2 TImothy 1:1-14 Questions 7-9
7. Paul tells Timothy to guard a treasure/deposit (1:14) and to rekindle God's gift (1:6). what deposit would we be entrusted with? Our spiritual heritage: those who have invested into our lives. This would be our families and spiritual mentors. We value them and pass on their investment. Our faith, a gift of God, should be responded to with gratitude.We try to pass on that faith. Our spiritual gifts we certainly would possess. Our knowledge of the truth taught and self-learned. The gospel 8a) Why might a modern Christian be tempted to be timid toward testifying about Jesus? We are a minority. We are in a culture where relativism prevails in the religious sphere. We are in a culture where scientism prevails in the physical sphere. We don't want to be seen as an extremist or especially enthusiastic about/committed to/trust fully in anything "Fanatic" We are not fully convinced of the truth of the gospel: we have doubts. We struggle to experience spiritual victory in o...