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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also. Happy son who has grandmother and mother before him in the faith. Unhappy young man who has quitted the faith of his fathers, and has turned altogether aside. If such be here, we...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Wherefore I put thee in remembrance,.... Because of the great affection the apostle had for Timothy, and because of that confidence he had of him, that unfeigned faith dwelt in him, as well as because this had had a place in his relations before him; he therefore acts the part of a kind monitor to him, and, upon these considerations, doubts not of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands. The fire needs stirring every now and then; it is apt to die out if it is not stirred.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Wherefore I put thee in remembrance- Paul had been speaking of his own remembrance of Timothy, and of Timothy’s faith, and now he says, “Wherefore I put thee in remembrance”-- 2Ti_1:6. That thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands. The best of fires need stirring sometimes; and the best gift of God, even the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands. Stir up your gifts like a fire. It will not burn without poking sometimes. Stir it up. And every now and then it is a good thing to have our heart stirred up, aroused, quickened, brought to a higher diligence. We must try to do...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear,.... A pusillanimous, cowardly spirit, so as to be afraid of men or devils, of what they will say or do; and so as to be discouraged in, sink under, or be deterred from the work of the Lord, the preaching of the Gospel, opposing the errors of false teachers, and reproving men for their sins, and doing...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the Gospel according to the power of God; Timothy, never be ashamed of the gospel of Christ, and never be ashamed of Paul when...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. What a boon this is to all who can truly say, with Paul, “God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind!”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. Neither Paul, nor Timothy had a craven spirit. They were none of them afraid. God had taught them his truth, and they knew it, and they held it, defying all opposition.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Be not then therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord,.... Either that testimony which Christ bore personally by his doctrine and miracles, and by his sufferings and death; or rather the Gospel so called, because it comes from Christ, and because it is a testimony concerning him; concerning his person, his offices, his righteousness, blood,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord,-- There is need to say this today, for many are becoming “ashamed of the testimony of our Lord,” that old-fashioned gospel which Paul received by direct revelation from his Lord, and for which he laid down his life. It is fashionable nowadays to put on the furbelows of modern philosophy...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God; who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, Salvation comes first, and calling afterwards; at least, so it is in the great plan of redemption. We are saved by the death of Christ before we are effectually called by his grace. The...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of the Lord, nor of me his prisoner: What! were people ashamed of Paul? Oh! yes, dear friends. The great Apostle, because he was persecuted, found himself despised by some of the very people who owed their souls to him. It is the lot of those who are faithful to Christ to find even good men sometimes...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Who hath saved us, and called us,.... And therefore should not be ashamed of his Gospel, but should readily partake of the afflictions of it, depending on his power to support under them. There is a salvation previous to calling: there is a temporal salvation; a special providence attends the elect of God, as soon as born; God's visitation in a...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,-- What a blessed doctrine this is! Some people cannot endure even to hear or read of it, but it is full of comfort and joy for the Spirit-taught people of God. God’s grace was “given us in Christ Jesus before the world...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, How plain it is that he earnestly believed in the eternal election of believers — in their being in Christ, and in their possession of grace in Christ. “Grace...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ,.... The grace according to which the elect of God are saved and called; though it was given to them in Christ, before the world was, yet lay hid in the heart of God; in his thoughts, council and covenant; and in Jesus Christ; and in the types, shadows, sacrifices, prophecies,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel: whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles. How Paul gloried in this triple divine appointment! He commenced this Epistle by writing, “Paul, an...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel: Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles. For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Whereunto I am appointed a preacher,.... Both from eternity, in the counsel and purpose of God, Acts 9:15 and in time, by the church at Antioch, and the prophets in it, according to the express order of the Holy Ghost, Acts 13:2. And if ever there was a preacher of the Gospel, Paul was one; he preached purely, powerfully, publicly, constantly,...