Men's Bible Study | Diligence (2 Timothy 2:14-26) | Bryan Gentry

Main message: Be diligent in how you receive and give God's Word: study and rightly divide Scripture, avoid pointless disputes and false teaching, live holy and usable for God's service, and flee sin while actively pursuing Christ.

Key points:

• Guard your words and what you listen to; avoid fruitless debates that can overturn faith.
• Handle Scripture accurately—study privately, seek God's approval, and "rightly divide the word of truth."
• Shun false doctrine and those who spread it (like Hymenaeus and Philetus); remove error quickly because it spreads like cancer.
• Depart from iniquity and be sanctified so you can be a vessel for honor, prepared for every good work.
• Flee youthful lusts (including sexual sin and pornography) and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace; correct others gently, patiently, and humbly.

Scriptures mentioned: 2 Timothy 2:14-26, 2 Timothy 2:15, Romans 10:17, Proverbs 4:23, Psalm 119:105, Proverbs 3:6, Colossians 4:5-6, 1 Timothy 6:3-5, Numbers 16, Romans 16:17-18, Romans 8:16, John 10:27-28, 1 Peter 1:15-16, Ephesians 2:10, Galatians 6:1, Hebrews 11:6, Hebrews 4:12.