2Ti 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
To study one must do more than just read the words or quote them to prove a point. Sometimes it takes a little digging.
2Ti 2:16 But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
We can probably take this as truth just as it is written.
2Ti 2:17 And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;
Also this scripture as speaking of one, or in this case two, who made a statement without true knowledge.
2Ti 2:18 Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.
They, Hymenaeus and Philetus, erred when they said the resurrection was past.
Using Hermeneutics, let us take a look here to see how they erred.
1. Who is the writer - Paul
2, Who is the reciptient - Timothy
3. In this case we need to know when it was written - Around 67 AD, shortly before Paul was put to death.
4. The resurrection of the dead, that would happen when Jesus returned.
They said it had already happened, and the church must have been expecting his return, so let us analyze what they might have said to prove their point.
They would have said Jesus had returned and the dead had risen because there had been wars and rumors of wars, also earthquakes, that the gospel had been preached in all the world, and that many false prophets had come and deceived many.
They had to know the return of Jesus would be spiritual, as well as the rising of the dead, or nothing else they could say would be accepted as truth. We know there were many wars going at that time, and earthquakes too. Paul had even said the gospel had been preached to every creature which is under heaven: Col 1:23
What was it they said, or didn't say, that Paul could have pointed out to show they had erred?
The temple in Jerusalem had not been destroyed as of that time. That would happen in 70 AD. Jesus had told the disciples that the sign of his coming would be the destruction of the temple.
Mat 24:1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
Mat 24:2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
Mat 24:3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
Now we can say in truth, that the resurrection is past.
To study one must do more than just read the words or quote them to prove a point. Sometimes it takes a little digging.
2Ti 2:16 But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
We can probably take this as truth just as it is written.
2Ti 2:17 And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;
Also this scripture as speaking of one, or in this case two, who made a statement without true knowledge.
2Ti 2:18 Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.
They, Hymenaeus and Philetus, erred when they said the resurrection was past.
Using Hermeneutics, let us take a look here to see how they erred.
1. Who is the writer - Paul
2, Who is the reciptient - Timothy
3. In this case we need to know when it was written - Around 67 AD, shortly before Paul was put to death.
4. The resurrection of the dead, that would happen when Jesus returned.
They said it had already happened, and the church must have been expecting his return, so let us analyze what they might have said to prove their point.
They would have said Jesus had returned and the dead had risen because there had been wars and rumors of wars, also earthquakes, that the gospel had been preached in all the world, and that many false prophets had come and deceived many.
They had to know the return of Jesus would be spiritual, as well as the rising of the dead, or nothing else they could say would be accepted as truth. We know there were many wars going at that time, and earthquakes too. Paul had even said the gospel had been preached to every creature which is under heaven: Col 1:23
What was it they said, or didn't say, that Paul could have pointed out to show they had erred?
The temple in Jerusalem had not been destroyed as of that time. That would happen in 70 AD. Jesus had told the disciples that the sign of his coming would be the destruction of the temple.
Mat 24:1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
Mat 24:2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
Mat 24:3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
Now we can say in truth, that the resurrection is past.
