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He works against and puts himself above every kind of god that is worshiped. He will take his seat in the house of God and say that he himself is God.

You know the power that is keeping the man of sin back now. The man of sin will come only when his time is ready.

Then this man of sin will come. The Lord Jesus will kill him with the breath of His mouth. The coming of Christ will put an end to him.

Our Lord Jesus Christ and God our Father loves us. Through His loving-favor He gives us comfort and hope that lasts forever.

May the Lord of peace give you His peace at all times. The Lord be with you all.

I write to you, Timothy. You are my son in the Christian faith. May God the Father and Jesus Christ our Lord give you His loving-favor and loving-kindness and peace.

I thank Christ Jesus our Lord for the power and strength He has given me. He trusted me and gave me His work to do.

Before He chose me, I talked bad about Christ. I made His followers suffer. I hurt them every way I could. But God had loving-kindness for me. I did not understand what I was doing for I was not a Christian then.

Then our Lord gave me much of His loving-favor and faith and love which are found in Christ Jesus.

He gave His life for all men so they could go free and not be held by the power of sin. God made this known to the world at the right time.

A church leader must be a good man. His life must be so no one can say anything against him. He must have only one wife and must be respected for his good living. He must be willing to take people into his home. He must be willing to learn and able to teach the Word of God.

He should be a good leader in his own home. His children must obey and respect him.

If a man cannot be a good leader in his own home, how can he lead the church?

They must have their faith in Christ and be His follower with a heart that says they are right.

It is important to know the secret of God-like living, which is: Christ came to earth as a Man. He was pure in His Spirit. He was seen by angels. The nations heard about Him. Men everywhere put their trust in Him. He was taken up into heaven.

Anyone who does not take care of his family and those in his house has turned away from the faith. He is worse than a person who has never put his trust in Christ.

I am writing to you, Timothy. You are my much-loved son. May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord give you His loving-favor and loving-kindness and peace.

He is the One Who saved us from the punishment of sin. He is the One Who chose us to do His work. It is not because of anything we have done. But it was His plan from the beginning that He would give us His loving-favor through Christ Jesus.

Onesiphorus was not ashamed of me in prison. He came often to comfort me. May the Lord show loving-kindness to his family.

But the truth of God cannot be changed. It says, "The Lord knows those who are His." And, "Everyone who says he is a Christian must turn away from sin!"