II Timothy 3:10 You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, 11 my persecutions and sufferings that happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra—which persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord rescued me. 12 Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, 13 while evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. 14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it 15 and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
Having warned Timothy and the congregation at Ephesus against following after or getting entangled with arguing with false teachers, Paul now made the contrast. Timothy had followed the sound teaching, godly living, Christlike character, and sacrificial service Paul had demonstrated and passed on to him. Having mentioned persecution, Paul pauses to remind Timothy that believers should expect that, just as Christ had experienced it, and so had he. Paul also reminds Timothy that these things are consistent with what he had been taught and seen demonstrated in his own family: a life of faith and practice, based upon scriptural truth. Scripture, after all, is God's word and the most practical guidebook one can have for life.
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