2 Timothy - Chapter 1

Now Paul is back in prison, and this time it is not under house arrest, but in the Roman dungeon around AD 68. The time is close for his death, and the Apostle Paul, the one called out by the ascended Jesus Christ, is asking Timothy to come one last time before Paul's death. He encouraged him to "Fan into flame the gift of God which was in him." He reminded him that the Holy Spirit was with him, and God's spirit is not timid, but powerful, full of love, and empowers us for self-discipline. He also encouraged Timothy to not be ashamed of the gospel, but to be like Paul who was not ashamed, "because I know whom I have believed and am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day." Paul's faith, hope and love was founded on a Person, not a religion, and that person was Jesus Christ. He also reminded Timothy that the Spirit of God was with him to help him fulfill that for which he was created, and that he needed to guard what he has been given, with the Holy Spirit's help. During this arrest most people left Paul, but there was one faithful Christian who ministered to him, Onesiphorus.