 Good morning everyone and welcome in-person students, online students and our e-learning students as well. Thank you for joining class this morning. Last Monday we began looking at Second Timothy Chapter 2. We'll continue looking at that, we'll continue our study on Second Timothy Chapter 2. Before that we'll begin with a word of prayer. So can I ask Charles, can you please lead us in prayer please? Alright, let's pray. Dear even father, thank you so much for this morning. It's an afternoon for others and it's a night for others. But we marvel at your grace and love and connectivity. Thank you Lord for connecting us from different parts of the world. Now that we are together again, don't you pray that you abide in us and we abide in you. That you will direct our thoughts and give us more insights so that we shall learn your word and be able to identify the church that you have resting our hands. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Amen. Thank you Charles. So we looked at Second Timothy Chapter 2 verses 1 to 13. We'll continue from verse 14 onwards. So can one of you please read Second Timothy Chapter 2 verse 14 please? Verse 14, remind them of these things. Charge them before the Lord and not to strive about words to no profit to the ruin of the hearers. Amen. Amen. Thank you Charles. So here we see that Paul is again, you know, he, he, at different points or junctions of his letter, he keeps making the statement, you know, remind them of these things, teach them of these things. So he's, even as he's writing this to Timothy, it's a more personal letter, but he's saying even as I'm saying some of these things to you, it's important that you also teach it to the church, to the saints, to the believers and also remind them of these things. So he's saying, you know, after he's reminded him of the essential points of the gospel in the same chapter in verse 8, in verses 11 to 13, in verse 8 he says, remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David who was raised from the dead according to my gospel. And Second Timothy Chapter 2 was 11 to 13 where he says, if we died with him, we all just the preceding verses which we studied last week, which we ended off last week. For if we died with him, we shall also live with him. If we deny him, he will also deny us. If we are faithless, he remains faithful, he cannot deny himself. So he's saying, you'll remind them of these things which I'm writing to you. Even as you preach the gospel, teach the gospel, remind your hearers of these things. So as a pastor, Timothy's job is to keep his congregation always focused on the gospel and not, you know, deviate into discussions, unnecessary discussions and arguments about false doctrines, false teachings that will lead to strife and division and all of those things. So he's saying, you know, just teach and exhort the truth in God's word so that people, you know, sorry, so teach and exhort God's people to stay, you know, aligned to God's truth, his doctrines, and, you know, don't engage in useless things, fighting over words, ideas, arguments that do not bring any benefit. Okay. We'll move on to verse 15. So can one of you please read verse 15, please? Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. Amen. Thank you. So he says, you know, be diligent, which means he's saying, you know, be focused. And, you know, be diligent, be focused, which is an ongoing continuous work that must be pursued carefully with earnestness. And he's saying, you know, be diligent about three things which he mentions in this verse. He says, be diligent, you know, to present yourself approved of God, be diligent as a worker who does not need to be ashamed, and be diligent about rightly dividing the truth. So he's being diligent means he's saying, be focused on these things. It must be something that is ongoing, something that is continuous, something that you need to pursue very carefully and earnestly. So the first thing he says to be diligent here in this verse is, you know, to present oneself or to present yourself approved to God, which means, you know, live in a manner that is right before God, you know, walk in a way that is right the way you do things, the way you say things, the way you react, your attitudes, let it all be in a manner that is approved of God, that which means which is right before God. The second thing that one needs to be diligent about is, you know, be a worker who's not ashamed of the Gospel, who's not ashamed of his calling, who's not ashamed of the work that God has entrusted to him or her. Okay, so don't be ashamed. So work in a way that, you know, you also need not be ashamed before God. He's already mentioned that, you know, do not be ashamed of the Gospel, do not be ashamed of me as a prisoner, do not be ashamed of, you know, what calling that you have. And so here he's saying, you know, be a worker who does not need to be ashamed. That means work in a way that you need not be ashamed before God. Fulfill the calling that God has given to you. You know, be faithful, be committed, be sincere with what God has entrusted you with what God has asked you to do. And the third thing which he says be diligent about is to rightly divide the word of God. So it says be careful, you know, the way you handle God's word. Make a straight cut, you know, which means, or rightly dissect, which means that, you know, there is a right way and there is a wrong way to understand the Bible, to interpret the Bible and to teach it. So if you understand the Bible and you interpret it in the right way, then you will be teaching it in the right way. But if you understand and interpret the Bible in the wrong way, then you will be teaching it in the wrong way. So, you know, as a pastor, he's telling Timothy, you must work hard, especially in this area where you must work hard, you know, to interpret God's word in its entirety, in its truth and master the right interpretation. Now, even as Paul is writing this to Timothy, it's also so relevant for us as ministers of God, you know, as those who have been called as his saints, his priests, the royal priesthood we are. So it's important for us to be focused and it's not something that we just do it when we feel good or when we feel excited about serving God or when we are in a place where everything is going well. But even when things are not going according to what we wanted to go or it's not feeling we don't feel good or we don't feel right, but it should be, you know, we need to be diligent, which means it should be an ongoing continuous thing that we carefully pursue with all earnestness. So even as we who are called the ministers of God, we need to be diligent in the way we, you know, do things, the way we live our life, the way we walk, the way we talk, our attitudes, we need to do it in a manner that's right before God, you know, that is pleasing and approved of God. And also, you know, that we do things in a way that will not bring shame to his name, you know, to the body of Christ, and also that God will not be ashamed of the way that we are going ahead with our lives. And, you know, when we do things that are right, we will not be ashamed before God and that we would fulfill his calling and what God has asked us to. And even as we are called ministers of God, it's important that we learn the tools of interpreting God's Word in the right way so that, you know, we can understand it in the right way and we will be able to teach God's truth in the right way and then in that way we will be carefully handling God's Word. Okay, so three areas where we need to be diligent about in our own lives as well. Was it 16, 17 and 18? Can one of you please read that, please? I'm Shalariit. Yes, please, Rupa, thank you. But avoid irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more godliness. And their talk will spread like gangrene, among them are pious and religious. Who have served from the truth, saying that the resurrection has already happened, they're upsetting the faith of some. Immense. So here he's saying, you know, again, reminding him don't involve in idle silly talk and arguments, you know, in just discussing with these false teachers because they have no other job. You know, they just don't even know the truth. They just doing all this, he says, because they're peddlers of the gospel in terms of, you know, they just want to make money. So don't, you know, waste your time involving in idle silly talk. And then he talks about, you know, these two men, Hymenius and Phyllis, we do not know anything much about these men. But, you know, Paul does mention about Hymenius in 1 Timothy chapter one was 20, where he says that he has handed him over to Satan. And but what he's saying here is, you know, these men are just engaging in useless, ungodly talk. And even as they are talking and discussing with different people, they are, you know, spreading wrong teachings, false teachings, false doctrines. And it's spreading like cancer, you know, cancer just spread so far so quickly. And it just destroys, you know, the body destroys the cell destroys the whole organ and ultimately takes the person's life as well. So here it says, you know, their teaching is spreading like anything. It's so destructive. It's destroying the faith of so many people. And Paul has already dealt with Hymenius in 1 Timothy. And he says, you know, these people have gone away from the truth. They're teaching false doctrines. And they're also leading others away from the truth. So what is the false doctrine that he's their teaching? He mentions about it. He's saying that, you know, they're saying that the resurrection is already passed. That means they're saying that, you know, the resurrection is already finished. There's no resurrection to take place. That means they're saying that, you know, it's a possibility that they're already living in the Millennium Kingdom. And hence they are overthrowing the faith of people. So we don't know anything much about the doctrine they're teaching. Just that, you know, they're saying that there's no more resurrection that's going to happen. It's already done. It's completed. And now we're living in the Millennium Kingdom. Okay. So that he's saying, you know, don't involve in discussing with all of these people who have caught up in this lies in this false doctrine. But you teach them the truth from God's words so that their eyes are opened to the truth, their ears are opened to the truth. And the Holy Spirit will work in them and, you know, bring them back to the faith. So he's saying, do what is important is to preach and teach the gospel. Verses 19 to 21. Can one of you please read that? From God's truth stands firm like a foundation stone. With this inscription, the Lord knows those who are evil and all who belong to the Lord must turn away from evil. In a wealthy home, some utensils are made of gold and silver and some are made of wood and clay. The expensive utensils are used for special occasions and the cheap ones are for everyday use. If you keep yourselves pure, you will be a special utensil for honorable use. Your life will be clean and you will be ready for the master to use you for every good work. Amen. Thank you, Sayin. So here he says, nevertheless, the solid foundation of God stands having the seal, which means no matter what these false teachers are teaching, no matter whether their message even spreads like cancer and even though the fate of some have been overthrown, it doesn't matter how many have fallen away, how many of them reject the truth, how many of them have gone their own way after this profane and vain babbling. But he makes something very clear to Paul. He says, the kingdom of God cannot be shaken. So these false teachers will come, they'll go, their teachings will spread like cancer. People would reject the truth, will receive their teaching, will fall away. Many of them will go on this way of profane and vain babblings or teachings, which makes no sense, which is just a mere talk. But he says irrespective of that, you know, the kingdom of God cannot be shaken. So he's basically encouraging Timothy and saying that, you know, all of these things have no lasting impact. We have seen many false teachers come, go, doctrines come, go. But we have seen that the word of God, the kingdom of God, you know, and the truth about who God is cannot be shaken will never change. It will stand forever. So he's saying that you have an upper hand, you have, you're in a better place. You are also having a privilege of, you know, building this kingdom of ministering in this kingdom and also teaching these truths in this kingdom. So he's saying, you know, be strong. Don't be shaken by all of these things. Don't be overwhelmed by all of these people and their teachings. You just teach the truth. And, you know, because God's kingdom cannot be shaken. And then he says that, you know, he says having the seal and he makes the statement where the Lord knows those who are His and let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity. Now commentators, commentary writers say that these two statements are taken from, you know, the rebellion of Koran against Moses and Joshua, which we read in Numbers chapter 16 verse 5. And, you know, Koran and people came and said, told Moses and Joshua, now, are you only have, are you the only people who have the opportunity to stand before the sanctuary and, you know, offer incense and all of these sacrifice to God. So when Moses hears this, he says the Lord will show who is His and who is holy and will bring Him near to Himself, even the one whom He will choose. So Numbers chapter 16 verse 5. And then we see that, you know, God was so angry with Koran and he chooses Moses and he rejects Koran. And he in the same chapter, Numbers chapter 16 verse 26, you know, he warns the people because he's going to destroy Koran in his family, everything that belongs to him. And he warns the congregation to depart from the tents of these wicked men before God destroyed them. So Moses saying, you know, get away from the tents of these men who rebelled against God, who spoke against God. And, you know, so that, you know, when God destroys them, you too will not be destroyed. So it's true, yes, that God knows those who are His, but, you know, He also calls those who are His to leave their life of sin. You know, not to please their sinful nature, not to walk according to the dictates of the flesh, not to please their sinful carnal nature, but to please their spiritful nature, the spirit man, and to walk in the spirit and to live in the spirit. And so he says, you know, God gave us the solid foundation, which is His Word, and it is important for us to focus on it. And God knows who are His, which means He knows who is going to stand for Him. He knows who is going to fall away, who are going to reject the truth, who are going to go away their own way. He knows because He's God, He knows He sees, but He's saying that those who are His, He's calling them to a greater level of responsibility, a greater level of, you know, calling that He has placed on their life and that is to be holy as He is holy, as God is holy. And so he's saying, you know, for those of them who God has called, which means those who He knows has received His calling, His salvation. He says, leave your life of sin behind. That means don't get, go back into that life of sin. Don't get involved in your sinful nature, or don't go back to please your sinful nature, but live and walk in the Spirit. Okay. And then he goes on to give a very beautiful analogy here. An analogy of utensils that we use at home. You know, at home we have utensils which we use for everyday use, which is, you know, for everyday ordinary use, which we use day by day. And then there are special vessels that we have, special crockery that we have, which we use for special occasions, special purposes when we have guests at home, special days. You know, when we use these special vessels or the crockery that we have and, you know, so when people come home, we have guests, you know, we use all of these utensils with, you know, with great pride. And we put them on display and because it just looks so beautiful and so some of them are so, you know, well designed. And it just adds beauty to the whole, you know, dining table, the dinner table, you know, or the lunch table, whatever. And, you know, so the owner with pride puts all of these, you know, special vessels that he has on display, even as he uses it to serve his guests that he invites, special people that he has invited to their place and to serve them the special food that he or she has prepared. So, you know, Paul is saying here that, you know, we need to be those vessels for honor, you know, that meaning that we need to be those vessels that can be used for special purposes for honorable use and be those vessels of honor means, you know, be a vessel that brings honor to God. So if you want to be that vessel that God wants to use, which God wants to put on display that he wants to release his special purposes, then there are four things that, you know, that we need to meet these four requirements. And four things that we need to meet these requirements to be that vessel of honor. So, you know, we can either choose to be those ordinary vessels. Of course, you know, we can be ordinary vessels God can use us. But we can also desire or strive or, you know, want to be that vessels of honor, where we can be used for special purposes for honorable use, be those vessels that, you know, bring honor to God. Be those vessels where we would want God to use us to, you know, use us in a special way in a powerful way, where he would want to put us on display, where he would want to release his divine special purposes that he has in planning store for his people for his church and for the nation or the nation. So there are four things, four important requirements, if we need to be a vessel of honor. So it's not just that we desire and say, yeah, you know, I want to be that vessel of honor, where, you know, God puts me on display that he just releases his power. All the gifts of the spirit is just flowing through me and display the special purposes in and through me. Yes, we can desire it. We can ask him, we can pray, but also, even as it's going to be an awesome privilege for us, it's also a great responsibility, something that we need to also work alongside with God. So what are the four requirements? The first thing is we need to be cleansed. Yes, when we are born again, we are all washed away from our sins. You know, the old is gone, the new is come, we are a new creation. It's all that is true, but we need to know that or understand that we have been made new in our spirit man. We still have our physical nature, our flesh, our mind, our will, our emotions that need to be renewed, that need to be transformed into Christ's likeness. And that's why God's word says we need to work out our salvation with fear and trembling every day. So, you know, we need to, which means we need to every day be conscious of, you know, cleansing ourselves in areas where we need cleansing, areas where we need cleansing, you know, areas where we need to depart from sin, depart, or, you know, bring those areas under the Lordship of Christ Jesus, submit to Him so that we are not vessels of dishonour, but we are cleansed, we are purified in those areas, you know, where we can be, you know, living lives that are honouring in God's sight. The second thing is be sanctified, which means make a conscious every day effort to be set apart for the Lord in what we watch, in how we spend that time, in the way that we, where we go, you know, the kind of people that we are engaging in. You know, just set ourselves apart for the Lord so that, you know, we are sanctified, we are holy, and also sanctify the members or the parts of our body to God for righteousness and holiness, whether it's sanctifying your mind, it's sanctifying your tongue, your mouth, it's sanctifying your desires, sanctifying your sexual appetites, all of those things so that it'll be pure and so that you will be pure and holy set apart for God so that you can be that vessel of honour where God will just pose out His power, His special purposes so that you can be on display for God to display His glory and manifest His glorious presence and what He does. Also the next requirement, the third thing is be useful, which means be readily available for what God wants you to do. Sometimes we want to be those vessels of honour, but in the areas that we think we want to be, in the ministry that we think we want to be, but God has different plans, may have different plans for us than what we are thinking or anticipating, so we need to just be available to what God is calling us to, available to what God is asking us to do, it might be a challenging area, it can be a difficult area, it cannot be somewhere where, you know, something that we would be on display, where everybody will see, identify us, you know, notice us or we might be just doing something very small where people will not even know what we are doing, see what we are doing, but you know, God will use us to impact the sheep that He has entrusted to us so, you know, just be available wherever God wants you, God wants to use you and, you know, be available to be easily used by God. The fourth requirement is be prepared, that means be equipped, be ready, okay, so even as you are getting equipped now, yes, it's important that you attend these three hours of lecture every day, but that's not enough, that's not sufficient, it's important to go back, you know, look through your notes, study it, you know, so that these truths are just so ingrained in your, it's just your solid foundation that you are building, so that when God launches you out to minister to teach, you are so equipped in His Word and you will be those who rightly dissect or dissect or, you know, rightly divide the word of truth, you're able to interpret His truth and teach it, which will be a blessing to many. So, if you look at this verse, in verse 21, it says, you know, therefore, if anyone, so it's not that, you know, God chooses some for, to be vessels of honor and some for, you know, just for ordinary use, but here it says that anyone who desires, so, you know, anyone of you who desires to be that vessel of honor, you know, you have this opportunity before you to be that vessel of honor, it's open to all, so what you need to do is to work on those four requirements and then you will become that vessel of honor. Remember, in verse 1, it says, Paul says, you know, we can, it's, we are able to minister this gospel, teach this gospel to be this ministers of God because of the grace that is in Christ Jesus. So you would have the grace of Christ Jesus that will enable you to be these vessels of honor. So it's a choice that you make, so don't even think that, hey, God has chosen some people to be vessels of honor and some people to be vessels of a lower category. No, it's choice that that person has made, that person is striving, that person is pursuing the things of God, you know, constantly cleansing themselves, sanctifying themselves, being useful, being available, being prepared and that is why you see them as vessels of honor. It's not that God has not chosen you, it's not that he's called some for noble use, some for, you know, for lesser use, but it's a choice that we all make and it's available for anyone, this opportunity. So if you desire to be that vessel of honor, you know, work on these four requirements and God will use you in a mighty way. Okay, any questions so far? Okay, if there's no questions, we'll move on to verses 22 to 26. Can one of you please read verses 22 to verse 26, please? Verse 22 to 26, please also youthful lusts but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace and those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. But avoid foolish and ignorant disputes, knowing that they generate strife and a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all able to teach and patient in humility correcting those who are in opposition. If God perhaps will grant them repentance so that they may know the truth and that they may come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil having been taken captive by him to do as well. Amen. Thank you, Christopher. So here, you know, Paul is saying in the view of becoming that vessel of honor, you know, we have only one choice and that is to stay away from ungodly lust and instead we need to pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace. So if you want to be that vessel of honor, yes, it's an opportunity that we have, it's a privilege that we have, but it's also something that we need to, it's a responsibility that, you know, that we take of staying away from all lustful, ungodly passions, things of this world and we instead pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace. And he says, you know, with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. So he says, do this with those who call on the Lord with a pure heart, which means, you know, the idea here is do it with others. Others were also in the same desire, the same mindset, people who are pursuing God, who are, you know, staying away from ungodly lust, you know, with the community of people who are also doing the same. So, you know, so there's an idea here of togetherness and community. So he's saying, do it with those who are pursuing all of these things. So he says, yes, in the church, I know Timothy, there are some who are, you know, have shipped like their faith, some who are teaching the wrong doctrines, some who are listening to them. So, you know, that isn't one, that's one group and there is one group, you know, who is pursuing righteousness, faith, love and peace, who are holding on to the truth of God's word, you know, stay with them, be along with them. And so here he's specifically meaning, you know, to have a sense of togetherness, a community of people who are doing the same thing. And he says, so we live out of, live out our life in community, along with others who are doing the same thing. So even in, you know, it's important for us to, even as we're pursuing all of these things, that we pursue it along with those who are also pursuing the same thing that we are, so that we can be edified, we can be encouraged, we can be strengthened. So you can strengthen others who are pursuing the same call of God, the same things in life, and they can also, through their life, through their testimonies, through their experience, can also impart into your life and you are edified and built. So if you want to be the special of honor, then we need to also be along with those who are of the same mindset, same thinking and pursuing the same things. And verse 23 he says, but avoid foolish and ignorant disputes, knowing that they generate strife. He has already spoken so much about this. He keeps saying this at different points in his letter, just reiterating this truth. And then he says, you know, Timothy, there will be people who will oppose you, there will be people who oppose the gospel, there will be people who will oppose Jesus Christ, but how do you handle them? The first thing is just avoid discussing with them, disputing with them because it's not going to bring any good, it's just going to bring division and strife. So the first thing you need to do is don't get into a foolish argument or disputes with them. The second thing is he says that, you know, the servant of God must not quarrel, must not get into strife but must be gentle and patiently teaching people. So he says, don't argue, don't discuss with them, don't get into foolish talk with them, but what you need to do is you need to teach them the truth from God's word. And even as you teach it, you know, don't do it in a way that you are angry with them or you're irritated with them or you're frustrated with them that, hey, you know, been teaching you these same truths and you don't seem to be listening. You seem to be so ignorant, you seem to be, you know, avoiding these things, but he says be patient, be gentle with them, teaching them. And, you know, even as you teach them and you're correcting them to your teaching, your preaching, correct them in humility, even with those who are opposing you, do that in general, teach them in gentleness, you know, be humble before them, correct them in love, because he says why you need to be gentle, why you need to be patient with them, why you need to, you know, be teaching them in a sense of humility is because he's saying they have been taken captive by the devil. Okay, so they're not in their right mindset. The evil one has blinded their eyes, has veiled their eyes from the truth, and it's, you know, it's his power that is working in them, and that they are so blinded to the truth that they're just going behind these false teachings. So, the Satan, the devil has taken captive of them, and they have become a snare of the devil, and hence, you know, you can't, the more you argue, the more you discuss with them, it's going to be effortless, it's going to be fruitless, it's not going to get to any point, because, you know, they have been taken snare by the devil, the captives of the evil one, and, but you, you know, teach them with gentleness, in love, in all humility, so that, you know, they come to this place of repentance, they embrace the truth, it's because the Holy Spirit alone can work in their life. It's not how we preach, it's not how we teach, it's not the words that we use, it's not how we can defend the gospel, how good we are at defending the gospel, but, you know, it's God who will move them to that place of repentance. It's God, the Holy Spirit who will help them to embrace the truth, would enlighten them with the truth, would bring them to the knowledge of the truth, so that when they come to their senses, you know, and they come out of the snare of the devil, you know, they would know what is right and wrong, they would know the truth, they will receive the truth, and so he says, this is how, you know, as a servant of God, you must handle those who oppose the gospel. Be patient with them, be gentle with them, be loving with them, and don't, you know, be rude or nasty with them, but correct them in humility. This is something that, you know, we can learn as well because we will have many people, you know, who have known the truth and who, you know, kind of go away into false cult groups or teachings or doctrines, and then, you know, we get so angry with them, we can say, you know, why do we even have to speak to them, you know, they know the truth and they've gone away from the truth, so it makes no sense even just talking to them. Because, you know, if you do, they're just going to start an argument and things like that. But you just show them love, just be gentle with them, you know, teach them in a loving patient way so that God can work in their lives to bring them to a place of repentance and for them to embrace the truth, so that they will come to the knowledge of the truth again, and they would embrace it. Okay, this also shows us the importance of prayer. You know, while we do our part in sharing the truth in God's word, we do it in love and gentleness and patience. We also need to pray for people, engage in prayer for people so that, you know, even as they're listening to your message, even as they're listening to the truth, you know, that God would work in their lives, the Holy Spirit would work in their lives, would quicken that word in their lives and that they would overcome the snare of the enemy that is over their lives and they would just embrace the truth and the truth will set them free. Okay, so he just very beautifully puts it in this last few verses, how he just connects everything and how he tells them, you know, how he needs to, even as he focuses on preaching and teaching the truths in the gospel, you know, how he needs to do it as well. So we see that, you know, Paul as a preacher, as a teacher, as a writer, he's so detailed in everything that he has to say, he has to teach, he has to impart. And so we learn something wonderful from Paul's life that even as we teach God's word or we are people who love to write, we are writing about God's word, truths in God's word, you know, it's important for us to focus on every detail, every little aspect and bring that to light so that people can know, can understand and the truth that is imparted to them, the Holy Spirit will just work in their lives and the truth will set them free. Okay, so that is chapter two of Second Timothy. Our key takeaway was here says, you know, therefore if anyone cleanses himself on the latter, he will be a vessel of honor sanctified and useful for the master, prepared for every good work. So I hope you desire to be that vessel of honor and meet those four requirements so that you can be used mightily by God who's waiting to use you to impact your city, your community, the nation and the nations of the world. Okay, any questions anyone has? Any questions? Okay, if there's no questions, then we'll move on to chapter three. So can one of you, we have five minutes for a break. And one of you please read chapter three please for us while the others can open our Bibles and follow along. Second Timothy chapter three. But to know this, that in the last days, period times will come. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, brisk, famous, disobedient to parents and faithful and holy, unloving and forgiving slanderers, without self-control, brutal despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, hooty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness that denying its power and from such people turn away. First I continue and I finish the whole chapter. Yes, please you can read to the end of the chapter Charles. Thank you. Verse six, for all this sort are those who creep into households and make captives of gullible women, loaded down with sins led away by various lusts, always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. Now as Janus and Jamboree, the resistors Moses, so do these also resist the truth. Men of corrupt minds, disproved concerning the faith, but they will progress no further, for they fully will be manifest to all as there also was. But you have carefully followed my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, perseverance, persecutions, afflictions, which happened to me at Antioch. And out of them all the Lord delivered me, yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. But even men and imposters will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being have learned and being assured of knowing from whom you have learned them. And that from childhood you have known the holy scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith, which is in Christ Jesus. All scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness that the man of God may be complete, fairly equipped for every good work. Amen. Amen. Thank you, Charles. Thank you for reading chapter three for us. So we'll begin our study. Chapter three, anyone has any questions? Again, about chapter two, any doubts, any thing that you need for the clarification or clarity on? Okay. I'm missing Divya's notice. We have a children's program. Yes, it's called Havana in our churches, which is based on this verse. Second Timothy chapter 2 verse 15, approved work men of God are not ashamed. Yes. Thank you, Divya. Okay. There's no questions on chapter two. We'll move on to chapter three versus one to five. So Paul is here speaking about the end times and he's telling Timothy that the last days will be perilous times, will be very troublesome times, will be very difficult times. And he says that things are going to get bad. It's going to be really bad in the last days, the end times. And he's describing the nature of people in the last days. Okay. We'll stop here. We'll go for a break and then we'll come back and continue looking at the nature of people that he describes in the last days. Okay. We'll go for a break, have a good break and see you after the break.