For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7 NASB Discipline – Now, it’s the day after. The Western world’s day of resolutions is over. Back to the routine. But the real resolutions that should govern our lives in this new (Roman) year aren’t like the…
For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7 NASB Timidity – “If I am to tell you who I really am, I must tell you about my feelings, whether I will act upon them or not.”[1] If this is true for human beings, don’t you…
For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7 Power – God gives me dunamis. And what does “power” mean to me? It means ability, capacity, vigor, strength and will. The basis of our words “dynamite” and “dynamic” come from this Greek root. Explosive…
For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7 Power – Mike Yaconelli calls it “happy terror.” He suggests that when we follow Jesus, it is thrilling and terrifying at the same time. His comment is insightful. Did you think that God’s gift of…
For God did not give a spirit of fearfulness to us, but of power and of love and of self-control. 2 Timothy 1:7 Fearfulness – What is the difference between cowardice and fear? If we want to understand what Paul really has in mind in this statement to Timothy, we must be able to answer…
“For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline“. 2 Timothy 1:7 Discipline – This word (sophronismos) could be translated as sound mind, sound judgment or sobriety. It comes from a Greek group of words meaning intellectually sound, rational without illusion, purposeful, prudent, modest, restrained and disciplined. …
