What do you have to Finish?
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· 4 viewsRaising up people of comminttment and endurance.
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7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.
What is Really looks Like.
7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.
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7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.
2 Timothy 4
Fought: to strive to do something with great intensity and effort—‘to make every effort to, to do everything possible to, to strain oneself to.
Fight: To engage in intense struggle, involving physical or nonphysical force against strong opposition—‘to struggle, to fight.
Finish: to bring an activity to a successful finish—‘to complete, to finish, to end, to accomplish.
Too many of us have nothing to finish
We have become too picky with our service.
The question is not, Do I like it or not THE QUESTION IS, Is it God or not.
8 “ ‘This people honors me with their lips,
but their heart is far from me;
21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’
Being a Christian has become something that we believe NOT something that we DO, we have removed the work part!
We have made being a christian something that you can just believe and do.
We have removed personal/intimate relationship from christianity.
There HAS to be relationship between you and the Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.
Being a Christian has become something that we believe not something that we DO, we have removed the work part!
We have made christianity too impersonal.
42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 43 And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. 44 And all who believed were together and had all things in common. 45 And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. 46 And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts,
44 And all who believed were together and had all things in common.