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• Paul’s last letter ever written and 20% of the letter focusses on the importance of The Word of God • That is 17 out of 83 versus deal directly with The Word of God

• The Protection of the Word 1:13

• The Passing on of the Word 2:2• The Pursuit of the Word 2:15

• The Presenting of the Word 2:24-25

• The Passiveness of those in the Word 3:7

• The Personal effects of the Word 3:14-17

• The Preaching of the Word 4:2-3• The Passion for the Word 4:13

(2Ti 2:14-16) Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they

strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the

hearers. Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman

that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase

unto more ungodliness.

I. The Catastrophe of not knowing the Word

(2Ti 2:14-16) Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no

profit, but to the subverting of the hearers. Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a

workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word

of truth. But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will

increase unto more ungodliness.

A. The Severity of not know the Word

(2Pe 2:6) And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into

ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an

ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;

(2Pe 2:1) But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among

you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon

themselves swift destruction.

(2Pe 3:16) As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are

unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto

their own destruction.

A. The Severity of not know the Word

B. The Subtilty of Satan to those that don’t know the Word

(2Co 11:1-4) Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me. For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be

corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus,

whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye

might well bear with him.

(2Co 11:13-15) For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.

And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his

ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end

shall be according to their works.

I. The Catastrophe of not knowing the WordII. The Consummate effort of them in the Word

(2Ti 2:14-16) Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they

strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the

hearers. Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase

unto more ungodliness.

(1Ti 5:17) Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they

who labour in the word and doctrine.

(1Co 15:58) Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding

in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

(Mat 9:37) Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous,

but the labourers are few;

(Mat 9:38) Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth

labourers into his harvest.

(Act 17:11) These were more noble than those in

Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all

readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether

those things were so.

I. The Catastrophe of not knowing the WordII. The Consummate effort of them in the Word III. The Craftsmanship of those in the Word

(2Ti 2:14-16) Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they

strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the

hearers. Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman

that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of

truth. But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase

unto more ungodliness.

I. The Catastrophe of not knowing the WordII. The Consummate effort of them in the Word III. The Craftsmanship of those in the Word IV. The Constraining of those not in the Word

(2Ti 2:14-16) Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they

strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the

hearers. Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman

that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will

increase unto more ungodliness.

(Tit 1:9-11) Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers. For

there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the

circumcision: Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses,

teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.

(Rom 16:17) Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which

cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which

ye have learned; and avoid them.

(Eph 4:11-14) And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and

some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in

the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the

measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: That we henceforth be no more children,

tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of

men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;