Principles to Live By Bible Study

Dr. Gene A. Getz

August 14, 2019

Week 211

2 Timothy

Being Faithful

10.With God’s help, our goal should be to live our lives without regrets (2 Timothy 4:6-8; Philippians 1:21-24; 1 Corinthians 13:12).

Reflection and Response

How should we live as believers so as to have no regrets when we are face-to-

face with the Lord Jesus Christ? (1 Timothy 1:15-16; Philippians 3:13-14)

A Loyal Friend

11. When even those we’ve loved and trusted fail to be true and loyal friends, we are to focus on the Lord Jesus Christ who will never forsake us (Colossians 4:14).

Reflection and Response

Can you remember how you felt when someone you implicitly trusted betrayed

you? How did you respond?

Titus

Trustworthy Coworkers

1.All spiritual leaders should have dedicated coworkers whom they can trust to fulfill difficult ministry assignments (Titus 1:1, 4; Galatians 2:1-3; 2 Corinthians 8:16-17, 23a; 2 Corinthians 12:17-18).

Reflection and Response

How can spiritual leaders today discover and develop ministry associates who

are trustworthy and capable of handling and completing difficult ministry

assignments? (2 Timothy 2:2)

Interpreting Scripture Accurately

2.When using the qualities Paul outlined for selecting leaders, we must be sure to define and interpret each quality accurately (Titus 1:5; Acts 14:21a, 21b, 23; Titus 1:6; 1 Samuel 2:12-13a, 22-23; 1 Timothy 3:4-5).

Reflection and Response

Though Paul was addressing the qualifications for spiritual leaders in his letter

to Titus, how do his instructions of moral purity apply to all believers? (1

Thessalonians 4:3-5)

Doctrine of Character

3.When using Paul’s criteria for selecting spiritual leaders, we should allow a certain amount of freedom so as to be culturally relevant, but we should never compromise God’s standards for maturity (Titus 1:5, 7a).

Reflection and Response

In applying this Principle to Live By, how can we have cultural freedom without

violating God’s will in selecting leaders?

Bold Confrontation

4.Spiritual leaders should confront false teachers with patience and gentleness, but when there is no positive response, they are to take more direct and decisive action (Titus 1:10-11; 2 Timothy 2:24-25).

Reflection and Response

What evidence is there in this letter that these false teachers were evil,

unrepentant unbelievers? (Titus 1:15-16)

Know and Living

5.We must not assume that teaching believers biblical truths about God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, salvation, and the second coming of Christ will cause them to live in God’s will (Titus 2:1; Titus 1:1; Colossians 3:22, 4:1).

Reflection and Response

How do Paul’s letters to the Romans and the Ephesians demonstrate that

Christians must be taught not only what to believe but also how to live?

(Romans 12:1-2; Ephesians 4:1)

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