The Nature of Our Service

IT IS AN 'ACTIVE' SERVICE...

1. I.e., full duty, like those in active military service - 2 Ti 2:4

2. Therefore one is not to be entangled "in the affairs of everyday life" - 2Ti 2:4

3. One must be willing to endure hardship - 2Ti 2:3

a. This affects our relations with our physical families

1) Christ must come first - cf. Mt 10:37

2) Even as He put His Father in heaven first - cf. Mt 12: 46-50