The Tupelo journal., 1903-06-19
h SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson I'm h International Series
for June Fl, 10O3-PauTs
Charge to Timothy.
THE LESSON TEXT.
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them;
Is. And that from a child thou hast
known the Holy Scriptures, which are able
to make thee wise unto salvation through
faith which is in Christ Jesus.
16. All Scripture is given by inspiration
Of God. and is profitable for doctrine, for
reproof, for correction, for instruction in
righteousness:
II. That the nan of God may be perfect,
thoroughly furnished unto all good works.
!. l charge thee therefore before God.
and the Lord Jesus Christ, Who shall
Judge the quick and the dead at His APP
pearing and His Kingdom;
z. Preach the word; be instant in sea-
son, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort
with all longsuffering and doctrine.
3. For the time. will come when they
will not endure sound doctrine; but after
their own lusts shall they heap to them
selves teachers, having itching ears;
4. And they shall turn away their ears
from the truth, and shall be turned into
fables.
5. But watch thou in all things, endure
aff1iction, do the work of an evangelist,
make full proof of thy ministry.
6. For l am now ready to be offered, and
the time of my departure is at hand.
Z. | have fought a good fight, | have fin
ished my course. l have kept the faith:
s. Henceforth there is laid up for me a
crown of righteousness, which the Lord,
the righteous judge, shall give me at that
day; and not to me only, but unto all them
also that love His appearing.
GOLDEN T~EXT.-There Is laid IN for
me IA crown of righteousness.-2 Tim.
4:S.
OUTLINE OF SCRIPTURE SECTION.
Abiding IN the Scrlptures...... Tim. 3:14-17.
Preaching the Tim. Ais.
Awaiting the Tim. 4:6-S.
T1ME.-Spring of A. d. 6S.
ID FIN
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
1t is not the soldier who knows
only the barracks and parade ground
n takes the most satisfaction in
his military career, but the one who
has been in bitter battles and upon
toilsome marches. Paul had the ex-
perience of the fighting soldier. His
life was menaced with plots, he was
beset by mobs, dragged before mag
lstrates, scourged, imprisoned, stoned
and endured hardships both by sea
and land. His final words were those
of an eXulting c%onqueror. To feel
as he did when expecting to die by
the sword, one must be able to say
with him, II have fought the good
fight, and | have finished the course,
L have kept the faith"
The story of the book of Acts
breaks off suddenly, leaving Paul in
prison. The facts of his later life are
very uncertain. Many scholars believe
that he was executed at the close of
the imprisonment of the last lesson,
and that the second letter to limo
thy was written within a few weeks
of that to his old friends at Philippi
(studied January ~. Most, however,
think that Paul was released and had
complete freedom for five or six
years, was arrested a second time,
condemned and ~beheaded, and hat it
was during this second imprisonment
and just before the final trial that
this letter to Timothy was written.
The letter is studied here as giving
us the last word from the great
apostle. 1t is, as Bishop Lightfoot
has said, "Paul's last will and tesla
ment."
knowing of whom thou hast
learned them" A Christian mother
and grandmother Q:5). And that
from a babe:' The training of the
Jewish children in the Old Testament
Scriptures began at the age of five.
''Ihe sacred writings:" That is. the
different books of what we call the
Old Testament. MAKE thee wise
unto salvation through faith which is
in Christ Jesus" Paul claimed that
the Old Testament pointed men clear
ly and distinctly to, Christ Jesus, the
Jews Messiah and the worlds
Saviour. Every Scripture" 'In the
so places where this word occurs in
the New Testament it means the Old
Testament.'-R. F. Horton. INSPIRED
of Cod" The revised version gives
the correct reading. The old version
that "all Scripture is given by inspira-
ton" while true is not the correct
rendering of this passage. Every
God-inspired Scripture land Paul
was unquestionably thinking of the
sacred writings of the Hebrews when
he spoke) is profitable for teaching,
etc. FURNISHED completely unto
every good work." The knowledge
of God and His gradual revelation of
Himself and His will to men found in
the Old Testament is, says Paul, a
very important part of the spiritual
| equipment of the man of God.
81 charge thee:b A solemn charge
from the aged apostle to the young
Christian just at the beginning of his
work. 1.-The Word" The Gospel
truth of salvation from sin through
| Christ. "In season, out of season.
| That is, all the time. For the time
will come" 1t had probably begun
when Paul wrote. Having itching
ears:" Listening not for the sake of
profiting by the Gospel truth but for
| diversion or amusement-following
| religious fads. The world is still full
| of those who are ready to run after
| the newest counterfeit religion. "Suf-
fer hardship" The experience of
! Paul had shown him that the life of
the missionary pastor was not an
easy one. IAN evangelist" One who
evangelizes, that is, breaches the Cos
pei. /.
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
Punishment is not persecution.
We should abide in the truths that
we have learned, knowing of whom
we learned them-sainted mothers,
etc.
Fortunate is that one who has
known the Scriptures from a babe!