Pastoral Epistles, Dr. Andrew C S Koh
Christ-centered, life-changing commentary, bible study, and daily devotion
Christ-centered, life-changing commentary, bible study, and daily devotion
Christ-centered, life-changing commentary, bible study, and daily devotion
Anglican Archbishop of Southeast Asia
Paul's pastoral letters are, as good as, his last testament. He knew his time was coming to an end soon. With his last and final exhortation to his disciples, he continued to press home the point to 'be faithful' to Christ, as he himself has been throughout his ministry. What a great and amazing disciple of Christ, Paul was - one who irrespective of the terrible treatments he had received from his persecutors and the enemies of the Gospel, yet he could say that " I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith."
Paul encouraged his beloved disciples, Timothy and Titus, to return to teach the redemptive work of Christ ("according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit ... through Jesus Christ our Savior, that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.") and to live lives of Christlikeness as heirs of God, as well as to appoint bishops and elders to do likewise.
The Big Oxmox advised her not to do so, because there were thousands of bad Commas, wild Question Marks and devious Semikoli, but the Little Blind Text didn’t listen.