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2 Timothy 2:22-26 (MSG)

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22 Run away from infantile indulgence. Run after mature righteousness--faith, love, peace--joining those who are in honest and serious prayer before God. 23 Refuse to get involved in inane discussions; they always end up in fights. 24 God's servant must not be argumentative, but a gentle listener and a teacher who keeps cool, 25 working firmly but patiently with those who refuse to obey. You never know how or when God might sober them up with a change of heart and a turning to the truth, 26 enabling them to escape the Devil's trap, where they are caught and held captive, forced to run his errands.


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 22) Peace - Pursue peace
(v. 22) Love - Pursue love
(v. 22) Purity / Sexual Immorality / Adultery - Flee from the evil desires of youth
(v. 22) Righteousness - Pursue righteousness
(v. 22) Faith / Doubt / Worry - Pursue faith
(v. 23) War / Fighting - Stupid arguments produce quarrels
(v. 24) Anger / Fits of Rage / Bitterness - Lord's servant must not quarrel
(v. 24) Kindness - Lord's servant must be kind to everyone

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 22) Man of Prayer - The Flesh (part 3) (2008-11-06)
(v. 22) Day 11 - Holding to the Truth (2011-12-14)
(v. 22) Guarding Your Heart (part I) (2011-12-02)
(v. 22) Followup: Purity (part II) (2011-09-13)
(v. 22) Temptation (2015-08-15)
(v. 23) Day 11 - Holding to the Truth (2011-12-14)
(v. 23) Guarding Your Heart (part I) (2011-12-02)
(v. 24) NT Commands (part IV) (2011-03-11)
(v. 24) NT Commands (part VI) (2011-03-13)
(v. 24) Repentance - Holy Spirit Convicts Us (2009-11-16)
(v. 24) NT Commands (part II) (2011-03-09)
(v. 24) NT Commands (part I) (2011-03-08)
(v. 24) Day 11 - Holding to the Truth (2011-12-14)
(v. 25) Repentance - Holy Spirit Convicts Us (2009-11-16)
(v. 25) Day 11 - Holding to the Truth (2011-12-14)
(v. 26) Day 11 - Holding to the Truth (2011-12-14)
(v. 26) Promises of God - Formidable Foe (2009-03-21)
(v. 26) Repentance - Holy Spirit Convicts Us (2009-11-16)