Text: Retain the standard of sound words which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. (2 Timothy 1:13)
Catechism: Question: What then must a Christian believe?
Answer: All that is promised us in the gospel, a summary of which is taught us in the articles of our catholic and undoubted Christian faith.
Intro: My interview and the presbyterian General Assembly
Which Christ?
I. Questions
Maturing
A Christian
Love, dating, marriage, children, etc.
Sin
II. Saving Faith
Two different uses of the word “faith” Jude 3
Creeds & credo
III. Warfare
Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist on the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. Stand firm therefore, having belted your waist with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, (Ephesians 6:13-14)
IV. The Text: Paul’s Counsel to Timothy
Paul’s second imprisonment
Sounds words
Words that are a standard
Words that are handed down