Pastor: Are you the same in public and private?

Dan Steel  |  Features
Date posted:  12 Sep 2025
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Pastor: Are you the same in public and private?

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Paul writes to his protégé Timothy in 2 Timothy 3v10: “You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance…”

It’s striking to me that Paul doesn’t only point Timothy to his doctrine, to truth, but also to his lived example. Faith is taught and caught. His words and his way of life both bear witness to the reality of Christ.

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