Is the heavenly election rigged?
As we were going through 2 Timothy chapter 2 in our main series, we came upon the words of Paul in verses 8-10 which speak of “the elect” obtaining salvation.
As a pastor it is part of my job to teach sound doctrine and there are two diametrically opposed yet prominent views about election in Christian circles.
So I thought it prudent to stop and address this issue of the election of the elect before we moved on in our parent series.
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The Father loves to reveal Jesus to us through feasts & festivals, stories, metaphor, names and plays on words.
God’s first lesson to Israel was of the manna. It was to teach than mankind needs more than natural bread to thrive. We need the bread of God’s words spoken to us.
Jesus was the final word God spoke over his creation and He was the only word we needed.
Jesus was born in Bethlehem, the house of bread. In a teaching that caused nearly all who followed Him to walk away, Jesus called Himself the true bread from heaven. That His body was bread and His blood drink in which was the eternal life God sent Jesus to bring and be.
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Paul encourages Timothy to stand strong in the Grace of Jesus.
Real faith in Christ and stewardship in kingdom work is aways accompanied with hardships and persecutions.
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Today we took a few baby steps further in our study of Paul’s encourangement and instruction to Timothy regarding his assurance in the testimony of Jesus and the integrity of his own. As we closed Paul encouraged Timothy to take his part of the sufferings associated with the gospel by the power of the Holy Spirit within him.
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Timothy seems to have been a bit of a momma’s boy. This was not bad, he was mightily used of God in Paul’s ministry. However, Timothy tended towards timidity which Paul addressed in both of his letters of encouragement to him.
Both Paul’s “type A” personality and Timothy’s timidity needed God’s grace to make them vessels of special purpose.
God does not rely upon our abilities. What He requires are hearts of submission and devotion which HE can empower.
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