Suffering for the Gospel
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Suffering for the Gospel

2 Timothy 1:8–10  (ID: 3009)

The Gospel of Jesus Christ can be difficult to talk about, and its message may be foreign or even offensive to others. Even so, the apostle Paul exhorted Timothy not to be ashamed but to be willing to suffer for preaching the truth. Alistair Begg explores how that challenge relates to our lives today. Suffering for the Gospel, as Paul and Timothy did, exposes our own weakness and provides an opportunity for God’s power to be displayed through us.

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A Study in 2 Timothy, Volume 1

Guard the Truth 2 Timothy 1:1–2:2 Series ID: 15502


8Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God, 9who saved us and called us to1 a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began,2 10and which now has been manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,

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Scripture taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service.

Alistair Begg
Alistair Begg is Senior Pastor at Parkside Church in Cleveland, Ohio, and the Bible teacher on Truth For Life, which is heard on the radio and online around the world.