Title: The Good Fight (1 Tim. 01:18-20)
Content The faith and zeal of the saints is a beautiful thing that cannot be replaced with anything. If I had to add one more thing, that zeal and hard work had to be good. Worried and encouraging for the future of his beloved son Timothy, Paul exhorts him to be victorious in this “good fight” as one of the most precious principles of faith.
(1 Timothy 1:18) Son Timothy
I command you by this boundary.
according to the prophecies that guided you before
fight the good fight with it
I recommend to the Son of Faith. (Content): It is a definite happiness to have such co-workers in the faith.
By the way, I command my son. (Hyungsik): But, going one step further…
Being able to command my son is a greater happiness.
The sign of grace is more pronounced when fighting than when being mild.
Fight with the Word: It's easy to have a discussion.
If you have received grace, fight now (with Satan...)
A person who has been blessed has one characteristic
Now we know what is preventing this work of God.
The beginning of a fight is when the enemy knows someone.
The grace you have received will be many.
(Prayer, service, thanksgiving, devotion...)
However, if those things are God-given...
Now, you have to know who is the strongest blocking it.
However, if we do not start this fight with what God has given us,
You don't care about your husband, wife, or close associates of the faith.
It is misunderstood as a hindrance to your faith.
There is something I learned when I was in middle school.
(Our country is a truce. The fact is that the war is not over.)
By deliberately using the word “vigilance” in verse 18, he is showing the right attitude as a teacher to many people. In order to lead many people to the path of the gospel, it is important to have a self-disciplined attitude in the body. It is important to have an attitude of faith that correctly accepts this boundary. Here faith is described as the most important drink, and a good conscience as a clean cup. (Bengel)
(1 Timothy 1:19) Have faith and a good conscience
Some have abandoned this conscience
As for his faith, he was shipwrecked.
Abandoned: Abandoned intentionally.
1) The first thing in this fight is to have faith and a good conscience (at the same time...).
It is a balanced belief: it is a belief that accepts others' things.
(The birthplace of world civilization is a port, because you have to accept it.)
content and expression.
Content: Faith: That is, the work of Jesus Christ on the cross.
To be comforted and vigilant about what we have done
The life of faith is a life of the Word, prayer, fellowship, and evangelism.
There should be this objective self-check.
Expression: Conscience: Always the beginning state of mind: A feeling that is not tamed by anything
That is, a heart that is not like the stone fields of Matthew 13
be merciful to everyone
May the life of faith lead you to the point of changing your conscience.
Like a ship that is wrecked, its character is destroyed.
Therefore, it is said that under no circumstances should you give up your faith while standing in an unintentional position or taking on a role. Before we even know it, we are already in the middle of the great sea of faith. If we see ourselves as warriors of the good fight, then of course we will have to live for our own deeper faith. (verse 19)
(1 Timothy 1:20) Among them were Hymenaeus and Alexander.
What I gave to Satan
that they should be disciplined and not blaspheme.
In addition, while naming a name specifically, it is said to be used as an indicator of strong boundaries of faith. This verse shows the firmness of God who always sets boundaries to prevent further fluctuations in faith. (verse 20)