2 Timothy 32ti 3

The profession of Christianity has become the reproduction, under the name of Christ, of all the horrors and wickedness of heathenism. (Compare ch. 3:1-4 with Rom. 1:29-31.) We are never able to judge rightly as to what we have to do and to meet in the last days, unless we are conscious that we have to do with Satan's power actually. The "Jannes and Jambres" referred to were mere instruments of Satan. But their folly will be shown up, perhaps now, perhaps by and by.
The expression "silly women" is applicable to men of effeminate mind as well as to women. It is the turn and bent of the mind of the persons who are thus beguiled.
We here get Paul's doctrine (v. 10) and the manner of life which flowed from it. "Thou hast fully known [had perfect understanding of it]." It is a like expression to that in Luke 1:3, "Having had perfect understanding." He had fully followed up his teaching, as having learned it thoroughly. The manner of life goes with it.
In verse 12, the emphasis is on "godly"; they will suffer. Things would get worse and worse. It was the old story with the world—either deceiving itself, or being deceived.
He now casts us upon Scripture specially. In verse 15, it is the Old Testament Scriptures which Timothy had known. In verse 16 he embraces "all Scripture." Scripture is the point—that which was written. Peter stamps Paul's writings with the authority of the other Scriptures. He says they are Scripture (2 Peter 3:16). The man who can do this was conscious he was writing Scripture himself.
One may say, "How do you know that Scripture is the Word of God?" I reply, "How do you know that the sun shines?" If you say, "It does not," you manifest the ground you are on, as denying it. If you say "It does," you admit it. God has spoken so as to make Himself known, and to make people know He is speaking.
In the New Testament the Holy Spirit comes down and vitalizes all the circumstances through which the new man has to pass. He takes up the little things of everyday Christian life. It is a mistake to suppose the Holy Spirit only engages Himself with great ecclesiastical things. As there is nothing too great for God to give us, so there is nothing too little for God to interest Himself for us.
There is nothing so common as eating and drinking and dress. These things are here taken up most strongly. Even these things become an opportunity for the glory of God. God would never have us to act as a man, but always, by the power of the Holy Spirit, to act as a Christian. Thus the Holy Spirit enters upon the circumstances of daily Christian life, and vitalizes them. When the Apostle writes of these things therefore, the words in which he wrote are the words of the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 2:13), as much as when the prophet of old uttered his magnificent strains with "Thus saith the Lord," and then sat down to study his own prophecies, to see what they meant and of whom they spoke. (See 1 Peter 1:11.)