“Being a Christian is Tough, Get a Helmet!”
The thing about writing a blog, is you often don’t know if anybody reads it. Occasionally someone will tell me they read my blog, or post a comment on Facebook. However, when God lays something on my heart about which I should right, I need to be obedient and write it. Even if nobody but me reads it, I need to yield to the leading. Plus, the more you write, the better you write, right?! A little over a month ago I was preparing for my inductive Bible study on Philippians, and began reading different passages on YouBible in the Amplified Bible. My wandering brought me specifically to 2 Timothy 2 . The Amplified Bible provides all of the possible interpretations of a word based on the original language (Hebrew, Greek or Aramaic). 2 Timothy was written by Paul to Timothy as if Paul were writing to a son. 2 Timothy 2 specifically addresses living as a disciple of Christ. I read through the chapter, and became engrossed in 2...