1 Timothy 6:12,19-21 - Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses…In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life. Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to your care. Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge, which some have professed and in so doing have wandered from the faith. Grace be with you.
Conclusions:
- Timothy had possessed eternal life since he had first been saved, but Paul urges him to claim its benefits in greater fullness
- When you made your good confession is probably a reference to Timothy’s confession of faith at his baptism during Paul’s first missionary journey
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Conclusions derived from NIV Study Bible
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