Title: The Good Fight of Faith
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There are two weeks left in 2009. There are not many days left to leave this year.
1. He is commanding before Jesus (4:1).
2 Timothy 4:1 I solemnly command you before God and before Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, by his appearing and his kingdom.
Paul was a man who lived before God (coram deo). it is a ritual The following is a person who lived before Jesus the Judge. We have to live thinking about the day we will stand before Jesus the Second Coming Lord and Jesus the Judge. so that you don't get distracted I can live without sin. may not be arrogant. Christians should always be sober and live in the presence of God and the Holy Spirit of Jesus. I wish you the blessing of the Koram Deo faith.
2. It is commanded to live with a sense of mission. (2)
2 Timothy 4:2 Preach the word, be persistent in season and out of season, rebuke, rebuke and exhort with all patience and teaching
Our mission is to spread the gospel of God. We must always strive to bear the fruit of the gospel, seasoned or out of season. It takes patience. I command them to warn and exhort with long-suffering and teaching. Man's faith grows until the day he stands before the Lord, so he must persevere and exhort him to the end. I pray that you too will grow in your faith until it is full of the measure of maturity.
3. Do the work of an evangelist and command you to fulfill your duties.
2 Timothy 4:5 But be sober in all things, suffer afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your office
Why?
2 Timothy 4:3 The time is coming when people will not be taught sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate many teachers to suit their own desires.
2 Timothy 4:4 And they will turn their ears away from the truth, and listen to myths.
There are times when the last days are painful. People do not receive sound instruction. They have more teachers who follow their own desires rather than the words of God's truth. Their ears are blocked and they turn away from the truth and follow false stories. You will have a lot of bad teachers. However, I command you to do the work of an evangelist and fulfill your duties.
Example) Matthew 13:18-23 Parable of sowing:
2 Timothy 3:1-5 The times of suffering in the last days:
4. Paul's Testament Letters
2 Timothy 4:6 I have already been poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand.
2 Timothy 4:7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith
2 Timothy 4:8 From now on there is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that day, and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.
Drinking wine is a ceremony of pouring wine, which symbolizes blood, as a drink in the Old Testament rites. Paul is using this expression in anticipation of his martyrdom.
Philippians 2:17 If I offer myself as a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I will rejoice and rejoice with all of you.
I have fought the good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith
These words are the mission and faith we must fulfill throughout our lives.
This year is all the same. This year we have been fighting the good fight of faith and running down this road. kept the faith
But looking back, I don't have this certainty like Paul.
There is nothing but regret before the Lord, lacking and apologizing
However, it is comforting that the crown of righteousness is prepared for all who have longed for the Lord's appearing. Congratulations on receiving such a reward.
Staying for a while is the way of life.
The Apostle Paul really did his best for the Gospel.
Let us also fight the good fight, and fight hard for the way of faith. Let's fight hard to keep the word of faith.
Satan makes us stumble and shipwreck in the way of faith.
Let's keep awake and fight the good fight of faith until the day when we stand before the Lord. Let's keep the faith until the end of my run. Let's reap the beauty of the end of the year. Let's reap the beauty of our faith until the end of our lives
So, I pray in the name of the Lord that we all become saints who receive the crown of righteousness.(*)