The Books or the Book

2 Timothy 2 is, among other things, a chapter about how we fight with words. Paul warns Timothy about it three separate times. Verse 14: do “not wrangle about words.” Verse 16: “avoid worldly and empty chatter.” Verse 23: “refuse foolish and ignorant speculations, knowing that they produce quarrels.” Three separate warnings in one short chapter are not Paul running low on material or talking points. He is circling something.