2 Timothy 2:22 — Community Reflections

2 TIMOTHY 2:22 — KING JAMES VERSION 1

“Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.”

So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call upon the Lord from a pure heart. — The dual command: pheugo (flee) youthful epithymiai (desires) while actively pursuing (diōkō) four virtues (dikaiosynē, pistis, agapē, eirēnē) in communion with those summoning (epikaleō) the Lord with pure hearts. Community and virtue practice intertwine.

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Emre YilmazNote2mo ago

Running From Temptation Isn't Weakness

I grew up with a very stoic image of masculinity, where admitting struggle meant weakness and real men conquered temptation through pure willpower. Paul's advice to Timothy is the opposite: flee tempt...