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Self-Love: The Root of Sin
Multiple commentators identify "love of self" as the foundational sin from which all the other vices in this list flow. Scholars like Calvin state that selfishness is the source of pride, greed, cruelty, and rebellion. When self is placed at the center instead of God, it inevitably leads to a life characterized by the sins Paul describes.
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2 Timothy
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Timothy 3:2
18th Century
Theologian
For men shall be lovers of their own selves. It will be one of the characteristics of those times that men will be eminently selfish, evid…
AT Robertson
On 2 Timothy 3:2
Lovers of self (φιλαυτο). Old compound adjective (φιλοσ, αυτος), here only in N.T.
Lovers of money (φιλαργ…
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Timothy 3:2
19th Century
Bishop
For men shall be lovers of their own selves.—Hofmann and others have attempted to portion out these vices into groups.
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 2 Timothy 3:2
In these three verses we find a list of no fewer than eighteen vices that will characterize people in the last days. These conditions have always e…
John Calvin
On 2 Timothy 3:2
16th Century
Theologian
For men will be It is proper to note, first, what he says the hardship of those “dangerous” or “troublesome” times consists in: not in war…
John Gill
On 2 Timothy 3:2
17th Century
Pastor
For men shall be lovers of their own selves
Not in a good sense, as men may be, and as such are who love their neighbours as t…
Matthew Henry
On 2 Timothy 3:1–9
17th Century
Minister
Even in gospel times there would be perilous times; because of persecution from without, and still more because of corruptions within. Men love to …