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  • II Timothy 2:14-3:9
  • II Timothy 2:14-15 – We must be careful to study at depth, but not descend into “useless wrangling” about words.
  • II Timothy 2:16-17 – Worldly and empty chatter is dangerous and toxic to the Christian.
    • II Timothy 2:17 – This could be the same Hymenaeus from I Timothy 1:20.
  • II Timothy 2:23-25 – We must be gentle and patient with those who oppose us.
  • II Timothy 3:5 – See I Timothy 4:8.

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  • Colossians 3:15-16
  • We have much to be thankful for.
  • We should be thankful for the saved relationship.
    • John 16:12-13; I Corinthians 2:13-14 – The Holy Spirit revealed the plan of salvation.
    • I John 1:3-4
    • II Thessalonians 2:9-10
  • We should be thankful for God’s arrangement of the local church.
    • Colossians 3:16
    • Things for which Paul was thankful: Romans 1:8; Colossians 1:4; Ephesians 1:16; Philippians 1:3; Colossians 1:3; I Thessalonians 1:2; II Thessalonians 1:3; 2:13; Philemon 1:4
    • Galatians 5:15 – Beware of bickering and quarreling in the church.
  • We should be thankful for our health.
    • III John 1:2
  • We should be thankful for the family relationship.
  • We should be thankful for our country.
    • I Timothy 2:1-2

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  • Historical accuracy, prophetic fulfillment, and scientific foreknowledge
  • Egyptian knowledge of the day
    • Acts 7:22
    • Ebers papyrus
    • Exodus 15:26
  • Germs
    • Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis
    • Washing
      • Numbers 19:5-22
      • Drs. McMillen and Stern parallel our modern knowledge to Numbers 19
        • Running water
        • Time
        • Antiseptic soap
        • Vigorous scrubbing
    • Quarantine
      • Numbers 5:1-3; Leviticus 13:1-3,45-54
      • The same technique was later used to contain modern day leprosy outbreaks.
  • Circumcision on the eighth day
    • Genesis 17:12-14 (Leviticus 12:3)
    • The clotting protein prothrombin naturally peaks on the eighth day
  • Dietary regulations
    • Leviticus 11
    • David L. Macht, 1953: Studies of meat toxicity in various animals.
  • Ratio for ship building
    • Genesis 6:15 – Ratio 30:5:3
  • Water cycle
    • Ecclesiastes 1:7; 11:3a; Amos 9:6
  • Four types of flesh
    • I Corinthians 15:39
  • Basic sanitation
    • Deuteronomy 23:12-14
  • I Thessalonians 2:13

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  • Hebrews 2:15-3:15
  • Hebrews 3:3 – Jesus is worthy of more glory than Moses. This statement would have made quite an impact on Jews in days of the early church.
  • Hebrews 3:15-19 – Let the Jews of the Old Covenant be an example. If you hear the word, don’t harden your heart and provoke God to wrath!

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