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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. 1 Timothy 6:12 NASB Good confession – kalen homologian – the good confession. Perhaps we read this and think, “Oh, yes, Timothy confessed his belief in…

The Agony and the Ecstasy

Fight the good fight  1 Timothy 6:12 Fight – Paul introduces the first century spiritual Olympics,  the agon of competition (the Greek means, “strife, contest and struggle”).  Paul chooses a word that every Greek reader would instantly recognize – the Games.  Athlete against athlete, fighting it out in the hope of victory.  Striving to obtain…