2 Timothy 2:24
The Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach and patient with difficult people,
Treated in 6 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- Men Who Tended the Flock ·
Scripture Appendix: God’s Word on the Pastoral Calling cites 2 Timothy 2:24–25
…one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” 2 Timothy 2:24–25 — “And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to…
- Men Who Tended the Flock ·
George Herbert — The Country Parson Who Made the Ordinary Holy cites 2 Timothy 2:24–25
…the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth” (2 Timothy 2:24–25, NIV). Gentleness in instruction was not a pastoral nicety for Herbert but a theological…
- Men Who Tended the Flock ·
John Newton — The Former Slave Trader Who Shepherded with Grace cites 2 Timothy 2:24–25
…the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth” (2 Timothy 2:24–25, NIV). Newton practiced this gentleness not because he had no convictions but because he…
- The Key Teachings of G. K. Chesterton ·
Humility in the Right Place cites 2 TIMOTHY 2:24–25
…all men, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves. 2 TIMOTHY 2:24–25 Weighing it Chesterton’s teaching on humility is wise and biblical, and his own example…
- The Key Teachings of John Calvin ·
The Two Governments cites 2 TIMOTHY 2:24–25
…all men, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves. 2 TIMOTHY 2:24–25 It is true that almost every government of the time, Catholic and Protestant, punished…
- Real Questions – Book 3 ·
What If My Friends Think Christianity Is Stupid? cites 2 Timothy 2:24
…must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing” (2 Timothy 2:24). Sometimes the best response is a light one: “Yeah, I do believe it. Happy to talk about…