In defense of my actions which have been greatly debated.
2 Timothy 4:
4:2
Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
OK what do these words mean?
Greek translations:
Reprove:
to convict, refute, confute
generally with a suggestion of shame of the person convicted
by conviction to bring to the light, to expose
to find fault with, correct
by word
to reprehend severely, chide, admonish, reprove
to call to account, show one his fault, demand an explanation
by deed
to chasten, to punish
Rebuke:
to show honour to, to honour
to raise the price of
to adjudge, award, in the sense of merited penalty
to tax with fault, rate, chide, rebuke, reprove, censure severely
to admonish or charge sharply
Exhort:
to call to one's side, call for, summon
to address, speak to, (call to, call upon), which may be done in the way of exhortation, entreaty, comfort, instruction, etc.
to admonish, exhort
to beg, entreat, beseech
to strive to appease by entreaty
to console, to encourage and strengthen by consolation, to comfort
to receive consolation, be comforted
to encourage, strengthen
exhorting and comforting and encouraging
to instruct, teach
Longsuffering:
patience, endurance, constancy, steadfastness, perseverance
patience, forbearance, longsuffering, slowness in avenging wrongs
Doctrine:
teaching
that which is taught
doctrine, teaching, concerning something
the act of teaching, instruction
in religious assemblies of the Christians, to speak in the way of teaching, in distinction from other modes of speaking in public
Now I am called to be at teacher:
Teacher:
in the NT one who teaches concerning the things of God, and the duties of man
one who is fitted to teach, or thinks himself so
the teachers of the Jewish religion
of those who by their great power as teachers draw crowds around them i.e. John the Baptist, Jesus
by preeminence used of Jesus by himself, as one who showed men the way of salvation
of the apostles, and of Paul
of those who in the religious assemblies of the Christians, undertook the work of teaching, with the special assistance of the Holy Spirit