ALL THAT WILL LIVE GODLY
I feel privileged to publish another article from Bud Hancock. Please read Bud’s short Biography at the end of this article. You will then begin to understand how wisdom becomes distilled into the spirit of a man who truly seeks God and His understanding. At the end of another tumultuous week, Bud’s article is surely just what my readers need – to be encouraged by a greater understanding of the Word of God. Thank you Bud. Gibber! Gibber! Chugley All That Will Live Godly By Bud Hancock When I was eleven years old, after one of our Sunday morning services, I approached the evangelist who was holding meetings at our church at that time and asked him to write something in my Bible and then handed it to him. He opened it and wrote this scripture inside the front cover: “God Bless You Buddy, in Jesus Name” -II Timothy 2:15. Sixty-seven years later I still have that Bible and I look at his inscription periodically to remind me of the importance of that scripture: “Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of Truth”. I am now gleaning more wisdom from Paul’s letters to Timothy every time I read them. I know that all scripture is given by inspiration of the Holy Spirit and is profitable, etc. but I believe Paul’s letters to Timothy are particularly apropos to the times in which we now live. By the Holy Spirit, Paul was able to look into the future and prophetically see what would be coming upon the entire world, and especially the Church. In II Timothy 3:12 Paul writes to Timothy: Yea, and all that will live Godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. Wow, now is that exciting, or…