Good fight. That's the name of our summer real men Bible study. We'll be going

verse by verse through First Timothy. You and me up here in the mountains real

informal, casual, 12 weeks looking at an older man named Paul building up and investing in a younger man named

Timothy teaching him how to be a man of God and fight a good fight.

And I'll tell you in a day when the world has lost its mind

and everything's going to hell, a few men need to learn how to fight.

I'll see you guys online this summer

as we study First Timothy the good fight.

All right guys welcome back to our real men's summer Bible study on First Timothy good

fight where we teach men of God how to quote unquote fight the good fight. That's what Paul tells Timothy. We're going to look at 12

commands. This week is command number two. avoid apostates.

So we're going to talk about apostasy

and that's where Paul's going in his instructions

to Timothy.

An apostate is someone who's a betrayer.

They're a double agent.

In the ancient Greek world, the word was used in war in battle.

It's also used in the New Testament, where, let's say for example you joined the army you went

through boot camp you got deployed with your unit you'd been drilling together

prepping together you know getting ready together you get deployed you're out on the front line

it's time of battle you can see the enemy on the horizon the engagement is coming

you're feeling the anxiety the stress it's time for war in battle.

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