The Spirit of Opposition
2 Timothy 2:25
In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;


It was written of Thoreau, the author, that "He was by nature of the opposition; there was a constitutional 'No' in him that could not be tortured into 'Yes.'"

(H. O. Mackey.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;

WEB: in gentleness correcting those who oppose him: perhaps God may give them repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth,




The Nature of Religious Truths
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