“This charge I
commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on
thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare.” 1
Tim 1:18
Paul
renews his charge to Timothy to not only disciple others in the Gospel of Jesus
Christ, but to do so himself by holding strong to his faith (vs 19). Paul
himself stood beholding his faith with a good conscience as he addressed the
courts in (Acts 23:1). In order to fight a spiritual war it requires courage,
integrity and most of all a beholding faith.
One beyond a profession of faith, but rather an unwavering faith in
opposition to concealing it or laying aside as often done in times of fear and
doubt; which Paul experienced through Alexander and Hymenaeus (vs 19). A
beholding faith stands in contiguity to righteousness, never separating itself
one from the other; as if never leaving the shadow of Christ. A faith that
wavers from truth is not faith because truth never wavers. Faith doesn’t stand in
consideration of outcomes, but strictly on the premise of what is right. “Faith
doesn’t always make sense, but that’s why it makes miracles.”
The
purpose of God’s word is not for a knowledgeable life, but for a changed life!
HSAY…Todd
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