It is a faithful saying. — 2 Timothy 2:11
Paul has four of these “faithful sayings.” The first occurs in 1 Timothy 1:15, “This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptations, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.” This one lays the foundation of our eternal salvation in the free grace of God.
The next is in 1 Timothy 4:6, “Godliness is profitable unto all things, having the promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation.” Here it affirms the double blessedness which we obtain through this salvation — of time and of eternity.
The third is in 2 Timothy 2:12, “It is a faithful saying—If we suffer with Him we shall also reign with Him”; this shows one of the duties to which the chosen people are called; we are ordained to suffer for Christ with the promise that “if we suffer, we shall also reign with him.”
and the fourth is in Titus 3:3, “This is a faithful saying, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works.” This last one sets forth the active form of Christian service, bidding us diligently to maintain good works.
These sayings or statements are interconnected. They are more like principles of our beliefs. Let these principles be the guides of our life, our comfort, and our instruction so, let us accept them now, and prove their faithfulness.
we can sum these up simply as - Christ gave us free grace, being doubly blessed in this life and the next, because having suffered with Christ we will also reign with Him and meanwhile performing the good works we are called to do.
Let these four faithful sayings be written on the four corners of my house.
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