Chasing the Dream

Now flee youthful lusts, and pursue after righteousness, faith, love and peace, with those who call on the Lord with a pure heart. 2 Timothy 2:22 NASB Faith – Do you have faith? It’s a fair question—if you are thinking like a Greek. You see, in Greek thought it is possible to possess something, to…

Where’s the Target?

Now flee youthful lusts, and pursue after righteousness, faith, love and peace, with those who call on the Lord with a pure heart. 2 Timothy 2:22 NASB Righteousness – How can you pursue something if you don’t know where it is? That’s pretty much the situation in spiritual discipline today. We want to follow Paul’s…

Ups and Downs

Now flee youthful lusts, and pursue after righteousness, faith, love and peace, with those who call on the Lord with a pure heart. 2 Timothy 2:22 NASB Pursue after – Something makes you do it. You don’t want to, but at the moment when you should say, “No,” something just overtakes you and you end…

Fast and Furious

Now flee youthful lusts, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. 2 Timothy 2:22 NASB Youthful lusts – Movies of passion, speed and (most of the time) illegal behavior. Perhaps that’s why the Vin Diesel classics appeal. We would all like to think that…

The Runaway

Now flee from youthful lusts, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.   2 Timothy 2:22  NASB Flee – When to run, when to stand and fight?  That’s a moral question most of us will face at one time or another.  Paul instructs Timothy that…

Numbers Running

Now flee from youthful lusts, and pursue after righteousness, faith, love and peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. 2 Timothy 2:22 Flee – In most poverty-stricken areas of the world, “numbers” is a game of irrational hope.  The only ones who profit from this form of gambling are the…

What’s Cooking?

Now flee from youthful lusts, and pursue after righteousness, faith, love and peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. 2 Timothy 2:22 Youthful Lusts – A look at the Greek text provides a better picture of Paul’s warning.  First, the Greek text says, “And the youthful lusts.”  The inclusion of…