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Keeping the Faith Part 2

2 Timothy 1:8-18

December 10, 2016 • Philip De Courcy • 2 Timothy 1:8–18

What we need is an unashamed Church in a shameless society. Our culture is unabashed and unafraid to express its rebellion towards God. We live in a shameless society, and we need a unashamed church to be witness to the Gospel within that society. Nobody gets to heaven unscared and unscarred. When you understand how great and glorious the Gospel is, that in itself allows you to remain committed. How do we suffer? By the power of God. Why do we suffer? Because the Gospel is worth it. Jesus Christ has disarmed death. He has neutralized it into the sense that it no longer holds us in bondage. Paul never feared death. He feared a wasted life. He feared going to the judgment seat of Christ with ashes in his hand. Paul dies at peace, because the Gospel breeds confidence and the Gospel steals the soul. While God demands faithfulness from those He has appointed to preach the Gospel, the success of the Gospel ultimately rests with Him, not with us. As believers we are charged with: being a stickler for doctrine, powerfully demonstrating the Gospel, seeking spiritual discernment, marking false teacher, and finally, discipling others theologically.