHECK!

When we say a person “has guts” we mean that they have courage.

A “gut check” is a situation that puts us to the test to see whether we have “guts” or courage.

2 Timothy 3:1-7 talks about the “last days”, which we are probably in.

These verses are also a challenge to Christians to take a gut check!  Do we have the courage of our convictions?

WHAT DO I LOVE? Vss. 1-4

Do I love myself more than I love God?

Do I love pleasure more than I love God? Vs. 4

HOW DO I LIVE? – Vss. 5-6

Do I have just a form of godliness, without any real power to live a godly life?

That power is the result of being yielded and having faith. Galatians 2:20, Romans 6:11-14

HOW DO I LEARN? – Vs. 7

Many Christians sit in church and Sunday School, but never learn. Their lives never change.

Oh, they may have some “head knowledge” but they lack “heart knowledge”. They have not applied what they have learned to daily living.