2 Timothy 2:25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; (vers. 25, 26): — Consider — I. THE CHARACTERS AMONG WHOM IT WAS TO RE EXERCISED — opposers not only of God, but of themselves. They oppose — 1. Their duty. 2. Their conscience. 3. Their peace. 4. Their safety. II. ITS NATURE. It was a ministry of — 1. Instruction. 2. Meekness. III. ITS DESIGN. 1. That sinners may be led to repentance. 2. Led to an acknowledgment of the truth. 3. Recovered from the snares of the devil. (Anon.) Parallel Verses KJV: In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; |
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