And Paul says, look, Timothy, if you'll just consider your resources, you can get on with this.

You have the power.

God has given you the love of God and man that will make you sacrifice your life.

God has by his spirit given you self-control and a discipline to order your life

to stay on the track of priorities no matter what happens. Now if you'll just renew your gift

and consider your resources you can get on.

Welcome to Grace to you with John MacArthur.

I'm your host Phil Johnson.

If you're a Christian, there's a sense in which you are to live like a hardworking farmer or a disciplined athlete or a regimented soldier.

If you follow Christ, if you desire to live a godly life, that requires a high level of

commitment.

In fact, you might think that the demands are impossible to fill.

Well, today on Grace to you, John MacArthur will help you see how you can meet that high standard

and stay committed to Christ, no matter what difficulties you face.

It's part of his study titled Unashamed.

And with the lesson now, here's John.

We continue our study in the first chapter of second Timothy,

Paul's last will and testament, the final of his 13

epistles that he wrote, writing this one from a dungeon in Rome about to lose his life and his ministry is

well-nigh coming to an end and as he writes he writes to his son in the faith Timothy

because he wants Timothy to carry on the work.

Timothy doesn't have the strength of character in boldness and courage that Paul his mentor

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