FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT

1 Timothy 6:11-21 / Keywords 6:12

Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

 

Final Charge to Timothy

6:11 But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 13 In the sight of God, who gives life to everything, and of Christ Jesus, who while testifying before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, I charge you 14 to keep this command without spot or blame until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 which God will bring about in his own time—God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, 16 who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honor and might forever. Amen.

17 Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. 18 Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. 19 In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.

20 Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to your care. Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge, 21 which some have professed and in so doing have departed from the faith.

Grace be with you all.

1. Paul’s final words to Timothy are that he must fight the good fight of faith as a Christian. He reminds us to hold onto our faith until the second coming of Jesus, when God will bring his judgment upon the world. Until then, we should fight against the temptation of evil.

 

2. Paul commands us to put our hope in God, not in our wealth or other worldly things. We must protect our faith diligently, as it is easy to be deceived by other things that do not originate from God.

 

3. Additionally, we must guard ourselves from gossip and unholy talk, as they will turn us away from God. We must have our guard up at all times and ask for God’s protection.

 

Prayer Father, thank you for blessing me with this faith. Be with me on my journey as a Christian to shine the light of Jesus.

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