FAITHFUL (2 TIM. 2:2)

1) The basis for the study – 2 Tim. 2:2 – “faithful” (an adjective pistos).

2) This term was used to describe people who were reliable and loyal.

3) It was also applied to things that were trustworthy, certain, genuine.

4) World recognizes this as important quality – part of the Boy Scout oath. Where did this come from?

5) Car odometers; calendars; ___________________________________________________

6) Examples of things today that are “genuine” (trustworthy): ________________________________

7) Other places where this term is used:

8) Mt. 25:21 - ___________________________________

9) Lk. 16:11 – Negatively stated - ___________________________________

10) Can we judge a person on being faithful – Acts 16:15 - ___________________________________

11) Discussion: ______________________________________________________________________

12) What quality does God have (1 Cor. 1:9)? ___________________________________

13) 1 Cor. 4:2 - ___________________________________

14) Did this quality exist before Christianity? ________________________________ Gal. 3:9.

15) Eph. 1:1 tells us what about faithfulness? ___________________________________

16) Col. 1:2 shows that can be: ___________________________________

17) What principle do we learn from 1 Tim. 3:11? ___________________________________

18) What should be one of our goals – Tit. 1:6 (KJV)? ___________________________________

19) Discussion: ______________________________________________________________________

20) Tit. 1:9 - ___________________________________

21) Heb. 2:17 - ___________________________________

22) Lessons from 1 Jn. 1:9 - ___________________________________

23) Rev. 2:10 (has the same word) - ___________________________________

24) Thoughts on becoming more faithful: _______________________________________________

25) Detriments to faithfulness: ___________________________________________________________

26) Looking at the matter negatively: apistos (the addition of an “a” negates the word).

27) It is like making “reliable “Unreliable.”

28) There are about 30 places where apistos can be found.

29) Not all of them have the sense of being untrustworthy, but a few do (especially in the gospels).

a) Mt. 17:17 - _________________________________________

b) Lk. 12:46 – This passage likely has the primary sense of “unbeliever.”

c) Can we also think of it as untrustworthy? _________________________________________

d) Many are not trustworthy; promises are made based upon verb tenses (was/am)

30) Thoughts on the important of trustworthiness: __________________________________________

31) Why might this be an important quality to God? __________________________________________

32) Examples of being untrustworthy: _____________________________________________________

33) _________________________________________________________________________________