But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,
Paul tells Timothy the Church will face terrible diseases that demand uncommon fidelity and watchfulness from her pastors. When all goes well we grow careless; but necessity sharpens us. He prepares Timothy for arduous work ahead.
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Commenting on 2 Timothy 3:1-17
Timothy had watched my life match my doctrine, I did not pull down by living what I built by preaching. A minister whose manner of life contradicts his teaching cannot expect to profit the people at all.
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Commenting on 2 Timothy 3:10-17
Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch,.... In Pisidia; where the Jews that contradicted and blasphemed his doctrine, and envied his success, stirred up the chief of the city, both men and women, against him, and Barnabas; who persecuted them and expelled them out, of their coasts, Act 13:45 and also at Iconium; where both Jews and Gentiles made an assault upon them, to...