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The metaphor of running a race "with perseverance" appears in Hebrews 12:1, [5] and related metaphors appear in Philippians 2:16, [6] Galatians 2:2, [7] and Galatians 5:7. [8] In 2 Timothy 4:7, Paul writes "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith."
The image of a soldier is also used in 2 Timothy 2:3–4 [4] as a metaphor for courage, loyalty and dedication; [5] this is followed by the metaphor of an athlete, emphasising hard work. In 1 Corinthians 9:7, [ 6 ] this image is used in a discussion of church workers receiving payment, with a metaphorical reference to a soldier's rations and ...
Thus Timothy had not been circumcised and Paul now ensured that this was done, according to Acts 16:1-3, [16] to ensure Timothy's acceptability to the Jews whom they would be evangelizing. According to John William McGarvey : [ 17 ] “Yet we see him in the case before us, circumcising Timothy with his own hand, and this ‘on account of ...
Timothy Paul Schmalz (born 1969) is a Canadian sculptor from St. Jacobs, Ontario, Canada. [1] Cast editions of his life-sized sculptures have been installed in major cities in front of some of the most historically significant Christian sites in the world, including Capernaum , the Vatican and Fatima .
"This is the settled and eternal purpose of God; to them who seek him he will ever be found propitious, and them alone will he abandon who forsake him. In this verse the unconditional perseverance of the saints has no place." [82] Ezekiel 18:20–24 – "The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not bear the guilt of the father, nor the father ...
Onesiphorus (Greek: Ονησιφόρος; meaning "bringing profit" or "useful") was a Christian referred to in the New Testament letter of Second Timothy (2 Tim 1:16–18 and 2 Tim 4:19). According to the letter sent by St. Paul , Onesiphorus sought out Paul who was imprisoned at the time in Rome .
The verse has also been translated as "It is consummated." [ 41 ] The utterance after consuming the beverage and immediately before death is mentioned, but not explicitly quoted, in Mark 15:37 and Matthew 27:50 (both of which state that Jesus "cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost").
Free grace theologies hold that things such as turning from sin, baptism, or perseverance in the faith are not necessary for salvation, but instead hold that these things are necessary for eternal rewards. [96] Free grace writers generally agree that good works do not play a role in meriting, maintaining, or proving eternal life.