Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. 2 Timothy 2:1-4
One thing Christians need to know is they are involved in a spiritual battle, a war for their souls against the forces of darkness and evil (Ephesians 6) Until people realize this, they don’t understand the level of depravity within the world and they don’t understand the seriousness of their higher calling in The Lord Jesus Christ
As a Christian, you are not just following a religion or labeling yourself, you are now enlisted in the active duty of our living God. You are now actively involved in a battle for the souls of this world. This calling you received upon your life in Christ, should not be taken lightly. As the Apostle Paul prepares Timothy for his calling “be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus”
Paul wasn’t giving Timothy some watered down message about Christ, the Apostle was preparing Timothy to be strong in the grace of The Lord, because his life was about to become extremely difficult. Once you become sealed with the Holy Spirit, you are now an enemy to the evil one. You are now marked and will face persecution and spiritual warfare. You are now actively involved in this spiritual battle that has been going on since the fall of Adam
What is one of TImothy’s missions? Preach the gospel of Jesus Christ! As Paul instructed him “commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also”
Make disciples of everyone and baptize them in the name of the Triune God! Raise up an army for this and the next generation!
“Endure hardness and hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ” You are not just a Christian, you are not just a disciple of Jesus, you are a soldier! And you must prepare yourself to endure the hardness of this calling, you must not be deceived to think you are going to live an easy and prosperous life. You are a soldier of Jesus Christ, and will be obedient to his commands as a good soldier
Paul makes an interesting statement here “ No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier.” When a soldier is enlisted in active duty, they are no longer part of this world, they are dedicated to the mission they have been assigned. This is the same for us as soldiers of Christ, be strong in The Lord, fulfill your mission as a good soldier of our Lord Jesus Christ, fight the good fight of faith, Amen
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