2 Timothy

Covers 2 Timothy 1

Paul's refusal to be ashamed of the gospel in 2 Timothy 1 because he knows whom he has believed — set against an Easter illustration of life as a few inches of red tape on an endless rope, and the call to guard and proclaim the message entrusted to the church.

Covers 2 Timothy 2

Rightly handling the word of truth may mean reading and enjoying Scripture as a whole story rather than dissecting isolated chapters — a case that the scholastic style of Bible study often hinders deeper understanding more than it helps.

Covers 2 Timothy 2

Noting how often Paul rehearses the gospel even to mature, believing Timothy in 2 Timothy 2 — a challenge to the assumption that the gospel is only for non-Christians, arguing that believers need to soak in it from the first day of faith to the last.

Covers 2 Timothy 4 · Leviticus 15

Paul's warning in 2 Timothy 4 about people who want their ears tickled rather than sound teaching, applied to a culture of pick-your-own-facts — paired with Leviticus 15 and the crucial distinction between ritual uncleanness and sin.