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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 2:23

Verse 23 23But avoid foolish and uninstructive questions He calls them foolish, because they are uninstructive; that is, they contribute nothing to godliness, whatever show of acuteness they may hold out. When we are wise in a useful manner, then alone are we truly wise. This ought to be carefully observed; for we see what foolish admiration the world entertains for silly trifles, and how eagerly it runs after them. That an ambition to please may not urge us to seek the favor of men by such... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 2:24

Verse 24 24But the servant of the Lord must not fight Paul’s argument is to this effect: “The servant of God must stand aloof from contentions; but foolish questions are contentions; therefore whoever desires to be a ‘servant of God,’ and to be accounted such, ought to shun them.” And if superfluous questions ought to be avoided on this single ground, that it is unseemly for a servant of God to fight, how impudently do they act, who have the open effrontery of claiming applause for raising... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 2:25

Verse 25 25If sometime God grant to them repentance This expression, “If sometime,” or “If perhaps,” points out the difficulty of the case, as being nearly desperate or beyond hope. Paul therefore means that even towards the most unworthy we must exercise meekness; and although at first there be no appearance of having gained advantage, still we must make the attempt. For the same reason he mentions that “God will grant it.” Since the conversion of a man is in the hand of God, who knows whether... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 2:26

Verse 26 26And deliverance from the snare of the devil Illumination is followed by deliverance from the bondage of the devil; for unbelievers are so intoxicated by Satan, that, being asleep, they do not perceive their distresses. On the other hand, when the Lord shines upon us by the light of his truth, he wakens us out of that deadly sleep, breaks asunder the snares by which we were bound, and, having removed all obstacles, trains us to obedience to him. By whom they are held captive A truly... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 2:14-26

Conduct in view of heresy appearing in the Church. I. METHOD OF THE HERETICS . "Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them in the sight of the Lord, that they strive not about words, to no profit, to the subverting of them that hear." The method of the heretics called for solemn warning from Timothy. Its essential character was word fighting. It dealt with the form, and not with the reality; and so it came to be controversial. The word is not unimportant, but it has... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 2:15-26

The skilful workman. Besides the concentration of purpose, and the willingness to endure, which are necessary to the faithful minister of Christ, two other qualifications are no less needed. The one is skill in his work; the other is gentleness and patience in dealing with those that oppose themselves. By skill in his work we mean both the knowing what to avoid and shun, and the effective handling of the Word of truth. The minister of Christ who wastes his time, and spends his strength in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 2:23

Ignorant questionings for unlearned questions, A.V.; refuse for avoid, A.V.; gender for do gender, A.V. Ignorant ( ἀπαιδεύτους ) ; only here in the New Testament, but not uncommon in the LXX ., applied to persons, and in classical Greek. Unlearned is quite as good a rendering as ignorant. It is a term applied properly to ill-educated, ill-disciplined people, and thence, by an easy metonymy, to the questions such persons delight in. Questionings ( ζητήσεις ); see 1... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 2:23

A warning against contentious questionings. I. THE MINISTER OF CHRIST MUST AVOID INAPT DISCUSSIONS . "But foolish and ignorant questions avoid." The false teachers wasted their energies upon questions of this class, because they had no just idea of the relative importance of truth, taking small things for great and great things for small. The matters in dispute were useless and unedifying, being foreign to the true wisdom of the gospel. Four times in these two Epistles does... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 2:24

The Lord ' s servant for the servant of the Lord, A.V.; towards all for unto all men, A.V.; forbearing for patient, A.V. The Lord's servant ( δοῦλον κυρίου ) . So St. Paul repeatedly describes himself ( Romans 1:1 ; Galatians 1:10 ; Philippians 1:1 ; Titus 1:1 ), as do also the apostles James, Peter, Jude, and John ( James 1:1 ; 2 Peter 1:1 ; Jud 2 Peter 1:1 ; Revelation 1:1 ). The term seems, therefore, especially (though not exclusively, Ephesians 6:6 ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 2:24-26

The importance of ministers cultivating a peaceful and forbearing spirit. I. THE TRUE TEMPER OF THE MINISTER OF CHRIST . 1 . Negatively. "The servant of the Lord must not strive." This does not mean that 2 . Positively. II. THE BENEFITS THAT WILL ACCRUE FROM SUCH METHODS OF INSTRUCTION . "If God peradventure will give them repentance unto the knowledge of the truth, and they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, having... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 2:23

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 2:24

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 2:25

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 2:26

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 2:14-26

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 2:15-26

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 2:23

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 2:23

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 2:24

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 2:24-26

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