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-,'a\. T o Timothy, tny beloved child: G r a c e , mercy.^ ce, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lof<L',*j

J ^ ^ T J a n A GoA'wvhuin • f• serve irom my forefather! io? pure conscience, how. unceasing is my remembrance. pf»

lee in my supplications, night and day I ^ i " } ~\ ~_ A . Longing to see thee, remembering thy tears, that I

hay he filled with j o y ; • .. ' " . '•'-«•'& '•*-; 5 . Having been reminded of the unfeigned faith that-i in thee; which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy

pother Eunice; and. I am persuaded, in thee also. ."" ".» £:'..'. ' 6 . ' T o r which cause I put thee hi remembrance that

u stir up the gift of God, which h i in thee through the* ig on dfiuiy hands. 'iisij£S}pP^£hm\i* . - --'- • ' ^ J M Explain Ihe metaphysical meanmglalyerse Qr"For

ihich cause 7 p a l f^ee^n^rememhiOTcr^teiL^stf^ff ~ pjhe gift of Cod. which is in uiee through the taping a of my hands." '- "--I;:;.,,"~: '-"C-' >• -S- <~-^?::.^M

The gift of God which we are to stir up is ourdtw hate spiritual ego, the image and likeness implanted in as in the beginning.' This stirring up is accomplished!

r casting out all fear and affirming the power of that ord ("laying on of my hands"), as explained m i \

Rmothy 1:7; "For God gave us not a spirit of fearful?; sj_but of powjer and Jqye and disciplh-

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f. tTTmi, *an -iposae'• eav *..-, _-rthrough the will of God, according to the [promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus, j 2. To Timothy, my beloved child: Sraccv inercy, peace, from God the Father and: :Christ Jesus our Lord. ' .--1?. ' | 3. I thank God, whom I serve from rijjr ! forefathers in a pure conscience, how tusk [ceasing is my remembrance of thee in n | j | [supplications, night and day - j )•'.' A. Longing to see thee, remembering thy: Jtears, that I may be filled with joy; [" 5. Having been reminded of the un* feigned faith that is in thee; which dwelt

; first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother-fFunice; and, I am persuaded, in thee also. j" . 6. For which cause I put thee in remem-' fErance that thou stir up die gift of God,! •which is-in trice through the laying on oLmyi t. , __r5^: "• " ""' -—•• •'-'«?-• f How does Paul establish a high level pf constructive thought in his second letter to Timothy? -" -';'~-~ [ T h e salutation "Grace, mercy, .peace, from God the Father and >r>ur l o r d " fixes fheihbught of both =fp • reader and the writer of this letter on a -high level. [. What ground for thanksgiving is ymade manifest by the word of Truth?} r Paul (the word of Truth) thanks iGod for the presence_of mind that causes him to support and reinforce

[Timothy (worship) by daily prayer. [Presence of mind is always ground for [thanksgiving.

What further thought for Timothy did Paul take in prayer? >'•''•

Paul remembered to pray that Tim-othy's mind and heart might be kept in

"untroubled peace (that his tears might i be dried). [H I What does remembrance of another^ fin prayer avail the one who prays?"-] [ Concentrating in prayer causes the-; i one praying to recall a multitude of re-flated thoughts, thus giving him the sat-= isfaction of praying "with the under-.. standing" or whole mind.

What does the name Timothy meanf ]and what does it symbolize? •'-}}

Timothy (worshiping God) symbcP j : lizes inspired reason ("his father was a:; Greek") united with faith and zeal (h i s , mother was "a Jewess that believed"). |

I. What was Timothy's gift, and how* \could he stir it up? i r An understanding of ihe truth about -[life formed Timothy's gift. He stirred; rnp this understanding by undertaking tor: apply it practically to those around him :

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'arxxrle of Christ: J 'through the will of God, according to the f promise of the life which is in Christ hsus, y .2. To Timothy, my beloved child: t^gPa. m e r 7 ' »*"*• from G0^ the Father ^and Christ Jesus our Lord. f- ~ f. .3. I thank God, whom I serve from my ^forefathers in a pure conscience, how un-ceasing is my remembrance of thee In my 'supplications, night and day | p 4. Longing to see thee, remembering thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;

i- 5. Having been reminded of the un-feigned faith that is in thee; which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy

Smother Eunice; and, I am persuaded in Ijheeabo, :.-.- .-, - - ^ — — j ^ . . r 6. For which cause I put thee in remem-jbrance that thou stir up the gift oTGocLJ ,' wluch isdn,:tbee" through the laying onofJ

rikmube^- *-'••'•- —"'-~PP - ,- - - w l i f What is ""the promise oJlheTUfe

Which is in Christ Jesus"? J. j : The promise is eternal life thrpugh Junity of Spirit "I in them, and trim ing

e, that they may be perfected pone-'k

Of what social importance is faith? \ Faith is a spiritual quality innate in i every jbdrvidual, and connects its pos* - sessox with God through the .1 A M . I 'Socially it makes all men one fin the I Christ consciousness, ; • : ' " . " . I How do we serve God "in a pure ^conscience ? , .-••••_ { A pure conscience ("void of pffence i toward God and men") is an absolute t essential if we would tmly serve God. ' 'God is not mocked, and one with a ; guilty conscience cannot serve Him [.'with undivided loyalty. With a clear i conscience our powers are undivided, rand are much more effectual in doing flour work. " «-• . ^ What is "unfeigned faith"* ' . L It is sincere fifth, which grows inns | according as we keep our eyd single: I to the good. } "I I How do we "stir up the 'gift of I God" that is in us? f P Th i s we do by renewing odr faith. i Faith is renewed by giving poncen-••: \ trated thought, interest, and attention .1

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(For s c r i p t u r e see 9-15-35) the Spirit to do-the Spir i ts evangelizing wc One must have first received the Spirit's baj^! ^•m, or "enduement with power "from-*&&

h " ; and this enduement is "the pronuse:hj| She father" referred torn Acts 1:4, and here a * | f h e promise a>f life in Jesns Christ" TouK apostleship mnst be "by the will of T J o d , " ^ Swder to be"eTfiderdu--4±at is, yon raust^be ifmeek and lowly of heart,"—you mnst -\W ^Bethsemane have laid down the "will of this flesh,'serf-will, and have consented to do the f a the r ' s will. i N o t m y will but Thy wUl"i8! •*he lesson to be learned in Gethsemane. zifj0*

JLJ P a n ! calls Timothy, "my son," in sev/K feral places,—"my son, whom T have begottestj ha" bonds." This impl i^ t h a t the individual

-tised of the Spirit, has a part to act iniljef regeneration of others,^—that "the Spirit'sph|s get t ing may he operative through the active; feith of one baptized of Spirit,—-so that.wer»e| ijome, "Spiritual fathers in Israel;" and suefiM honL regenerated through our instrumental? Ityv Scripturally is our Spiritual son. Butljeg pore TC_cah fulfillAMs high function i n 1W "piritual bir th of another, we must ourrolveh have the oonsciousness of a baptismal endnej

ent of the Holy Ghost. We must not ignp|§ mission and power of the" Holy Ghost'pf

gar lives; for; this is the irresistible .nivine^e»$ gy that is going to redeem the world.: f f t | | :cause we have been born again, "notof cofc

§hptible seed, b u t of incorruptible," and hayjj •eceived the enduement of power, we are able o speak the word of the-Spiritts-benedictipW

jgjf "grace, mercy and peace" toothers, meaapR g out 4» them, according to the measure>of

j ^ i c e we^have received i n our baptism. " ' ^ S 3 . "Paul badj^'with a.pure oonscienee^

served-the God of his forefathera^^^veft •• •- " «*§ mSi r^rperseeutea Ghristians,'" he;? ve

bought b e was doing Hod service" - - ,Tha|fS he "prudent man" is doing the best he inowSS mtil the regenerating power of theHoly Sprr lp ieyeals to him the higher things of the S p m t i j | | L" 4-5. When onr brother is "in tears" of soris

pd mght'' in-Drrine perfection, that we"'m2y§ fe filled with;jpy,"vin seeing him" in t r u G i ; ^ ^ ing:" The realization that his true i»hel*| iancein Being is JDivine perfection will bring! lie manifestation of perfection in external t§c|j wessdon-fin thee also").' f_ -.-'>% . y ' s ^ %£%.. We. have constant heed to be of ten heif hinded-^both we and our brother-h e "gifts" of the Spirit are eternally oursd aonghf Into visible expression by the "layiirj m of hand.«"4>f our active, living faith.- '.""•:' B*'T. Tor the Spirit's "gifts" are hot "fea i ^ ^ P i p ^ ^ 4 ] ^ a f i d ^ a p j i M .

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|*omise of the life which is m t ^ J e s u i ^ o , - , ^ the interaction of reason and f*.2.\ ToTitaothy, toy beloved child: Ghce^.^ :..-''.--^.-Jr1,\ pnercy, peace, from God the Father meg* I?" , ' . . . n , , ' : ' y ^ , f [•Christ lesus our Lord. ., ' .,,£ •...,..-..,§». ^ ° *"*«' did Paul refer when be ad-g«-3. I thank God, whom I serve Ixamtssf^nonished Timothy to stir up the gift (forefathers in a pure conscience, how 'un-rof God that was in him?''.*-"• pasing is my remernbrance-of thee m| jnyf* Evidently to Timothy's 'understand-f™Ucations, night and clay y y ^ f spirit ^tf, fay r e a s o n o £ I 4. Longing to see thee, remembering thy: - p . , , ar""'-"*i " ' . ' / ;T ,

is, that I may be filled with joy; ', :• j w h " * he was expected to be fearless 5. Having been reminded of the ,un-: in his work of expressing the Christ,

sfeighed faith that is in thee;'which dweltLmnd to be filled with the spirit of power fcfirst in thy grandmother Lois, and thy meaner?^ j ] o v e ^ j discipline. - ^ \ [Eunice; and, I am persuaded, in thee also. - »„ .• , .. ., ,. -- , ., | 6. F b r w r A ^ u L l p u t t h e e i n r e m p m ^ f " n d e r s t a n d i n g the'result of the France that thou stir, upJhejgtt of GCKC umon °f lMth.and w™? f-; ". -'•? Fwhich TSTnTthee^rou^TheTSylhg on or. f Firm faith acting under the impulse fey bands. *••'•'-> * .:. J,of the inspired will (Paul) leads man g / 7 . For God gave us not a spirit 'of feirW to the understanding of Truth. "If any;

Efulness; but of power and love and disci-; -„ ., . , ° , . .„ , , ,, hdiae ^ ',. \ man willeth to do his will, he shall f y 8 . ' Be not ashamed therefore of the hjsti-:know of the teaching, whether it is of ; unony of our Lord, nor.of me his prisorjer:^..God." ;_[ .-:-'.'...-'l"-7-;. •"]>) [hut suffer hardship with the gospel accord-•", How does faith affect our outlook on ' ling to the power of God'; - , life? " ; -'"•-• " ' -| r 9 . Who saved us, and called us with a! '_, . , - , , . • , - %•£ - "~-'cl

loly calling, not according to our works, >ut[ .ft"™ ieads "* to see^that hfe. in its ccording to his own purpose and grace,! fullness h'izraildiuc'^:}:^^iul.^Slf

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wu.muing ro ms .own purpose and grace,! which was given Us in Christ Jesus before! Jcnnes eternal nes eternal, _

= 10. But hath now/been manifested "by "itc^itTabundance. ~r through the Christ power we may enter-! into its abundance. •>• : ... „ u t ,mu now De-en manifested hf mm its abundance. • < r ; . •:."[ •••',>.

appearing of our "Saviour Christ Jesus,- What is "the testimony of ourJLord" rho abolished death,' and brought life and- spoken of by Paul? -"_[;"~ "• :c.'' - •_ nmortality to light through the gospel,:--% The testimony of me Txird is the

11 Whereunto I was appointed \ i l j n n e r experience or conviction of Truth Bsreacher, and an apostle, and a teacher. -Sfe. , , . • , .. • ¥ 12. For which ^useM suffer also these l f 1 ^ c o m e s to ^ w h o Practices con,

igs; yet I am not ashaiired; for I know^eobrating the full power of Jus t whom I have believed, and I am per-Jpthought on the things that transcend led that he is able to guard that whichghis present knowledge,

have committed unto him against that d k y . | How can thg Truth seeker employ 13. Hold the pattern of sound words*,» . . ., , >- . . . . , j '# -

hich thou hast heard from me, in f a i t h F ^ fUtof discipline to good aZvan-id love which is in Christ Jesus.- Wa£e- , ! \4. That good thing which was com-ft The habit of concentrating or cen-ted urito thee guard through.the Holyaiering the thoughts on the^rontempla-^ ^ ^ " ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ • f ^ i J ^ J d o a - of Truth reauires d i ^ n i ; - ~c -

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on, of Timothy's mixed parentage? - Station is prone to wander instead of Timothy's father was a Greek (In- f coming to a focus. . ">>*;'• v r ; ! -Ilectual reasoning). His mother w a s | Should we try first of all to under-i Jewess that believed," which signs-fgstand the material universe? . VV-A.

ies faith in God and love of H i m . * Our first field of conquest is our own jTimothy (worshiping God) therefore] life, oot the material universe, and our pepresents an idea ^ t ^ a s ^ t s _ b e £ i a 4 first work in self-development is the rfilrig in^T^uruon^ol^nfe^mt^^

. Seasoning with the inner spiritual qua | What good thing is committed to ev-pfiies ofjjaifli and love. K 'T.-"~- '••• y&.ery one in common?,"'--- ] \ y ! ^

ff&rjAre reason and faith incompatible^ Tife-is the gift that all men share. H J n the perfectly attuned mind reasof * ° ^ lt & m e i r responsibility to guard ii i^nd faith, unite harmoniously. ThS Jhrough the Holy Spir i t ] - :, r _.::, 'Mi punipn is seen in certaih scientists of fed Sayjwho^^ anifi^_beheyenj,in God.

forefathers in a pure .UUM-ICULC, now ceasing is my remembrance of thee in fsupplications, night and day " ^ :-"; ; 4. Longing to see thee, remembering thy tears, that I may be filled with }oy; j 5. Having been reminded of the un-[feigned faith that is in thee; which dwell first in thy grandmother ILois, and /

u " smother Eunice; and, I am persuaded, fthee also. - . :' y.-~v-

6. For which cause I pi t thee in Imembrance that thou stir up the gift [God, which is in thee through the la: jgnjof mv hands. ^ ^Whaf^mfefgneu. jcarrs-^j^mvt \}n those fj/ho follow the Christ?; t: . Faith in Divine Mind and m oi [selves as its expression. As God joii fearent-and child in a bond titat caii |not be broken, so we i n ? joined Tvifa| 3Divine Mind in a union that canndj L - denied, disprcry)edj,xa'JBOTJJj^t

p'fTMsy for us wovenoifeeVPi '"*w r - r f i - a -W-V-—• \.-• •- /-";..-s^.w ttual grfts? , - - - ;

It is, because most of our time anl • attention are given to temporal dut i l [and interests. W e sometimes need -m The reminded of the "gift of God" rsM [is in us, to keep/temporal in terqr sfrom absorbuneall our attention,

f By meditating on the trui^, u , ^ s it is in Divine Mind and attempu Jo give that truth expression in .; fhat we do. Keeping the spiritual C pof life in mind arouses in us the pow™ land desire to express the best t h a t j fa us, and such expression ihcreasr as we continue to practice i t

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rank "GodJ* whornTse^rrTrnwrTH** forefathers in a pure conscience, how un- \ ceasing is my remembrance of; thee in my I supplications, night and day ]

4. Longing to see thee, remembering : thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;

3. Having been reminded pf the un- j feigned faith that is in thee; Which dwelt j first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and, I am persuaded, in j thee also. ;

6. For which cause I put thee in re- j membrance that thou stir up the gift of i God, which is in thee through; the laying j cm ofmv.hands. ,. - ^

Is childhood traini, truth desirable?

Yes. Every child should he trained - i n spiritual truth and taught to have,

reverence for eternal values, for this ] is his birthright. Life is wrapped in mystery, and Being transcends human understanding. The child isientitled to be made acquainted with the truth of this transcendence as soon as he begins to inquire into the nature of the world \ and of life. The ministry of Timothy illustrates the value of early childhood training in Truth.

How does a person's faith in the di- i I vine ideal affect his inner life?

It gives him a "pure conscience," al- ; lowing him to be at peace .with him- ;

Paul had accepted without misgiving or questioning the faith in which he! was reared, and his consciousness was;

untroubled by doubt or uncertainty.; After becoming a Christian he still; worshiped the same God, through Je-' sus Christ, the risen Lord. ; j

In what respect is the training of) children in spiritual truth\ analogous', to the cultivation of plants1? \

Ideas and thoughts implanted in the; mind of the child grow arid develop;

; as a plant grows and develops in soil j I that is properly prepared for it. The! same care, skill, and patience should be expended on the training of the!

! child as on the cultivation of the plant.. In the case of the child love should be Iadded, for without it the development: •oi the child is retarded. '

What is the "gift of God" that can \ be "stirred up" in each of us?

A clear understanding of the truth; about life. We stir up or renew our! understanding of a subject when we!

undertake to make it clear to others who wish to learn about it.

.:':-;.;• J u l y 8 , 1 9 5 1 . :; t c! S ••-'"' I I T i m . 1 : 3 - 6 V ' - • \^J§: T*~ 3- I thank-God, whom J sefVeTrom my»c" • forefathers in a pure conscience, how nn-L;: ceasing is my remembrance of thee in my *~' [supplications, night and day j -*i ;.. 4. Longing to see thee, remembering • ' -jthy tears, that I may be filled with joy; ' ! j - i -j 5. Having been reminded of the un-"; ' ifeigned faith that is in thee; which dwelt ; ~ [first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy r mother Eunice; and, I am persuaded, in ; khee also. > ; r

j 6. For which cause I put thee in re- ! imembrance that thou stir up the gift oi j God, which is in thee through the laying on of.mv hands. .... ._ , . __, --_—,

*• In this lesson whaT~fF j represented by the disciple ; \ _ Timothy? •• - .--; - ' j

',-.". Timothy, the son of " a ; Jewess that believed" and vj a Greek, represents in- j . spired reason united with 1

m faith and zeal. - -- - j ioifloes a p'ersZn^s^dJtWhl^theaT:

vine ideal affect his inner life? j It gives liim a pure conscience, af-j ;"

.lowing him to be at peace with him-' self. "I thank God, whom I serve! -g from my forefathers in a pure cpn-1 :science." Paul had accepted withoutf .•'.•&. jmisgiving or questioning the faith m\ :-;

:which_he was reared, and his con-! .sciousness was untroubled by doubt of "'" /uncertainty. After becoming a Chris-! Man he still worshiped the same Gorj

"tErcmgh Jesus Chrrst, the SsesTTXiicr: '. In what respect is the training of 'children in spiritual truth analogous^ to the cultivation of plants? k.'

Ideas and thoughts implanted in! the!

mind of the child grow and develop as: I a plant grows and develops in soil that; i is properly prepared for it. The same f care, skill, and patience should be ex-! I pended on the training of the child as | on the cultivation of the plant. In the \ case of the child love should be added; for without it the development of the child is retarded, just as that of the.

1 plant is retarded by lack of surtUght.; What is the "gift of God" that can\

be "stirred up" in each of us? A clear understanding of the truth

about life. We stir up or renew our nmderstanding of a subject when we!! undertake to make it clear to others who wish to learn about it. ' - ; -

f What work did Paul expect Tim-othy to do in Ephesus? r ;

He expected him to arouse in those! to whom he ministered a desire to ex-

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