By Marc W. Gibson Sitting in a lonely prison, with only Luke still with him, the apostle Paul sent these instructions to young Timothy: “Bring the cloak that I left with Corpus at Troas when you come … and the books, especially the parchments” (2 Tim. 4:13). What these books were that Paul desired is a …
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“Give Attention to Reading”
By Connie W. Adams How can you preach what you do not know? Paul charged Timothy to “preach the word” (2 Tim. 4:2). He said for him to “give attention to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine” and then Timothy to practice what he learned (“take heed to thyself’) continually in order to “save thyself, and them …
Otey-Briney Debate
By Joshua Gurtler Throughout the Bible as well as history the refusal of men to study and discuss God’s word has been an ever present problem. Because of cowardice, selfishness, a lack of love, or just plain hard-heartedness, men are apt to keep their thoughts to themselves or in tight circles rather than boldly bringing them …
Attitudes and Consequences: A Review
By Timothy J. Smelser In The Life of Reason the American philosopher George Santayana wrote, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” In Paul’s letter to the Corinthian Christians we understand that the record of God’s dealings with the Israelites was written for our ad-monition that we might learn by example not …