In season and out of season

[FrankIeCip]

Can someone please explain this. In season and out of season and in and out and find pasture? Anyone help me out with this?

[FrankIeCip]

Anybody? 

[Hopefully]

What does 2 Timothy 4:2 mean? [⇑ See verse text ⇑]

The "charge" Paul mentioned in the previous verse is announced here in verse 2: "preach the word." Timothy was not to turn from sound doctrine or to myths (2 Timothy 4:3–4), but was to focus his ministry on communicating God's revealed truth. Paul then includes seven specific ways in which Timothy is to preach the word. 

First, Timothy was to be ready when preaching was convenient. The phrase "in season" refers to those times when one is, by common sense, "supposed" to be preaching the word. These are friendly circumstances, or safe times. 

Second, Timothy was to be ready when preaching was not convenient. This is the meaning of the phrase "out of season." These are the times when proclaiming the truth is awkward, difficult, or resisted. 

Third, he is to provide correction to those who are in error. This echoes Paul's call to "rebuke" or "reprove" found in 1 Timothy 5:20 (Proverbs 3:12; 9:8; 19:25). 

Fourth, Timothy is to speak out against wrong. The Greek term translated as "rebuke" is epitimēson, which in this context means to scold, chide, or correct. 

Fifth, Timothy must exhort, a term referring to encouragement or urging. This is from the Greek term parakaleson, which involves support, comfort, and aid. 

Sixth, Timothy is to preach with patience. For those in leadership, and especially when faced with opposition, this can be extremely difficult. And yet, Paul mentions this as part of the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22–23). Patience, despite frustrations, is meant to be a hallmark of Christian faith. 

Seventh, Timothy's preaching of the word should include teaching, a term referring to instruction. He is to include both emotion and intellect, training believers to follow God's truth.
https://www.bibleref.com/2-Timothy/4/2-Timothy-4-2.html

 

[FrankIeCip]

Thanks for the reply. Makes sense. And do you know what in and out and find pasture means? 
John 10:9?  9I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. Thanks again. 

[David1701]

5 hours ago, FrankIeCip said:

Can someone please explain this. In season and out of season and in and out and find pasture? Anyone help me out with this?

Hopefully's answer about "In season and out of season" is a good one.

Regarding going in and out and finding pasture: this is like spending time with the Lord and his word, being fed and refreshed, then going out, in the strength of that blessing, to bear fruit.

[FrankIeCip]

Thanks David. Makes sense to me now. And thank you too Hopefully. God bless. 

[Waggles]

4 hours ago, FrankIeCip said:

Thanks for the reply. Makes sense. And do you know what in and out and find pasture means? 
John 10:9?  9I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. Thanks again. 

Psalm 23:1  A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 
2  He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. 
3  He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 

Rev 7:9  After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, 
10  and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” 
16  They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any scorching heat. 
17  For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.

Jesus truly is the door for no one can come unto the Father except through Jesus [the gate, the way] ... further when we pray in tongues (pray in the Spirit) we come into green pasture and living waters (spiritually).

[FrankIeCip]

Thanks for the reply. I know Jesus is the door, the only way to the Father. I just was wondering what in and out means? Coming in and going out? We are in Him and He is in us so going out I don’t fully grasp. Thanks. 

[Hopefully]

8 minutes ago, FrankIeCip said:

so going out I don’t fully grasp. Thanks. 

and shall go in and out; in allusion to the sheep going in and out of the fold: not that those who come in at the right door, shall go out of the church, or from among the saints again; but this phrase rather denotes the exercises of faith in going unto Christ, and acting upon him, and in coming forth in the outward confession of him, and the performance of good works; or in going unto him, and dealing with his blood, righteousness, and sacrifice, and coming out of themselves, and all dependence on their own righteousness; or it may regard the conversation of the saints in the church, their attendance on ordinances, their safety there, their free and open communion one with another, and with Christ, in whose name and strength they do all they do, coming in and out at this door: 

and find pasture; green and good pasture; pasture for their souls; the words of faith, and good doctrine; the wholesome words of Christ Jesus; the ordinances, the breasts of consolation; yea, Christ himself, whose flesh is meat indeed, and whose blood is drink indeed: the Persic version renders it, "and shall a pastor", or "shepherd"; see Jeremiah 3:15.

https://biblehub.com/commentaries/john/10-9.htm

These are good questions Frankie. I’m learning right with you. Thank you.

 

[FrankIeCip]

Thanks for getting back to me. I appreciate it. I’m glad we can learn something together. This makes a lot of sense. Thanks again.