Do we really stand with all of Paul?

• Well, we know that standing with Paul includes Acts as a transition and a good 'Life of Paul' series...
• We know that Romans is truly the doctrinal foundation of all true Christianity...
• We know that the Corinthians church needs to hear what Paul has to say - and is also a good reminder for us and carnality, etc...
• We know that Galatians is excellent when the 'law' folks need to hear from Paul...
• We know that Ephesians, Colossians, Philippians are great concerning the riches of understanding and all that Christ did TO us, etc...
• We know that Thessalonians is great for what is coming in the future...
• We know that the story with Philemon has a few good lessons in it to us, as well!

Paul preached TO Timothy and Titus about what to preach and teach to us!

• Those two were considered by Paul to be his partners, fellowhelpers, workfellows, his brothers and beloved sons after the common faith, fellowlabourers, ministers of God as well as messengers of the churches - AND the glory of Christ - so that they could comfort us concerning our faith!
• II Corinthians 8:23; Titus 1:4; Romans 16:21; I Thessalonians 3:2; II Timothy 1:2.

We have already heard the 'challenge' of being comforted from the book of Titus...

• II Corinthians 7:6 - Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus.
• II Corinthians 8:6 - But thanks be to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.
• And what a challenge it is!

• I Corinthians 4:17 - For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance  of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.
• ways - Philippians 4:9 - Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.
• Philippians 2:19 - But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timotheus shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state.
• It seems that hearing Timotheus will put the people 'in a state' which would give Paul comfort!
• Are you interested in being in a state that would be "comforting to Paul?"
• Are you interested in being in a state that would be agreeable with the Scriptures - the KJB, rightly divided!

• II Timothy 2:2 - And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.
• Actually, I should be able to preach and teach from Timothy 'without fear' as Timotheus was to be able to do!  I Corinthians 16:10 - Now if Timotheus come, see that he may be with you without fear: for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also do.
• Remember Paul's words to Timothy - For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
• Timothy's warning from Paul: But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.  II Timothy 4:3-5

• These are TO us through the Book, from Paul to Timothy to us!
• I Timothy 5:20 - Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.
• I Timothy 6:14 - That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:
• II Timothy 4:2 - Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
• Titus 1:13 - This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
• Titus 2:15 - These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

• II Timothy 2:24-26 - And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; 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.

• Ephesians 1:12-14 - That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.  In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,  Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.

• Romans 4:11 - And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:
• Romans 4:23-25 - Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;  But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead; Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.
• Romans 10:4 - For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
• Romans 4:5-8 - But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.  Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,  Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
• Romans 8:1-4 - There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.  For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.  For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:  That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

Yes, it will be hard to endure sound doctrine...

• ...but we are to endure it nonetheless!
• II Timothy 2:3,4 - Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
• But not "to the end!" Matthew 24:13 - But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

His charges are serious - they are...

• ... before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom...
• ... in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession...
• ... before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels...