Fight The Good Fight Of Faith Series

B. Are you ready – here it is: …keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

1. There seems to be much disagreement as to what "this commandment" refers to but the two greatest possibilities seem to be

a. The previous exhortation Paul made and we just looked at

b. Or possibly all that Paul had just written to Timothy in this letter.

2. Now this is not as big a deal as some might make it, because I think what Paul just gave Timothy in verses 11-12 is a summation of the whole letter.

3. Think about all topics we have covered: grace, salvation, faith, spiritual warfare, mercy, doctrine, the law, prayer, worship, church leadership, the church, godliness, materialism, relationships – and we just scratched the surface

a. In essence our life is to be as much, if not more about spiritual things as it is about material or world oriented things

b. 1 Timothy speaks to where we live – it is RELEVANT!

4. And so this charger, keep this commandment, comes with the attached admonitions: live it

a. Without spot: this means: free from vice, unsullied

b. Unrebukeable: that is with no grounds for accusation to be found

5. Ultimately he was - we are – to live a life that exemplifies Christ!

6. And we are to do it continually – until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.

C. Now this is a tall order, but remember, we have the Holy Spirit dwelling within us

1. It is the Spirit that will guide us, If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Gal 5:25

2. It is the Spirit that empowers us: …This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts. Zech. 4:6

3. And it is the Spirit that gives us the fruit of the Spirit - But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, [23] Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. Gal 5:22-23

4. We are to live, thusly, until the coming of Jesus Christ!

CONCLUSION: In closing

A. If we are to live for the Lord Jesus Christ and His church, in all things bringing glory to His holy name we are in for the fight of our lives – but it is a good fight!

1. The title for the series has been Guard The Deposit – Keeping What God Has Entrusted To Us

2. In 1 Tim. 6:20 Paul states one last time, O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust,…

3. Timothy receive the Exhortation and follow through on the Charge: now it is our turn!

4. We don't want to be the generation that lets it all fall by the way side

B. We must continue on until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.

C. What do you say: yea or nay?