Verse 14
‘But you, abide in the things which you have learned and have been assured of, knowing of whom you have learned them.’
In 2 Timothy 2:15 Paul had told Timothy to put great effort into presenting himself to God as a workman who did not need to be ashamed because he rightly handled the word of truth, including that which said ‘the Lord knows those who are His’ and ‘let every one who names the Name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness’. Now he turns him back to the Scriptures once again. He must continue going on in the things which he has learned and been assured of, remembering from whom he has learned them. This may refer to Paul himself, having in mind 2 Timothy 3:10-12, or it may refer to his godly mother and grandmother who had instilled in him his unfeigned faith (2 Timothy 1:5). Or indeed it may be both. he has been well taught. Let him therefore be sure that he abides in what he had learned.
‘Assured of.’ Because he is established on the firm foundation as one of those whom the Lord knows as His (2 Timothy 2:19).
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