Remember (2 Timothy 2:8-19)

Why did Timothy need to remember Jesus Christ? What does it mean to remember Jesus Christ? What are some of the benefits of remembering Jesus Christ? What are some of the downfalls of forgetting Jesus Christ?

Why should Timothy remember that Jesus is risen from the dead? What does it mean to remember that Jesus Christ is risen from the dead? What are some of the benefits of remembering that Jesus Christ is risen from the dead? What are some of the downfalls of forgetting that Jesus Christ is risen from the dead?

Why should Timothy remember that Jesus Christ is the offspring of David? What does it mean to remember that Jesus Christ is the offspring of David? What are some of the benefits of remembering that Jesus Christ is the offspring of David? What are some of the downfalls of forgetting that Jesus Christ is the offspring of David?

Why would Paul preach that Jesus Christ is risen from the dead and the offspring of David?

How could Paul call the gospel “my gospel?” Did the gospel really belong to Paul? In what way(s) might you be able to say that the gospel is your gospel?

Paul said that he was chained as a criminal. Was he not considered a criminal by the Roman government? Why does the government sometimes have a different definition of criminal than God does?

In what way(s) is the word of God not bound?

How was Paul suffering for the sake of the elect? Paul elsewhere had said that he had not been crucified for Christians (1 Corinthians 1:13). What benefit was there for the sake that Paul was suffering for them? How could Paul’s suffering lead the elect to obtain salvation?

Paul said that salvation is in Christ Jesus. Can there be salvation outside of Christ Jesus? Why or why not?

What is the connection between salvation in Christ Jesus and eternal glory?

In what way(s) is the saying Paul gives in verses 11-13 trustworthy?

If we have died with Christ, how will we live with him?

If we endure, how will we reign with Christ?

If we deny Christ, how will he deny us?

If we are faithful, how can Christ remain faithful?

Why can Christ not deny himself?