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What Does It Mean to Preach the Gospel in Season and Out of Season

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What is the meaning of "in flavour and out of season" in 2 Timothy 4:2?

            

2 Timothy 4:2

ESV - ii Preach the give-and-take; be set up in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and education.

Clarify Share Report Asked February 22 2016 Tot Tito Dulay Lim

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In season and out of flavour means in favorable situations and in unfavorable situations. Favorable situation is when there is no obstruction to preach the give-and-take of GOD. Unfavorable situation is when people or situations are confronting preaching the word.  For instance, in Paul'southward life we run across him facing many obstacles. In ane place Holy Spirit of the LORD reveals Paul that he will face trials if he goes to Jerusalem. But Paul is not afraid of even losing his life but boldly goes to Jerusalem and does the will of GOD  Too we know that a missionary will exist sent to a place where at that place is no promise of anyone accepting Christ at all. After many trials, failures, persecutions, struggles, he brings some people to Christ so a church would be built and the Word of GOD will start growing in that place. So at the time when the missionary had gone to his field it was non a favorable state of affairs(no fruits- or in other words information technology was not the season to harvest). Subsequently some years at that same identify people might get saved and have Christ (or in other word a season to harvest).  So what GOD expects from us is that we should not await at adverse situations but should await at GOD who is able to change any and every state of affairs and human action according to the will of GOD.  We could see prophets and judges like Moses and Gideon looked at situations and were hesitant to the calling of the LORD. But GOD changed all situation and gave them victory.  Similarly GOD is expecting u.s. to preach the word in season and out of season. So let u.s.a. rise and shine for Him. To GOD be all the celebrity. Amen. Maranatha

February 22 2016 0 responses Vote Up Share Written report


Dq 3 Don Quinn Maintenance Man at a senior apartment building.

The Male monarch James Version says " Preach the word; be instant in flavour, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine." The charge is given to Timothy who indeed is getting guidance from the Campaigner Paul as a Pastor of a Church. The letters written to Timothy can also be called the preachers guide volume as the instructions for ministers and pastors is well documented in the ii books. This particular charge is for young Timothy to simply put do his job. His chore is to preach the give-and-take of God to non only his Church building members every bit they are eagerly awaiting a word from the LORD (in season) But also to those who may not be ready or willing to receive the discussion of GOD (out of flavor).  Y'all take heard the expression preaching to the choir, well what that means is yous are speaking or preaching to an audience that is in back up of all you say. Well-nigh choirs fully support their preachers/pastors or they would not be in that location. A good example of preaching in flavour. When people welcome the word of GOD and want to learn and grow they will welcome y'all equally a preacher, those are the times when you feel really confident and want to preach forever or as long as that season lasts.   Out of flavour is more than like the street preacher or the preacher or evangelist who dares to take on a jail ministry, or preach the word of GOD on the playgrounds of the inner cities. That is out of flavor where more than likely those effectually are not and so much interested in the word of GOD. But as Paul says to Timothy practise your chore, its a mission and nosotros should all take on that mission. During the good times and the bad times. When we give ourselves to GOD for his service nosotros tin't selection and choose where and when we preach. The HOLY SPIRIT will lead us and we should follow.   In Paul's instruction to young Timothy he says reprove, rebuke and exhort. What that means is not sugarcoating the word to increase your congregation size. Tell people their faults, tell them the truth nearly entering into the Kingdom of GOD. Sometimes it takes a house hand to brand someone empathize they are on the wrong path, and our job as was Timothy'southward is the assistance them repent from their sins and continue on the right path to salvation.   At the same fourth dimension exhort them significant persuade them to stay the grade and keep the religion holding out and enduring until the end. Permit them know there is a brighter twenty-four hour period alee for all those who follow Christ and believe in Him. And yep all this must exist done with patience and long suffering, which volition be hard in some cases to sell your indicate when it comes to suffering most people don't want to hear it. But the hope from GOD is always worth the suffering we endure here on earth.   Preach in expert times and in bad times just remember e'er to Preach and in preaching it all about Jesus.

November 04 2016 0 responses Vote Up Share Report


Mini Jessie Panopio

I am thinking that "in season" ways during the expected period of proclaiming the Scriptures - commonly in a formal gathering similar in a synagogue during Paul's fourth dimension while in our solar day it's during our church services. "Out of season" means every opportunity also the formal and expected church gathering. This would include in your work, in the marketplace, in schools, and practically everywhere you are and there will be hearers. Of form you do it on a conversational style with people and not every bit formal every bit in a pulpit. Preaching out of season may be in a course of didactics, counselling, or simply giving your opinion about a current event based on biblical principles. And so the apostle Paul tells us to be ready in either flavor of opportunity being convinced that God's Give-and-take is the powerful means of transforming lives. God anoint anybody!

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