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The way that failure to accept the inevitability of persecution hinders our witness is that we won

I think it is so easy to become a hypocrite because we like to have people think we are one thing when inside we are somebody else. We don

The various characteristics that enable a Christian teacher to correct opponents are being humble which will make you approachable. They will be more willing to listen if you humble yourself. Another on is to have the skill. We can know the bible but we need to be able to teach others and to discuss what we know with them.

I put out the good plates and silverware when guests are over or for a special holiday meal. I use everyday tableware every other time. I think that Paul

The analogy with a skilled workman that forms the basis for Paul

Paul calls Timothy to endure hardship for the sake of the goal and the experience of soldiers, athletes, and farmers illustrates this well because they have to work hard in order to stay alive or to win the goal that they working for. The example that speaks most strongly to me is the experience of a soldier. They have to think quick and act quick in order to stay alive.

I think that our churches tend not to declare the call to endurance and suffering because we have the weird idea that if we accept Jesus as our savior we won

The reason that it is important for pastors and church leaders to execute a strategy of mentoring teachers and elders in a congregation is so that there is somebody to carry on the work of the Lord. I think that most of the time of the pastor should be devoted to this teaching of future leaders. The time spent in administration and programs should be handled by somebody else. The pastor should only know what is happening in these arenas.

According to verse 12, the source of Paul

Paul

I can give examples of how cowardice and shame have kept me from identifying myself as a Christian on occasion. If I am with a group, I often don

The advice that I would give to a person who has let use of a spiritual gift or ministry lapse would be to get back into it. It will always come back to them with a little practice. Yes, I think that a gift or ministry can be rekindled with the right encouragement. The biggest thing that I think that would be involved in reclaiming use of such a gift would be getting back into the bible as a daily routine and a lot of prayer.

We can guard the faith without becoming narrow, backward-looking people who oppose all change, and complaining about

Some of the actions that are the best antidote for the love of money are to give some of it to a situation that needs money. First you must support your church then be generous in other activities. The way that we can cultivate generosity so that it remains healthy is to make sure that your family has what it needs, not what it wants, then find out what God has put on your heart to support.

The way that love for money grows is that the more that we have the more we want. After a while there isn

We should seek contentment because that gives us piece of mind. We won

I think that people are so susceptible to distorted bible teaching concerning financial gain because they can see the wealthy getting all that they can get and they don

The ways that the Gospel has sown the seeds to eventually destroy slavery is that we are all equal in God

The reason that Paul says,

The reason that it is necessary to make formal accusations and

The circumstances that elders should be compensated financially is when they are teaching and preaching the word of God. The Scriptural support for such a practice is in the Old Testament that we should let the ox eat the grain that it is treading out.

The responsibilities that we have to help our aging family members are to support them if they are unable to support themselves. According to Paul, this is our Christian responsibility. We are to support those that cannot support themselves especially our family members. The way that this is a

Rigid, unsmiling orthodoxy can teach right doctrine, but cannot produce godliness because they are looking at just keeping the law. Godliness is going out knowing that God is with you and believing in it and trying to do the things that God wants us to do. The reason strong examples of godliness in church leaders are essential for a healthy church is that it is easier to follow an example then it is to listen to a sermon.

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The reason that the performance of legalistic requirements is so attractive to people is that you can turn off your brain and just follow the sayings of the leader. Another reason is that we can see that somebody is not doing the right thing according to the standard taught and we know that they are sinning. I don