Christian Courage
W. Baxendale. 2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. Some of the Indian chiefs having become the open enemies of the gospel, Mr. Elliot — sometimes called the Apostle of the American Indians — when in the wilderness, without the company of any other Englishman, was at various times treated in a threatening and barbarous manner by some of those men; yet his Almighty Protector inspired him with such resolution, that he said, "I am about the work of the great God, anal nay God is with me; so that I fear neither you nor all the sachims [or chiefs] in the country. I will go on, and do you touch me if you dare." They heard him and shrank away. (W. Baxendale.) Parallel Verses KJV: For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. WEB: For God didn't give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.