Enduring Everything For The Sake of the Elect

February 28, 2016
Sermon
Lesson 6
2 Timothy 2:8-13
Enduring Everything For The Sake of the Elect

Main Idea: We must endure all things for the sake of the elect! (10)

• Basis of endurance:  Remembering Jesus Christ (8)
     His resurrection (8)
     His messiahship (8)
     As preached in Paul's Gospel (8)

• Path of endurance:  I am suffering for the Gospel (9)
     Bound with chains as a criminal (9)
     But the Word of God is not bound! (9)

• Purpose of endurance:  That the elect might obtain salvation (10)
     Salvation in Christ Jesus (10)
     With eternal glory (10)

• Consequences of endurance:  The Faithful Saying (11-13)
     If we have died with him, we will also live with him (11b)
     If we endure, we will also reign with him (12a)
     If we deny him, he also will deny us (12b)
     If we are faithless, he remains faithful—
        For he cannot deny himself (13)

Applications
Am I "cutting corners", denying the Savior I profess to know?
Am I "enduring" in suffering today, persisting for the sake of the elect?

The Faithful Saying
(2 Timothy 2:11-13)

Line 1 For if we have died with Him we shall also live with Him
Line 2 If we are enduring we shall also reign with Him
Line 3 If we shall deny Him He also will deny us
Line 4 If we are faithless He remains faithful
He is not able to deny Himself