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Power, Love, Control?

  • Apr 27, 2025
  • 1 min read

Brief thoughts on 2 Timothy 1.7


Paul and Fenelon, Word of God and the word of a wise, deep-faith Bishop. Paul writes to Timothy "For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline." as the NAS interprets that last word. So how one actually uses, employs both God's "power" and "love" is the deal.


Translated to English it means "Self-discipline, sound mind, self-control therefore "prudence". God's Spirit gives us sense! How often we seem to have little of it! Fenelon made this statement: "The work of God is not effected in the heart by force. That is not the true spirit of the Gospel."


If we somehow believe we are Christ-followers and think we serve God somehow forcing another into anything we aren't moving in the Spirit of God nor His power nor His love.


Further, we then demonstrate by seeking to control others we in fact are not controlling ourselves, we are in a personal deficit of self-control! Hmmm...


Let that sink in please.


As always, thanks for stopping by. -Glenn

 
 
 

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