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NASB | 2 Timothy 1:12 For this reason I also suffer these things, but I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Timothy 1:12 This is why I suffer as I do. Still, I am not ashamed; for I know Him [and I am personally acquainted with Him] whom I have believed [with absolute trust and confidence in Him and in the truth of His deity], and I am persuaded [beyond any doubt] that He is able to guard that which I have entrusted to Him until that day [when I stand before Him]. [1 Cor 1:8, 3:13; Phil 1:6] |
Bible Question (short): What is it about the Gospel? |
Question (full): What is it about the Gospel? In Romans 1:16, Paul says he is not ashamed of the Gospel. In 2 Timothy 1:11,12; here it is again. “I am appointed a preacher … for the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed”. He says to Timothy (2 Tim 1:8) “Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord”. The Lord himself opens the possibility that we could be ashamed of him. He says, “Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels (Mar 8:38). And now it seems that it is not the adulterous and sinful generation that should be ashamed, but rather those who shine like lights in it. There is something about the offense of the cross (Galatians 5:11), though Paul says that he would choose instead to glory in the cross (v.14). The cross, of course, is central to the Gospel (1 Cor 1:23). What is it about the Gospel that we could be ashamed of? Is it because one who preaches it is not highly esteemed by the world? Is it because its message is considered foolish? Is it because it brings persecution? This last is a question in itself, why the Gospel brings persecution. For some reason I do not get this, and I am asking this question even of the unbelievers that I encounter these days. The words “Gospel” and “shame” do not seem to belong in the same sentence. I would appreciate seeing one thoughtful response before this question is banished to the bowels of this forum. |
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