Bad Fight, Good Fight part 2
Pursue righteousness, godliness,
faith, love, perseverance and gentleness. Fight
the good fight of faith;
take hold of the eternal life to which you were
called, and you made the good confession in the
presence of many witnesses. I charge you in the presence of God,
who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who
testified the good confession before Pontius
Pilate, that you keep the commandment without stain or reproach until
the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, which He will bring about at
the proper time. (1 Timothy 6:11-15)
In part one I explored the meaning of the word confession along with various ways in which it is understood. I also reviewed problems with believing that God's kingdom can involve fighting using force and violence when necessary. I used the term bad fighting to contrast it with what Paul refers to as good fighting which is what I want to examine more fully here in part two.
Paul in this instruction to Timothy mentions the sort of fight that we will…
In part one I explored the meaning of the word confession along with various ways in which it is understood. I also reviewed problems with believing that God's kingdom can involve fighting using force and violence when necessary. I used the term bad fighting to contrast it with what Paul refers to as good fighting which is what I want to examine more fully here in part two.
Paul in this instruction to Timothy mentions the sort of fight that we will…