2 timothy 2:14-26

Paul asks timothy to remind the church of the verses 11-13

It was probably an early church hymn.

We can see through early hymns and creed like passages in the bible what the believers thought

He then tells timothy to have them stop argyuing and quarrelling over little things

By no means does paul not defend the gospel, he is in prison for this matter

He confronts peter himself when we look in galatians

but he calls them to not have an argument about certain words or meanings, at the sake of destroying the whole gospel

Paul calls it useless and leading to quarrels

There were other teachers and people in the church having techincal discussions about the meanings of words

Bringing other theologies, matters, and issues

Over things that necessarily do not change the gospel

It is useless, leads to ruin

Instead of building up the church

Christianity is able to be told by it’s fruit

You have a well thought, smart, teacher of the word

Who can argue and be technical, and critique and judge and condemn

Or you have a believer not so well thought, but spreads the gospel

What is your fruit in your everyday life

Are you building up and edifying

or tearing the church down

and we get another point from scripture which is to not engage in these debates either

Foolish debates and arguments don’t work with unauthentic people

People will be quick to critique christianity with hypocricy

Not everyone, but some and it is wise to not engage

Paul tells timothy to be diligent in his work for god

In this case it is with teaching the word

A worksman works hard, and does his work with no error

Precise

With reason

So he can be proud of it

Do not be loose and speak and spread things you are not sure of

Don’t die on those hills

Don’t shy away from these things then

Strive and learn these things to be well equipped

Avoid godless and empty chatter, don’t even combat it

It leads to further sin

gangrene is the decaying or death of flesh that spreads, unless amputated

they were teaching that the bodily ressurection never happens, we don’t know much of this heresy

which shows it died out

The church will prevail

It is a comfort in the divine spiritual supremacy god has in the chutch

Numbers 16:5 “and he spoke to Korah and all his congregation, saying, “Tomorrow morning Yahweh will show who is His, and who is holy, and will bring him near to Himself; even the one whom He will choose, He will bring near to Himself.”

Numbers 16:26 “and he spoke to the congregation, saying, “Turn aside now from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing that belongs to them, lest you be swept away in all their sin.””

There is a divine side of the seal, and a human side