2 Tim 3-4 ~ Preach it!~ Day 91
Yesterday we learned that the gospel needs to be defended if people try to distort it. I think many Christians would agree with that; if they heard something wrong, they may be bold enough to correct the one speaking in error. In today’s reading, Paul is taking it a step further. We should not only be correcting when we hear something wrong, but we should be out there preaching the gospel! “Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage- with great patience and careful instruction.” (4:2) On that point, I believe many Christians may think, “Not me! That’s not my job! I’m not a trained pastor or teacher! I’ll let someone else do the correcting and rebuking.” Well…….would you consider yourself a man or woman of God?…….if so, than look at 3:16, “All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be throughly equipped for every good work.”