“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) “Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. The saying is trustworthy, for: If we have died with him, we will also live with him; if …
True Man
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) “Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel, for which I am suffering, bound with chains as a criminal. But the word of God is not bound!” (2 Tim. 2:8-9). Paul’s next exhortation is to …
Discipline as Grace
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) “Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him. An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. It is the …
Training Faithful Men
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) “You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also” (2 Tim. 2:1-2). With …
Provoking the Lions
GRACE & PEACE “At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) “You are aware that all who are in Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes. May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my …
No Doctrine Monger
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) “. . . . which is why I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that Day what has been entrusted to me. …
The Grace of Disgrace
GRACE & PEACE “At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) “Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God, who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because …
Not Timidity
GRACE & PEACE “At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) “For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and …
Ancestors and the Future
GRACE & PEACE “At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) “I thank God whom I serve, as did my ancestors, with a clear conscience, as I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day. As I remember your tears, I long to see you, that I may be filled …
The Missing Spirit?
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Second Timothy, Part 2 “To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord” (2 Tim. 1:2). The apostle Paul thought of Timothy as a true and dear son, and addressed him that way. He …