Cheryl Schatz

Mark,
You said:

By the way Cheryl, repentance is also a gift of God not our own strength
2Ti 2:25 correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth,
Who grants repentance here Cheryl, clearly God. Repentance and faith are gifts of God to his sheep, so that no-one can boast.

Repentance may be “granted” but it is granted by allowing, enabling or helping one to repent.

if-perhaps God may-give (b) them repentance to acknowledgment of-truth,
LEXICON—
b. aorist act. opt. (LN 13.142) (BAGD p. 192): ‘to give’ [BAGD, ICC; KJV, NJB], ‘to give the opportunity’ [TEV], ‘to grant’ [BAGD, Herm, HNTC, LN, NTC; NASB, NIV, NRSV, REB], ‘to allow’ [LN], ‘to enable’ [NAB], ‘to help’ [TNT], ‘to get to give’ [Lns].
An Exegetical Summary of 2 Timothy (2nd ed.) (pgs 81–82).

Okay, that is all I can get to tonight. Will try to pick up where I left off sometime tomorrow providing God grants me the time.