2 Timothy 3:8-9 — My hombre Jambres

READ THIS: 2 Timothy 3:8-9

8 Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these teachers oppose the truth. They are men of depraved minds, who, as far as the faith is concerned, are rejected. 9 But they will not get very far because, as in the case of those men, their folly will be clear to everyone.

WHAT’S THIS MEAN, ANYWAY?

We're still talking about the people who say they follow God but act in terrible ways. Paul says that those kinds of people end up being a lot like Jannes and Jambres from the story of Exodus when Moses tries to get his people out of Egypt. 

Jannes and Jambres...who are they? So in Exodus 7, Moses was showing he came from God through cool miracles, and then these magicians came in and did the same miracles to prove that Moses was NOT from God. They weren't able to keep up with all the things God did through Moses, so they ended up being proven wrong. The magicians aren't named as Jannes and Jambres in Exodus, but that's what a lot of Jewish people called them in the Jewish tradition.

So, the point is: People who say they follow God, but aren't, might seem to be great at first, and you might want to follow them, but at the end of the day, you'll be able to see they aren't actually from/with God, just like everyone could see God wasn't with Jannes and Jambres in the end. 

THINK ABOUT IT:

1. Who is someone that you think is cool, but they don't really follow Jesus?

2. Do you think that person will end up staying cool? Why or why not?
 
TRY THIS:
 
Go up to someone who you think is cool AND follows Jesus, and give him/her an encouragement! 

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