The document discusses three marks of a faithful man: enduring hardship which is personal, difficult, and not optional; avoiding entanglements with worldly affairs as wealth increases; and striving lawfully by committing to teach what Timothy taught from Paul.

1. The Pastoral Letters
2 Timothy
Lesson thirteen: Marks of the
Faithful Man

2. I. ENDURE HARDNESS
A. It is personal
B. It is difficult
C. It is not optional

3. II. AVOID ENTANGLEMENTS
The wealthier America became, and the
more of that wealth Baptists shared in,
the more entangled with the affairs of
this life we have become.

4. III. STRIVE LAWFULLY
Without these commitments, they could not
be trusted to:
•Teach others what
•Timothy had taught them that
•Paul had taught him