Little Country Church on the edge of town

Do do do do do do

People coming every day from miles around

For meetings and for Sunday school

And it's very plain to see

It's not the way it used to be.

Welcome to the Word for today, featuring the Bible teaching ministry of Pastor Chuck Smith,

founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a chapter-by verse by verse study through the entire Bible.

And on today's edition of the word for today, Pastor Chuck continues his message,

Paul Forsaken, as we pick up in 2 Timothy chapter 1, verse 14.

And now with today's study, here's Pastor Chuck.

That good thing which was committed unto you, that is the truth, the word of God,

keep by the Holy Spirit which dwells in us. For this you know,

that all of they which are in Asia have turned away from me of whom are Fijilis and Hermogenes.

Those in Asia had now turned their backs upon Paul.

He was no longer able to be a strong influence there.

They didn't have to fear him come in apostolic power to correct their false doctrines anymore,

and they were becoming emboldened in their heresies and in the drawing of people after themselves.

Paul names a couple of them.

They've turned away from me. What a sad thing. Paul was really

pretty much forsaken now. With the sentence of death

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