The Second Epistle of Paul to Timothy

Outline

• I. Introduction
• II. The divine provisions for the inoculation — a pure conscience, unfeigned faith, the divine gift, a strong spirit, eternal grace, incorruptible life, the healthy word, and the indwelling Spirit
• III. The basic factor of the decline — forsaking the apostle and his ministry
• IV. The inoculator — a teacher, a soldier, a contender, a farmer, and a workman
• V. The spreading of the decline — like that of gangrene
• VI. The worsening of the decline — becoming grievous times of deceiving
• VII. The antidote of the inoculation — the divine word
• VIII. The incentive to the inoculator — the coming reward
• IX. The issue of the decline — loving the present age and doing many evils
• X. Conclusion