2 Timothy 2:24-25 (ESV)
And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone,
able to teach, patiently enduring evil, correcting his opponents with
gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the
truth,
As our world grows increasingly immoral, where good is called evil and evil
is called good, how is a believer in Jesus Christ to live? The last paragraph
of 2 Timothy 2 speaks to this question. It lays out several principles. 1. Do
not be quarrelsome. 2. Be kind to everyone. 3. Know what you believe and why
you believe it so that you are able to teach it when the opportunity arises. 4.
Correct those who oppose you with gentleness, not anger, violence, or loud
protests. 5. Remember that no one is beyond repentance. 6. Understand that
repentance does not immediately change a person's perspective. Repentance leads
to a knowledge of the truth, but that takes time. 7. Remember that those who oppose
you are not the enemy. They are ensnared by the Enemy. Pray that they would “come
to their senses” (2 Tim 2:26). Seven principles in three verses that change
everything about how Christians live, respond, and reach out in a broken world
that is opposed to what they believe. What if we actually lived that way? How
might that impact our world?
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