INTRODUCTORY SALUTATION (2 TIMOTHY 1:1 F.) AND THANKSGIVING (2 TIMOTHY 1:3). For the official form of salutation _cf._ 1 Timothy 1:1 f.* Moved by affectionate remembrance, Paul, thanks God for some recent reminder of Timothy's faith, a faith witnessed earlier in his mother and grandmother. 2 TIMO... [ Continue Reading ]
2 Timothy 1:6 to 2 Timothy 2:13. APPEAL TO TIMOTHY FOR COURAGE IN FACE OF DIFFICULTIES. (_a_) 2 Timothy 1:6. DIRECT APPEAL, BASED ON TIMOTHY'S ORDINATION GIFT. The false teachers have created a situation demanding courageous treatment. Timothy has not failed (the Greek tense in 2 Timothy 1:8 implies... [ Continue Reading ]
(_b_) 2 Timothy 1:12. AN APPEAL TO PAUL'S OWN EXAMPLE. The second ground of Paul's appeal is _his own example._ He too, being an apostle, suffers hardship. But he is not ashamed (_cf._ 2 Timothy 1:8). For the safeguarding of the truth committed to him he relies on _God's_ power. Timothy must do the... [ Continue Reading ]
(_c_) 2 Timothy 1:15. A PERSONAL APPEAL._ The apostle's earlier disappointments_ form the third ground of appeal. All his Asian friends perhaps by withholding help in his captivity had proved disloyal. Timothy must not add further sorrow by failing him now. A parenthesis (2 Timothy 1:16) recognises... [ Continue Reading ]