Paul encourages Timothy to finish well by telling him to remember his training. Timothy had already learned to face difficult situations. One way Timothy would keep his eyes on Jesus would be to make Jesus his treasure. Notice two ways Timothy had been trained to do this.

In Jesus’ day, there were many who carefully imitated all the actions of a righteous person. They even made sure others followed the example that had been left. It became their tradition for getting things done in the right way. When a person was found not following the rules, they were condemned and questions (usually […]