Verse 6
6. Wherefore In view of thy hereditary and unswerving faith.
Put thee in remembrance Not any implication of remissness, (as, most absurdly, Alford,) but a permanent reminder (2 Peter 3:1) to ministerial faithfulness.
Gift The gift of ministerial power, imparted by the Spirit bestowed by Paul’s putting of hands on Timothy. This gift could slumber, like embers beneath the ashes, and wane away, unless the possessor should stir up, that is, enkindle and arouse it, as one does a smothered fire. This is to be done by earnest prayer and diligent exercise. From 1 Timothy 4:14, (where see note,) it appears that the hands of the presbytery were laid upon Timothy concurrently with those of St. Paul as principal.
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