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2 Timothy 2:13
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11 This is a faithful saying:
For aif we died with Him,
We shall also live with Him. 
12 aIf we endure,
We shall also reign with Him.
bIf we deny Him,
He also will deny us. 
13 If we are faithless,
He remains faithful;
He acannot deny Himself.  

Approved and Disapproved Workers

14 Remind them of these things, acharging them before the Lord not to1 strive about words to no profit, to the ruin of the hearers.  
15 aBe diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.  
16 But shun profane and1 idle babblings, for they will2 increase to more ungodliness.  
17 And their message will spread like cancer. aHymenaeus and Philetus are of this sort,  
18 who have strayed concerning the truth, asaying that the resurrection is already past; and they overthrow the faith of some.  
19 Nevertheless athe solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: “The Lord bknows those who are His,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of1 Christ depart from iniquity.”  
20 But in a great house there are not only avessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, some for honor and some for dishonor.  
Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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2 Timothy 2:13

believe not—"If we are unbelievers (literally, 'unfaithful'), He remains faithful" (Deuteronomy 7:9-10). The oldest manuscripts read, "For He cannot (it is an impossibility that He should) deny Himself." He cannot be unfaithful to His word that He will deny those who deny Him, though we be not faithful to our profession of faith in Him (Romans 3:3). Three things are impossible to God, to die, to lie, and to be deceived [AUGUSTINE, The Creed, 1.1], (Hebrews 6:18). This impossibility is not one of infirmity, but of infinite power and majesty. Also, indirectly, comfort is suggested to believers, that He is faithful to His promises to them; at the same time that apostates are shaken out of their self-deceiving fancy, that because they change, Christ similarly may change. A warning to Timothy to be steadfast in the faith.




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Revelation 3:14

 

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