No Fear

2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

To me it really seems like every supposed Christian ought to be charged with studying, grasping with God given wisdom by grace, charged with living the remainder of their lives as disciples of Jesus Christ, such as Paul writes to his protoge’ Timothy. We ought to seek the wisdom of God in words penned by Paul thousands of years ago; we ought to seek to live both intimately and boldly in the faith that Paul speaks of. We ought to seek to understand the eternal gift that came with Jesus to save our souls in a depth that fears no mortal consequence. We ought to seek the understanding of God’s Word to a depth that we grasp all wisdom is a gift; all wisdom is a gift from God to our mind through his Spirit that lives in our hearts. We ought to seek God so diligently in prayer and his Word that we are heavenly inspired to charge those in our circle of influence; we all should have a Timothy, one who God has placed near us to use us to encourage in the faith. We all should be seeking God daily in prayer and his Word, for through those conscious acts, that willful heartfelt pursuits, God stirs and moves within and among us.

This epistle may not be popular in many pulpits today in America. If it is fully and properly expounded upon, it would go against what many preachers of the prosperity false doctrine are teaching. How will they refute the passage that speaks of suffering, with a false doctrine of worldly blessings to those of great faith, that is a direct contradiction. 2 Timothy 3:12 Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. But, if we are not spending time in God’s Word ourselves, only seeking to be a hearer of the word from the preacher, how will we know? How will we know if we are being led astray by the false doctrines that Paul speaks about in this epistle? 3:1 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: 2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, 4 traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away! 6 For of this sort are those who creep into households and make captives of gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts, 7 always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. This is a perfect description of our nation’s current status in many areas, and sadly being delivered in many pulpits today.

Only by the diligent study of God’s Word, through the granting of wisdom by the Holy Spirit, will you ever discern truth from false teaching……period. The most important thing you can do, the most important act as a Christian, is to pray daily and to read God’s Word. It truly is that simple, yet religion has complicated the supposed acts of Christianity since it’s beginning. If your list of do’s involves religiosities obligations from the church, you are missing the eternal boat setting sail. If you can only grasp the simplicity of Christianity as the simplicity of the Gospel, all you will do is to seek to know God more through prayer and his Word. Your heart will be drawn to him there; you will find him there, and you will begin to know more about God that you ever had before, because you have sought him with your heart as never before. You cannot remain the same person today as you were yesterday, if you diligently study God’s Word each day. You will change from the inside out, have the boldness that Paul speaks of, and desire to live the focused live as a disciple of Jesus Christ. You too, will have no fear, for what can the world do to you anyway?