2 Timothy 1:13-18
13 Hold fast the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. 14 That good thing which was committed to you, keep by the Holy Spirit who dwells in us. 15 This you know, that all those in Asia have turned away from me, among whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes. 16 The Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain; 17 but when he arrived in Rome, he sought me out very zealously and found me. 18 The Lord grant to him that he may find mercy from the Lord in that Day—and you know very well how many ways he ministered to me at Ephesus.
13 Hold fast the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. 14 That good thing which was committed to you, keep by the Holy Spirit who dwells in us. 15 This you know, that all those in Asia have turned away from me, among whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes. 16 The Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain; 17 but when he arrived in Rome, he sought me out very zealously and found me. 18 The Lord grant to him that he may find mercy from the Lord in that Day—and you know very well how many ways he ministered to me at Ephesus.
Timothy is told to stay the course of sound doctrine based on God’s word. Paul taught him and reminded him that we must grasp all God says in Christ with trust and love, taking God at His word and living as we are created and called to do. This pattern of sound words is summed up for us in creeds and catechisms which echo biblical truth and do not add or take away from it. By God’s Spirit who seals and lives in us, we keep His words by His promise, power, and work. Some will listen and not hear sound teaching, and follow man’s away from this. Others may be like Onesiphorus, unashamed of the gospel truth and standing by those bringing pure and uncorrupted truth, supporting the work of Christ. Ministering to God’s workers wholeheartedly finds mercy in grace as reward, knowing the kingdom of God’s glory is being supported and spread as seed in the field of this fallen world. Do we hold to and support sound teaching for His glory and others’ good?
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