ANSWER: Part 1: All men everywhere from the cross until the end of time will be judged by all of the New Testament (John 12:48). In this sense, all scripture applies to everyone, because it alone is necessary to salvation. However, in verses ten and eleven of this chapter, Paul is talking about the persecutions that had befallen him as a result of his doctrine and manner of life in Christ. And then in verse twelve, we find him applying the same principle to all godly believers in Christ: “Yea, and all that live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.”

Though verses ten and eleven refer directly to Paul himself, he, through applying the principle contained therein to “all who live godly” in verse twelve, assures that verse ten does apply to believers, though indirectly! Part 2: We shall be saved if we believe the Gospel, if we understand that “believing the Gospel” means to trust it, have confidence in it, and to obey it! We must not only hear the Gospel, but we must also do what it says (Matthew 7:21- 29)! To only agree that the Gospel is God’s Word is not enough. The devils do that much (James 2:19).