“…do this well, fearless in your struggle, keeping a firm grip on your faith and on yourself. After all, this is a fight we’re in.” – 1 Timothy 1:verse 18 The Message (MSG)
Life is a fierce battle to the death, a struggle to win against all the forces against us. Keep yourself strong in the faith. Get a grip!
“fight the good fight
[in contending with false teachers],
19 keeping your faith
[leaning completely on God
with absolute trust
and confidence in His guidance]
and having a good conscience;
for some [people] have rejected [their moral compass]
and have made a shipwreck of their faith.”
– 1 Timothy 1:18-19
1 Timothy 1:15-20 The Message (MSG) [Or see the Amplified version]
15-19 Here’s a word you can take to heart and depend on: Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners. I’m proof—Public Sinner Number One—of someone who could never have made it apart from sheer mercy. And now he shows me off—evidence of his endless patience—to those who are right on the edge of trusting him forever.
Deep honor and bright glory
to the King of All Time—
One God, Immortal, Invisible,
ever and always. Oh, yes!
I’m passing this work on to you, my son Timothy. The prophetic word that was directed to you prepared us for this. All those prayers are coming together now so you will do this well, fearless in your struggle, keeping a firm grip on your faith and on yourself. After all, this is a fight we’re in.
19-20 There are some, you know, who by relaxing their grip and thinking anything goes have made a thorough mess of their faith. Hymenaeus and Alexander are two of them. I let them wander off to Satan to be taught a lesson or two about not blaspheming.
FOR MORE:
Are You Ready, Steady and Able?
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