7. For, c.—implying that Timothy needed the exhortation "to stir up the gift of God in him," being constitutionally "timid": "For God did not give us (so the Greek, namely, at our ordination or consecration) the spirit of fear. " The spirit which He gave us, was not the spirit of timidity (literally, "cowardice," which is weakness), but of "power" (exhibited in a fearless "testimony" for Christ, :- ). "Power is the invariable accompaniment of the gift of the Holy Ghost. Luke 24:49 Acts 1:8 ; compare Acts 1:8- : , "full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, " with 2 Timothy 1:8 , "full of faith and power. " Fear is the result of "the spirit of bondage" ( Romans 8:15 ). Fear within exaggerates the causes of fear without. "The spirit of power" is the spirit of man dwelt in by the Spirit of God imparting power; this power "casteth out fear" from ourselves, and stimulates us to try to cast it out of others ( 1 John 4:18 ). love —which moves the believer while "speaking the truth" with power, when giving his testimony for Christ ( 1 John 4:18- : ), at the same time to do so "in love" ( 1 John 4:18- : ). a sound mind —The Greek, is rather, "the bringing of men to a sound mind" [WAHL]. BENGEL supports English Version, "a sound mind," or "sober-mindedness"; a duty to which a young man like Timothy especially needed to be exhorted ( 2 Timothy 2:22 ; 1 Timothy 4:12 ; Titus 2:4 ; Titus 2:6 ). So Paul urges him, in 2 Timothy 2:4 , to give up worldly entanglements, which as thorns ( 2 Timothy 2:4- : ) choke the word. These three gifts are preferable to any miraculous powers whatever. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-8" class="com-number"
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