Emmaus

“Looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ!” (Titus 2:13 NKJV). The theme of this verse is our great spiritual hope. Thus, we want to note the confession of this hope, the character of this hope, the coming in this hope, and the Christ in this hope. Confession of this hope - The greatness of this spiritual hope is seen in the fact that the apostle Paul confessed this hope when he was in prison. Thus, this hope is not depend

“Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing!” (2 Tim. 4:8 NKJV). As a result of his faithfulness to duty, the apostle Paul had no fear of facing the Lord, the righteous Judge. Instead, he was anticipating a reward in the form of a crown of righteousness which was already waiting in store for him. The cause of the reward – “Final

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith!” (2 Tim. 4:7 NKJV). The Apostle Paul is in prison under the sentence of death for preaching about the Lord Jesus Christ. Soon he will be beheaded at the order of Nero the wicked Roman emperor. As Paul nears the end of his life, he makes a statement regarding his devotion to the Lord Jesus Christ. It speaks of his fight, his finish, and his faith. Fight – “I have fought the good fight.” This does

“All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness!” (2 Tim. 3:16 NKJV). Here we have an important text on the greatness of the Bible. It speaks about the inspiration of the Scriptures and about the influence of the Scriptures. Inspiration of the Scriptures – “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God.” Three important truths to note. First, the composing of Scriptures. The word tra