“Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.”
For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands — Paul exhorts Timothy to anazōpureō (fan into flame) the charisma (gift) bestowed through cheirotonia (laying on of hands). The metaphor suggests dormant capacity requiring active rekindling.
Church Fathers on 2 Timothy 1:6
You see how greatly dispirited and dejected he considers him to be. He almost says, “Think not that I despise you, but be assured that I do not condemn you, nor have I forgotten you. Consider, at any rate, your mother and your grandmother. It is because I know that you have unfeigned faith that I put you in remembrance.” For it requires much zeal to stir up the gift of God. As fire requires fuel, so grace requires our alacrity, that it may be ever fervent. “I put you in…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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