Verse 1
Paul’s charge in this verse is a general one. Specific responsibilities follow. On the basis of what he had already written, Paul urged his son (Gr. teknon, lit. child, an affectionate term) to let Christ’s grace empower him. The present tense of the Greek passive imperative endunamoo indicates the need for continual dependence on God. One does this as he or she walks in submission to the Spirit of God and in harmony with the will of God. God then can and will provide strength.
"Christ is the dynamo for power only when and while we keep in touch with him." [Note: A. T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament, 4:616.]
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