Friday, March 28, 2025
THE MASTER AND THE STUDENT!
2 Tim 2:1-2
2 Thou
therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
2 And
the things that thou hast heard of me among many
witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach
others also.
Both
First and Second Timothy were written from an older sage to a
younger apprentice. Both seemed to understand the relationship and now Paul
urges Timothy to gradually become that older mentor. The idea is that truth and
tradition might be passed along unchanged. Merriam-Webster says that a mentor
is: a trusted counselor or guide; a tutor or coach.
Becoming
a mentor presumes that you know something and that you
have experience. There is also the presumption that you have accomplished
something worth copying. There must have been something very attractive about
Jesus to make Peter, James and John to leave their fishing careers to follow
this itinerant preacher.
Becoming
a student presumes that you do NOT know as yet but that
you are eager to learn. There was no challenge coming from young Timothy either
of the truth or the traditions. At the end of the day Timothy wanted to be like
Paul. Immediately following verses one and two we see a warning because there
would be “hardness” to endure and options to filter through the net of reason.
2 Tim 2:3-4
3 Thou
therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
4 No
man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may
please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
Today
you know something that needs to be taught to another.
Be a good teacher! You may also still be a student. Study hard! Learn both the
truths and the traditions! There will be time to be innovative but for now
learn the basics. There will be times of hardness. There will always be choices
to make. Choose wisely.
Dear
Lord, I know so much and yet so very little. Let me be a good teacher and a
faithful student. AMEN
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