2 Timothy 1:11

Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles. WHEREUNTO - For the publication of which gospel. I AM APPOINTED, [ etetheen (G5087)] 'I was appointed.' I AM APPOINTED, [ etetheen (G5087)] 'I was appointed.' PREACHER, [ keerux (G2783)] - 'herald.' TEACHER OF THE GENTILES. Paul (2 Timothy 1:11) is a pattern for Timothy, as a public "preacher," an "apostle" or missionary, and a "teacher" in private. In 1 Timothy 2...

11_To which I have been appointed _Not without good reason does he so highly commend the gospel along with his apostleship. Satan labors, beyond all things else, to banish from our hearts, by every possible method, the faith of sound doctrine; and as it is not always easy for him to do this if he attack us in open war, he steals upon us by secret and indirect methods; for, in order to destroy the credibility of doctrine, he holds up to suspicion the calling of godly teachers. (146) Paul, therefore, having death before his eyes, and knowing well the ancient and ordinary snares of Satan, determined to assert not only the doctrine of the gospel in general, but his own calling. Both were necessary; for, although there be uttered long discourses concerning the dignity of the gospel, they will not be of much avail to us, unless we understand what is the gospel. Many will agree as to the genera...

6-14 God has not given us the spirit of fear, but the spirit of power, of courage and resolution, to meet difficulties and dangers; the spirit of love to him, which will carry us through opposition. And the spirit of a sound mind, quietness of mind. The Holy Spirit is not the author of a timid or cowardly disposition, or of slavish fears. We are likely to bear afflictions well, when we have strength and power from God to enable us to bear them. As is usual with Paul, when he mentions Christ and his redemption, he enlarges upon them; so full was he of that which is all our salvation, and ought to be all our desire. The call of the gospel is a holy call, making holy. Salvation is of free grace. This is said to be given us before the world began, that is, in the purpose of God from all eternity; in Christ Jesus, for all the gifts that come from God to sinful man, come in and through Christ...

Verse 11. _WHEREUNTO I AM APPOINTED A PREACHER_] κηρυξ, a _herald_. Matthew 3:17, Matthew 3:17. _AND AN APOSTLE_] Sent immediately from God to man. _A TEACHER_] One whose business it is to _instruct_ men, and particularly the Gentiles, to whom he was especially sent; to proclaim the doctrines of eternal life, the resurrection and final incorruptibility of the human body; and, in a word, the salvation both of the body and soul of man by Christ Jesus....

WHEREUNTO I AM APPOINTED A PREACHER - That is, I am appointed to make these truths known; see the notes at Ephesians 3:7....

EXPOSITION 2 TIMOTHY 1:1 _Christ Jesus _for _Jesus Christ, _A.V. and T.R.; _the life _for _life, _A.V. The life is a little clearer than _life, _as showing that "life" (not "promise") is the antecedent to "which." ACCORDING TO THE PROMISE denotes the subject matter with which, as an apostle, he had to deal, viz. the promise of eternal life in Christ Jesus, and the end for which he was called, viz. to preach that promise (comp. Titus 1:2). 2 TIMOTHY 1:2 _Beloved child _for _dearly beloved son, _A.V.;_ peace _for _and peace, _A.V. MY BELOVED CHILD. In...

WHEREUNTO I AM APPOINTED A PREACHER,.... Both from eternity, in the counsel and purpose of God, Acts 9:15 and in time, by the church at Antioch, and the prophets in it, according to the express order of the Holy Ghost, Acts 13:2. And if ever there was a preacher of the Gospel, Paul was one; he preached purely, powerfully, publicly, constantly, boldly, and with all faithfulness and integrity: AND AN APOSTLE; that is, of the Gentiles, as follows, and as he elsewhere styles himself, Romans 11:13 for it does not run so smooth and easy to connect this with the word Gospel. In 2 Timothy 1:1, he is called the apostle of Jesus Christ, becau

2 Timothy 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus, to Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord._ I would again remind you, as I have often done before, that the apostle Paul, when he is writing to a minister, invariably begins his epistle with the triple greeting, «Grace, mercy, and peace,» but when he is writing to a church, he commences with the double benediction, «Grace and peace.» You will find that this is his wish for the Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Thessalonians, «Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.» This is also his form of greeting to Philemon, who was a private Christian, not a minister; but when the apostle is writing to Timothy and Titus, his own

2 TIMOTHY 1:11 kai. dida,skaloj {B} Although the overwhelming mass of witnesses (all except a* A I 33 1175 syrpal) read evqnw/n, the Committee regarded the word as a gloss introduced by copyists from the parallel passage in 1 Timothy 2:7, there being no good reason to account for its omission if it were original here....

ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. PAUL'S PERSONAL WORD TO TIMOTHY CHAPTER 1 _ 1. Paul's affectionate words and confidence (2 Timothy 1:1)_ 2. Difficulties and assurance (2 Timothy 1:6) 3. Holding the form of sound words (2 Timothy 1:13) 4. Turning away and faithfulness in contrast (2 Timothy 1:15) 2 Timothy 1:1 Paul speaks in this last Epistle as an apostle of Christ Jesus, by the will of God “according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus.” It is a blessed word and shows how th