Preguntas de estudio
Estudio de vida de 2 Timothy
1. The Divine Provisions for the Inoculation Against the Decline of the Church
- What is meant by the phrase "the promise of life" in 2 Timothy 1:1?
- What are the eight divine provisions against the decline of the church and how does each prevent the decline in us?
2. The Basic Factor of the Decline—Forsaking the Apostle and His Ministry
- Use the context of v. 15 to show that Paul's concern was not for having a following, but for the saints' growth in life by the healthy words of the ministry.
- Contrast what some Christians in Tapei expected versus what Brother Lee said the church provides. Why should we focus only on those things?
3. The Inoculator
- What are the specific titles given to the inoculator according to 2 Timothy 2:1-15 and what do each title show us concerning the person and function of the inoculator?
- What is the siginificance of the word "truth" in 2 Timothy 2:15 and what does this word denote?
4. The Spread of the Decline
- What is the "firm foundation of God" in 2 Timothy 2:19 referring to?
- What is Paul's charge to Timothy in 2 Timothy 2:22-26 and how might you present God's dispensation to an opposer.
5. The Worsening of the Decline
- What does the mention of seven kinds of lovers and two kinds of nonlovers indicate concerning the decline of the church? How does this relate to the Lord's word in Revelation 2:4?
- How does the opposing of the truth in worsening of the decline indicate the rescue and remedy from the decline?
6. The Antidote of the Inoculation
- What are the three crucial elements in 2 Timothy that God uses to confront the death, corruption, and confusion in the church’s decline?
- What is a man of God and how can a man of God be made complete, fully equipped for every good work?
7. The Incentive to the Inoculator
- What was the apostle's charge to his young co-worker and why is this charge so important in a time of the church's decline?
- How can we see the reward as an incentive to the inoculator in 2 Timothy 4:1-8? What is this reward?
8. The Issue of the Decline
- How does 2 Timothy 4:9-12 show the different relationships of his coworkers toward the apostle Paul? How did Timothy's oneness with Paul enable Paul to say more to him?
- What are the two of the main elements of Paul's composition 2 Timothy with which he concludes this book? How are these two elements critical in confronting the decline of the church?
- What is meant by the phrase "the promise of life" in 2 Timothy 1:1?
- What are the eight divine provisions against the decline of the church and how does each prevent the decline in us?
- Use the context of v. 15 to show that Paul's concern was not for having a following, but for the saints' growth in life by the healthy words of the ministry.
- Contrast what some Christians in Tapei expected versus what Brother Lee said the church provides. Why should we focus only on those things?
- What are the specific titles given to the inoculator according to 2 Timothy 2:1-15 and what do each title show us concerning the person and function of the inoculator?
- What is the siginificance of the word "truth" in 2 Timothy 2:15 and what does this word denote?
- What is the "firm foundation of God" in 2 Timothy 2:19 referring to?
- What is Paul's charge to Timothy in 2 Timothy 2:22-26 and how might you present God's dispensation to an opposer.
- What does the mention of seven kinds of lovers and two kinds of nonlovers indicate concerning the decline of the church? How does this relate to the Lord's word in Revelation 2:4?
- How does the opposing of the truth in worsening of the decline indicate the rescue and remedy from the decline?
- What are the three crucial elements in 2 Timothy that God uses to confront the death, corruption, and confusion in the church’s decline?
- What is a man of God and how can a man of God be made complete, fully equipped for every good work?
- What was the apostle's charge to his young co-worker and why is this charge so important in a time of the church's decline?
- How can we see the reward as an incentive to the inoculator in 2 Timothy 4:1-8? What is this reward?
- How does 2 Timothy 4:9-12 show the different relationships of his coworkers toward the apostle Paul? How did Timothy's oneness with Paul enable Paul to say more to him?
- What are the two of the main elements of Paul's composition 2 Timothy with which he concludes this book? How are these two elements critical in confronting the decline of the church?