How Should We Understand πιστοις ανθρωποις in 2 Tim 2:2?

[John of Japan]

Interesting stuff! I call it the riddle of semantics, moving from one language to another can be so difficult. Understanding words in a receptor language is at the heart of our discussion too. Well, you know that all too well.

Exactly.

"To provide instruction in a formal or informal setting" could this be what Paul had in mind? So this would include both genders without him contradicting himself (1 Tim 2; Titus 2).

So did Paul advocate starting a Sunday School, or was it a training union? Surely it wasn't "small groups!" :smilewinkgrin:

Seriously, I'll cautiously agree with you here.

You might swing my way.:thumbs:

Then again I might not....

I would grant that but not with too strong of a grip, where we distort or understand every reading to fit that grid.

Right!

Catch you later. Have to head to the church to work.