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2 Timothy 2:2

First Nations Version

You have heard the things I have spoken of as we sat together with many others who heard the same things. Pass these teachings on to those who can be trusted to teach the same to others.

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If you make these things clear to the members of the sacred family, you will be a good servant of Creator Sets Free (Jesus) the Chosen One. This shows that the trust you have in the message of our spiritual ways and the good teaching you have been following has helped you to grow spiritually strong.


Fight the good fight of trusting Creator. Get a firm hold on the life of the world to come that never fades away, full of beauty and harmony. The Great Spirit called you to this life when you said yes to him and made it known before many people that you had chosen to walk the good road with Creator Sets Free (Jesus)the Chosen One.


But you, He Gives Honor (Timothy), have followed my teachings, my way of life, my purpose, and what I believe. You know how patient I am, how much I love others, and how I have never given up.


“You tell me,” Creator Sets Free (Jesus) answered, “who is the wise one, worthy of trust? The uncle who feeds and cares for the family while the elder is away?


Now, He Gives Honor (Timothy) my spiritual son, the instructions I give you are the same ones that were spoken over you as prophecies. Use these as weapons to keep fighting this spiritual battle in a good way.


I give thanks to the Chosen One, Creator Sets Free (Jesus) our Honored Chief, for the strength he gives me to walk out this sacred task.


Do not neglect the spiritual gift that is in you. This gift came to you through a word of prophecy that was given when the council of elders laid their hands on you to set you in place as a spiritual leader.


The ones who have been chosen for this sacred task must walk it out in a sacred manner, to prove they are worthy of it.


But you should keep following the ways you have been taught, the teachings you are sure of, for you know who it was who taught you.


Walks in Beauty (Epaphras) was the seed planter who first taught you these things. He is a faithful servant of the Chosen One, for your sakes, and also a much-loved helper who walks beside us on the road of life.


I am saying that Creator Sets Free (Jesus) needed to become fully and truly human. In this way, he could serve as Creator’s honorable and merciful chief holy man and perform the ancient mercy-seat ceremony one last time to heal the bad hearts and broken ways of the people.


Do not be in a hurry to lay your hands on others to choose them as spiritual leaders. Do not take part in the broken ways of others. Keep yourself pure.


“Remember that I have warned you ahead of time!


He smiled and said to them, “Every scroll keeper who has learned to walk in the ways of Creator’s good road is like the head of a family, an elder who opens the medicine pouch of his heart, sharing wisdom that is both new and old, bringing new understanding to the old ways.”


We are giving thanks to the Great Spirit, for the Chosen One is his headman dancer leading us in the victory dance. Everywhere we go Creator uses us to spread the sweet-smelling smoke of what it means to know the Chosen One.


We do not think we have the power to do these things on our own. Our power comes from the Great Spirit, who works in and through us.





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