Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth.
Study demands deliberate intention, for temptation constantly pulls ministers toward pleasing the crowd rather than God. Rightly divide the word by distributing it as a steward would, adapting each part to nourish the souls entrusted to your care according to their true necessities.
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Be strengthened in grace, not as a permission to sloth, but as a command to shake off the flesh's sluggishness. Even the most gifted lose heart midway unless they are constantly aroused and reminded that their strength comes not from themselves but from Christ.
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Commenting on 2 Timothy 2:1-26
Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, tested and proved, not reprobate. Rightly handle the word by cutting a straight path with it, like a steward distributing bread to his children, so you walk forward without turning left or right from the doctrine.
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