God is no respecter of persons, but he is most certainly a respecter of character. You don’t have to read the Bible very long until you realize that that’s true. God oftentimes used kings, doctors, and lawyers in his service, but he also used fisherman, tax collectors, and farmers. Sometimes he used Gentiles, and sometimes he used Jews. Sometimes he used women, sometimes he used men, and sometimes he used little children.
It really doesn’t seem to matter to God who they are. He is more concerned about what they are. He is not a respecter of persons. He is a respecter of character.
Our text today points that out very vividly. In the book of 2 Timothy 2:19, Paul admonishes Christian people that everyone that nameth the name of Christ departs from iniquity...