Search the encyclopedia

Search the Bible

1000 articles found for “2 Timothy”

• Korea Baptist Theological University

  Korea Baptist Theological University is a private theological university in Yuseong District, Daejeon, South Korea. Founded in 1953 as the denominational seminary of the Korea Baptist Convention, it is commonly known in Korean by the abbreviation Chimsindae.

• Luke

  Luke was a first-century coworker of Paul who is called "the beloved physician" in the Pauline epistles. Church tradition regards him as the author of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.

• 1 Timothy 2:4

  This verse states that God "will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth." It is a perennial text in the debate between Calvinism and Arminianism over predestination, and interpreters differ over the meaning of "all men."

• 1 Timothy 2:11–12

  "Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. … But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man." This passage is central to the debate over the ordination of women and the role of women in the church, and denominations have reached differing conclusions about it.

• 1 Timothy 2:5–6

  A passage stating that there is only one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all. It is frequently cited in discussions of Christ's unique mediation and the extent of the atonement.

• 1 Timothy 2:13–15

  A passage that cites the order of creation and Eve's deception as the reason for the preceding verse's restriction on women teaching, and states that a woman "shall be saved in childbearing." It is a central text in the debate over the ordination of women, and verse 15 is widely regarded as one of the most difficult verses in the New Testament.

• 1 Timothy 2

  1 Timothy 2 is the chapter in which Paul addresses public prayer and order in the church's worship. It contains instructions on prayer for all people and for those in authority, on Christ as the one mediator, and on how men and women are to pray, adorn themselves, and learn.

• 2 Thessalonians 3:7–9

  A passage in which Paul and his companions, though entitled to support from the Thessalonian church, worked night and day to provide for themselves and offered this as an example for the believers to follow. It is frequently cited in discussions of self-supporting ministry, bivocational pastors, and pastoral compensation.

• Intercessory Prayer

  Intercessory prayer is prayer offered to God on behalf of other people, the church, the nation, and the world. In Korean it is also called dogo, after the term used in 1 Timothy 2:1.

• Predestination and Free Will

  A debate over whether salvation depends on God's election or on the human response. Calvinism, followed by Presbyterians, and the Arminian-Wesleyan tradition, followed by Methodists, the Holiness Church, and Full Gospel churches, explain the question differently.

• 1 Timothy 3:2

  This verse lists "the husband of one wife" among the qualifications of a bishop (church leader). Interpreters disagree over whether the phrase prohibits polygamy, prohibits remarriage, or means that only married men may serve, and the question bears on both divorced officeholders and women in church office.

• 2 Corinthians 1

  2 Corinthians 1 opens with Paul's greeting to the church at Corinth and a doxology to God for the comfort He gives in tribulation. Paul then explains why he changed his plans to visit Corinth.

• Philippians 1

  Philippians 1 is the chapter in which the imprisoned Paul offers thanksgiving and prayer for the church at Philippi, states that his bonds have actually advanced the gospel, expresses his resolve to magnify Christ whether in life or in death, and urges a manner of life worthy of the gospel.

• Philippians 2

  Philippians 2 is the chapter in which Paul urges the church at Philippi to unity and humility, presents as their example Christ, who emptied himself and was obedient unto death on the cross, and announces his plans to send Timothy and Epaphroditus.

• Colossians 4:2

  In this verse Paul urges the church at Colossae to continue steadfastly in prayer and to be watchful with thanksgiving. Because it joins perseverance, thanksgiving, and watchfulness, it is frequently cited as a representative verse on the life of prayer.

• 2 Thessalonians 2:3–4

  A passage in which Paul tells the church at Thessalonica that before "the day of the Lord" there will come an apostasy (a falling away from the faith) and that "the man of lawlessness" will be revealed. Because it is a principal text on the Antichrist and the sequence of end-time events, it is interpreted in widely differing ways.

• 2 Thessalonians

  Second Thessalonians is the fourteenth book of the New Testament. Traditionally regarded as Paul's second letter to the church at Thessalonica, it corrects the mistaken belief that the day of the Lord had already come and encourages believers suffering persecution.

• 2 Corinthians

  Second Corinthians is the eighth book of the New Testament and Paul's second letter to the church at Corinth. It addresses Paul's defense of his apostleship, comfort amid suffering, and the collection for the church in Jerusalem. Its verse 13:13 (13:14 in the KJV and many other English Bibles) is used as the benediction in worship.

• 1 Timothy 1

  The first chapter of 1 Timothy. Paul urges Timothy, whom he has left in Ephesus, to restrain the teaching of other doctrines. He then explains the proper use of the law, testifies to the mercy he himself received, and charges Timothy to fight the good fight.

• 2 Thessalonians 1

  Second Thessalonians 1 records the thanksgiving of Paul and his companions for the Thessalonian church, whose faith and love are growing in the midst of persecution. The chapter teaches that when the Lord Jesus is revealed, God will judge justly and grant rest to the saints, and it includes a prayer on the believers' behalf.