Characteristics of a Committed Christian - Part 3
1 Timothy 4:6-11
1. A Committed Christian Must Be Devoted to
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1 Timothy 4:10 “(and for this we labor and strive), that we have put our hope in the living God,
who is the Savior of all men, and especially of those who believe.”
Vs. 8 “For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding
promise for both the present life and the life to come.”
- to work to the point of weariness and exhaustion.
- to engage in a struggle.
2 Corinthians 5:9-11 “So we make it our goal to please Him… For we must all appear before
the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done
while in the body, whether good or bad. Since, then, we know what it is to fear the Lord, we try
to persuade men.”
Revelation 20:11-15 “Then I saw a great white throne and Him who was seated on it. Earth and
sky fled from His presence, and there was no place for them. And I saw the dead, great and
small, standing before the throne, and books were opened… and each person was judged
according to what he had done. Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The
lake of fire is the second death. If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he
was thrown into the lake of fire.”
1 Timothy 2:3-4 “This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved
and to come to a knowledge of the truth.”
2. A Committed Christian
1 Timothy 4:11 “Command and teach these things.”
2 Timothy 2:15 “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who
does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.”
1. Biblical authority is built upon a commitment to the
2. Biblical authority is built upon proper
of God's Word.
of Scripture.
3. Biblical authority is built upon the knowledge that the truth of God's Word will be upheld
and enforced by
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4. Biblical authority is built upon the desire to say what pleases
please
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not a desire to