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2 Timothy 2 – Strong Teachers Charge them before God
More than thirty years earlier the Apostle Peter preaching on Pentecost had charged all Israel to accept JESUS as both God and Christ:

“This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are witnesses…

And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying,

“Save yourselves from this crooked generation.”

Acts of the Apostles 2:32,40 ESV – Peter preaching on Pentecost ~AD 30

You, therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

What you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses,

commit to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.

Second Letter of Paul to Timothy 2:1-2 Christian Standard Bible

The Elected Saints (among the Gentiles)

By the grace of God, Paul — that is, Saul of Tarsus — was commissioned by Christ on a road to Damascus to fulfill his election as the Apostle to the Gentiles.

It had been some thirty years ago and Timothy, who had first met Paul in Lystra and followed the Apostle is now a pastor to the church at Ephesus.

Be Strong in the Lord

Paul points to Christ, writing:

Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

2 Timothy 2:3 CSB

The Apostle had enlisted Timothy in the service of Christ back in Lystra.

No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in the concerns of civilian life; he seeks to please the commanding officer.

2 Tim 2:4 CSB

In his humility and citing other witnesses Paul has pointed to Christ whom he serves as well. Certainly a soldier of Jesus Christ, risen from death, will be strong in the word given directly to the Apostle who enlisted his service.

Also, if anyone competes as an athlete, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.

2 Tim 2:5

If ever there was a zealous follower of the rules it would be Paul, that is, Saul. And the Apostle had even insisted on circumcising Timothy (though not other gentiles) to fulfill the Lord’s purposes among the Jews.

Remember that Timothy’s absent biological father was Greek, but his grandmother had been a faithful Jew and his mother a Christ-follower.

Why does the Apostle use these two illustrations and the work of the farmer which follows?

Paul has written to the saints in Corinth:

To the Jews.. I became as one under the law–though not being myself under the law–that I might win those under the law.

To those outside the law (that is, Gentiles) I became as one outside the law.. but under the law of Christ–that I might win those outside the law. I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.

1 Corinthians 9 excerpt CSB

The Apostle with whom Timothy also traveled to Corinth also writes words likely recalled now in Ephesus:

I do all these things because of the gospel, so that I can be a participant in it.

Do you not know that all the runners in a stadium compete, but only one receives the prize?

So run to win. Each competitor must exercise self-control in everything. They do it to receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable one.

1 Corinthians 9:24-25 NET

Paul will return to this before the close of this final pastoral epistle.

The Gospel for the Elect

Remember that Jesus Christ,

of the seed of David,

was raised from the dead according to my gospel, for which I suffer trouble as an evildoer, even to the point of chains;

but the word of God is not chained.

Second Epistle of Paul to Timothy 2:8-9 NKJV

As the Apostle nears the finish line of his race into the gentile world of the Roman Empire, Paul’s encouragement of Timothy as pastor of the elect Ephesian saints builds up a key church in a city of a quarter-million people, the third largest in the Empire.

Clement of Alexandria, second largest city in the Empire, would be an important convert in the second century of our Lord Jesus Christ and of course Rome remained the Empire’s largest metropolitan area.

For the Sake of Salvation of the Elect

WHY do all these early Christian saints endure persecution, martyrdom and rejection by the vast majority of those in the cities in which they preach?

Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
The Apostle Paul writes in 2 Timothy 2:10 NKJV

Among the millions of souls surrounding the Apostles and martyred saints in Rome, Ephesus, Corinth and throughout the Empire, Paul encourages pastors in what Christ Himself has promised in the salvation of the elect — believing Jew or pagan Gentile.

The saying is trustworthy, for:

If we have died with him, we will also live with him;

Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. – Gospel of John 14:19

if we endure, we will also reign with him;

So Jesus said to them, “Assuredly I say to you, that in the regeneration, when the Son of Man sits on the throne of His glory, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. – Gospel of Matthew 19:28 NKJV

if we deny him, he also will deny us;

but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven. – Matthew 10:33

if we are faithless, he remains faithful— for he cannot deny himself.

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven… – Matthew 24:35-36a

Second Epistle of Paul to Timothy 2:12-14 ESV – quoting the Gospels and other Scripture

Choose this day who you will follow

24:15 וְאִם רַע בְּעֵינֵיכֶם לַעֲבֹד אֶת־יְהוָה בַּחֲרוּ לָכֶם הַיּוֹם אֶת־מִי תַעֲבֹדוּן אִם אֶת־אֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר־עָבְדוּ אֲבוֹתֵיכֶם אֲשֶׁר מֵעֵבֶר הַנָּהָר וְאִם אֶת־אֱלֹהֵי הָאֱמֹרִי אֲשֶׁר אַתֶּם יֹשְׁבִים בְּאַרְצָם וְאָנֹכִי וּבֵיתִי נַעֲבֹד אֶת־יְהוָה׃ פ
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You may recognize my Heading from Joshua's challenge to the Elect to remember the LORD of their Salvation. 

(Remember that this successor[יְהוֹשׁוּעַ] of Moses has a name [yᵊhôšûaʿ] meaning: "Jehovah is salvation" — iēsous, the Greek name for Jesus having the same Hebrew root.)
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Then Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem and called for the elders of Israel, for their heads, for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God.

.. “Thus says the LORD God of Israel: ..

“Now therefore, fear the LORD, serve Him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the gods which your fathers served…

“And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, …

But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”

Joshua 24 excerpt NKJV

PAUL now encourages young Timothy — the Apostle builds up pastors and saints to follow until the Day of Jesus Christ.

Remind them of these things, solemnly charging them in the presence of God..
Second Letter of Paul to Timothy 2:14a LSB

Many commentators cite the importance and difficulty of these key verses in 2 Timothy 2:10-13. We will close this section with these observations for your consideration (IF you are among the remnant elect saints of this Common Era):

God must be sovereign in our salvation precisely because we are neither willing nor able to choose salvation for ourselves.

John MacArthur – THE DOCTRINES OF GRACE

Why did the world hate Christ?

.. Earlier in John’s gospel, Jesus explained,

“The world … hates Me because I testify of it, that its deeds are evil” (7:7)

Fallen man does not want to be confronted with the true nature of his heart, he doesn’t want to face his inherent wickedness.

He has to find a way to tolerate and excuse himself from the guild he naturally faces each day.

So he falls back on his most dominant sin, pride, and imagines a version of himself that can escape condemnation. He spins a web of delusions, convincing himself that he is truly good and noble—anything to distract from the fact that his deeds are evil.

ibid. pp 7-8

It was true in Ephesus and Rome in the first century AD; it is true in this twenty-first century of the Common Era in Rome and in every other city.

Salvation in God alone

“It’s a well established reality that the doctrine of election is disturbing to many people,” observes MacArthur.

He continues, “Numerous ministry leaders, pastors, and major authors harbor animosity toward the doctrine of election.”

ibid. pp 55,56

Note a later idolatry and heresies which crept quickly into the churches with false teaching seeking to include men as only interpreters of Scripture and intercessors for active sin through memories of saints gone before.

MacArthur cites numerous Scriptures besides those here [2 Timothy 2:10]

ibid. 68-

Before we return to a brief MacArthur outline from this section from his commentary on 2 Timothy, note his QUOTE of Martin Luther introducing this section on:

DIVINE ELECTION:

NO MAN CAN BE THOROUGHLY HUMBLED UNTIL HE KNOWS THAT HIS SALVATION IS UTTERLY BEYOND HIS OWN POWERS, DEVICES, ENDEAVORS, WILL, AND WORKS, AND DEPENDS ENTIRELY ON THE CHOICE, WILL, AND WORK OF ANOTHER, NAMELY, OF GOD ALONE.

MARTIN LUTHER

2 Timothy – NEXT in our outline

An overview Outline of 2 Timothy [Kress Biblical Resources] follows Paul’s brief prologue (2 Tim 1:1-2) with an extended section we have just completed:

Persevere in the ministry and be unashamed to suffer for the gospel (1:3-2:13)

The following extended section we will follow next pivots on 2:14.

Proclaim the truth and be unashamed to confront error (2:14-4-8)

John MacArthur in his NEW TESTAMENT COMMENTARY OF 2 TIMOTHY outlines this section of Paul’s second letter to Timothy:
- The Elements of a Strong Spiritual Life [2 Tim 2:1-7]
- Motives for a Sacrificial Ministry [2 Tim 2:8-13]
- The Danger of False Teaching [2 Tim 2:14-19]
- and completing 2 Tim 2 – An Honorable Vessel
Remember

Paul’s pivotal imperatives of this section of the Apostle’s second pastoral epistle.
- BE STRONG – v.1
- CONSIDER – v.7
- REMIND – v. 14 (our pivotal hinge today)
- AVOID, ABSTAIN, FLEE, PURSUE, REFUSE
  - ALL next in Paul’s commands to Timothy.
MACARTHUR NT COMMENTARY 2 TIMOTHY, p. 55

Looking for some more Apostolic controvery?

NEXT – We’ll address these warnings against false doctrine.

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January 19, 2026
2 Timothy 1 – For this Gospel I was appointed
For this gospel I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher,

Second Epistle of Paul to Timothy 1:11 RSV

Paul’s Gospel of God and Christ

The Apostle has begun his final pastoral epistle with encouragement of young Timothy as his beloved son appointed to continue in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

From Personal Sonship to Apostolic Responsibility for the Gospel

Paul also identifies some of who fall away from Christ and others who remain faithful. (It remains a pattern for the ages.)

What is Paul’s Gospel?

εὐαγγέλιον

euangelion

Paul has written to the Romans, faithful saints in the city in which the Apostle is imprisoned and awaiting death:

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel G2098 of God,

Romans 1:1 KJV

To the Corinthian saints Paul writes:

.. for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. G2098

1 Corinthians 4:15b KJV

and

But if our gospel G2098 be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:

2 Corinthians 4:3 KJV
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We could point to additional epistles of Paul to the saints of various churches. 
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Paul refers to the GOSPEL 74 times in 68 verses in ‘The Pauline Epistles.’

God’s Divine plan now revealed in Christ

That’s the Apostles’ NEW Good News!

In Paul’s earlier pastoral letter to Timothy the Apostle had written:

As I urged you when I was going to Macedonia, remain at Ephesus that you may charge certain persons not to teach any different doctrine,

1 Timothy 1:3 RSV
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Certain saints supposedly committed to Christ had already wavered away from the Gospel Paul taught. 
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Now we know that the law is good, if any one uses it lawfully, understanding this, that the law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane..

and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine, in accordance with the glorious gospel of the blessed God

with which I have been entrusted.

1 Timothy 1:8-11 excerpt RSV

I charge you to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ; and this will be made manifest at the proper time by the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords,

who alone has immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no man has ever seen or can see.

To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.

1 Timothy 6:14-16 RSV – charge of the Apostle Paul to Timothy

Paul worships God and Christ, pointing to the promise of the eternal mystery now revealed in the resurrection and ascension of Jesus.

Paul’s Gospel of SALVATION in JESUS

manifested by the appearing of our Savior

join with me in suffering for the gospel according to the power of God, who has saved us

and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works,

but according to His own purpose and grace

which was given to us in Christ Jesus from all eternity,

but now has been manifested by the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus,

who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,

2 Timothy 1:8b-10 LSB

Jesus is now revealed as our Savior and it is death from which He has saved us.

This is the gospel of Jesus as our saviour which Paul emphasizes throughout this last pastoral epistle to Timothy and saved saints of the Church.

2 Timothy Commentary

Retain the standard of sound words

Hold to the standard of sound words that you heard from me and do so with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus

2 Timothy 1:13 New English Translation

Hold fast the form of sound words…

2 Tim 1:13a KJV

Retiens dans la foi..

LS

Retén la forma

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1:13 ὑποτύπωσιν ἔχε ὑγιαινόντων λόγων

Retain – echō is the word Paul uses.

The Apostle has used [ὑποτύπωσις]hypotypōsis in his first epistle as well:

Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern G5296 to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.

1 Tim 1:16 KJV

And again Paul states here:

Hold fast the form G5296 of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

2 Tim 1:13 KJV

His outline [or pattern] here is for Timothy and any pastor who will follow in the authority of Christ Jesus — the Apostolic faith which Paul, Peter and others have echoed.

RETAIN THIS, insists Paul.

Preachers, Apostles and Teachers

This self-discipline [v.7] to which the Apostle has already pointed requires preachers and teachers to retain this pattern of Paul.

Therefore do not be ashamed of either the witness about our Lord or me His prisoner..

2 Tim 1:8a LSB
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a brief reminder about apostles, preachers and teachers.. and then, saints:
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An Apostle is ‘sent out’ or set apart under the Authorithy through God and Christ.

IF you address your preacher standing in a pulpit going nowhere but the stage of their church as Apostle So-and-so, you miss the Apostolic authority Paul calls for preachers and teachers to retain as our pattern in Christ Jesus.

Paul points out that he was appointed [tithēmi ] to all these responsibilities. He is an apostle, a preacher and teacher.

The Church often used a symbolic laying on of hands for such offices, but the true sign is of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit of Almighty God.

Preachers

kēryx is the same word Peter used of Noah calling him, ‘a preacher of righteousness.’ It’s a noun meaning: a herald or messenger vested with public authority.

You’ll recognize Paul’s point from its verb meaning to preach or proclaim.

From that time Jesus began to preach G2784 and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

Gospel of Matthew 4:17 LSB

and He said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ would suffer and rise again from the dead the third day, and that repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed [ G2784] in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

“You are witnesses of these things.

Gospel of Luke 24:46-48 LSB – Jesus to the Apostles just prior to His ascension

Paul reminds Timothy:

That is why I am suffering here in prison. But I am not ashamed of it, for I know the one in whom I trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until the day of his return.

2 Timothy 1:12 NLT

Teachers

διδάσκαλος – in the NT one who teaches concerning the things of God, and the duties of man

“A disciple is not above his teacher^G1320, nor a slave above his master. It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher^G1320, and the slave like his master.

Gospel of Matthew 10:24-25a LSB
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And a reminder that mathētēs is any student or disciple of a teacher. 

Slave is doulos which we often gently translate, servant. 

And again the significance of the teacher (whether Paul or Jesus or a teaching Elder of your church) is that relationship — 

 of Teacher-Student or Master-Servant — kyrios - the same word often used for the Lord JESUS points to the authority of God. 
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“You call Me Teacher G1320 and Lord ^G2962; and you are right, for so I am.

Gospel of John 13:13 LSB – Jesus to His Disciples

a duty of the saints and pastors

Now if any one says that we need not direct men how or what they should teach, since the Holy Spirit makes them teachers, he may as well say that we need not pray, .. or that the Apostle Paul should not have given directions to Timothy and Titus as to how they should teach others.

And these three apostolic epistles ought to be constantly before the eyes of everyone who has obtained the position of a teacher in the Church.

ON CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE – AD 397 & 426 – translated JF Shaw, book IV, ch xxxiii excerpt – ST. AUGUSTINE of Hippo

Augustine, an elevated father of the early Church, presents sound reasons why all saints of Christ ought to dutifully follow their teachers and why all pastors can only lead their sheep of Christ’s pasture in diligence of prayer, obeying the Holy Spirit and keeping in Scripture, including these pastoral epistles.

Guard the Truth

guard the truth that has been entrusted to you by the Holy Spirit who dwells within us.
Second Epistle of the Apostle Paul to Timothy 1:14 RSV
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* SUMMARY OF THIS GOSPEL:
Christ alone is the good shepherd...
Christ’s sheep know only Christ’s voice 
and follow it.
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God knows well who are his as Paul says in 2 Timothy 2:19:
“Howbeit the firm foundation of God standeth, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his.”

It is not a congregation of Christ that strives for the honor of this world and desires to be esteemed great in the eyes of the world…

~ AD 1520 – Sermons of MARTIN LUTHER – a theologian, Catholic priest, reformer and former Augustinian friar – Vol 3, Pg 340 [translated Lenker]

NEXT: 2 Timothy 2 – STRONG Teachers and FALSE Preachers
January 15, 2026
The Apostles Creed 11 the Resurrection of the Body
We believe in the resurrection of the body and life everlasting.

The Apostles’ Creed — foundational to our Apostolic Christian faith

Today we conclude the Apostles’ creed considering time and eternity and Scriptural references pointing to life and death.

For an overview and more instructive view of the outline of our SERIES, take a look at the Roman Creed below:

I BELIEVE or WE BELIEVE IN:

Structure of Christian CREEDS

Here’s a brief outline found originally in The Roman Creed:
1. I BELIEVE IN God almighty (or the Father almighty)
2. And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord
3. Who was born of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary
4. Who was crucified under Pontius Pilate and was buried
5. And on the third day rose from the dead
6. Who ascended into heaven
7. Siteth at the right hand of the Father
  - Whence He cometh to judge the living and the dead
8. (I or WE believe in:) The Holy Ghost
9. The Holy Church
10. The remission of Sins
11. The resurrection of the flesh
- (and life everlasting).
source: apostles-creed.org

The early church taught what is basically in the Apostles creed…

It was not till heresies and divisions in the church that any creeds were established.

source:

I believe in

The resurrection of the body
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We began our look at resurrection in a previous post affirming that Jesus rose from the dead. 
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The Apostles Creed 5 We Believe He Rose from the Dead

The end of The Apostles’ Creed addresses resurrection of the believer and follower of the Lord Jesus Christ.

ὁ πιστεύων – He who believes

NOT every soul and NOT every body of flesh buried with the dead! ONLY those who believe in Christ Jesus.

The Lord’s definitive answer about death and resurrection is specifically exclusive (which sinners reject and deny possibly to their last breath).
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εἶπεν αὐτῇ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐγώ εἰμι ἡ ἀνάστασις καὶ ἡ ζωή ὁ πιστεύων εἰς ἐμὲ κἂν ἀποθάνῃ ζήσεται
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Jesus said to her,

“I am the resurrection and the life;

he who believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and whoever lives and believes in me shall never die.

Do you believe this?”

Gospel of John 11:25-26 RSV
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The Son of God Who rose from the dead after being sacrificed on a cross for those who believe until His coming again, authoritively ANSWERED the timeless questions of mortal men, women and curious children of WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE? 
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Many men have pondered this relative relationship between the timeless Creator of all things with mortal men made in his image.

Before Christ

Job 3:

of the grave
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“There the wicked cease from raging, 
And there the weary of strength are at rest.
“The prisoners are at ease together;
They do not hear the voice of the taskmaster.
“The small and the great are there,
And the slave is free from his master.

“Why is light given to him who is troubled,
And life to the bitter of soul,
Who long for death, but there is none,
And dig for it more than for hidden treasures,
Who are glad with joy,
And rejoice when they find the grave?
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Job 3:17-22 LSB

Who recalls Korah’s rebellion against Moses, Aaron and the LORD?

For my soul has been saturated with calamities,

And my life has reached Sheol.

I am counted among those who go down to the pit;

I am like a man without strength,

Released among the dead,

Like the slain who lie in the grave,

Whom You remember no more,

And they are cut off from Your hand.

You have put me in the pit far below,

In dark places, in the depths.

Your wrath lies upon me,

And You afflict me with all Your breaking waves.

Selah.

Will You do wonders for the dead?

Will the departed spirits rise and praise You?

Selah.

Psalm 88:4-7,10 LSB

KING SOLOMON from Eccliastes
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The words of Kohelet, the son of David, king in Yerushalayim: "Vanity of vanities," says Kohelet; "Vanity of vanities, all is vanity." 

For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:

A time to be born, And a time to die... 
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Eccliastes 1:1-2, 3:1-2a Hebrew Names Version

Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth,

Before the evil days come, and the years draw near,

When you will say, “I have no pleasure in them;”

Before the silver cord is severed,

Or the golden bowl is broken,

Or the pitcher is broken at the spring,

Or the wheel broken at the cistern,

And the dust returns to the eretz [earth] as it was,

And the spirit returns to God who gave it.

This is the end of the matter. All has been heard.

Fear God, and keep his mitzvot [Commandments]; for this is the whole duty of man.

For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.

Ecclesiastes12 excerpts HNV

Genesis 3:19, Job 10:9

a NEW TESTAMENT look at Resurrection

“But regarding the resurrection of the dead, have you not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying, ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?’ He is not the God of the dead but of the living.”
(Matt 22:31-32 NAS)

“And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment, so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, shall appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await Him.” (Heb 9:27-28 NAS)

source: Apostles-Creed.org more about the Resurrection

The body dies — returns to the dust from which God created mankind. And the soul — not just the breath of life,brain or your lifeless heart where blood flows no more — your soul and mine will return to its place in the light of THE LORD or judged — separated from Christ and God — to the place of darkness and punishment.

The Apostle Paul, whose Scriptures anchor the Apostles’ Creed, explains resurrection more thoroughly in his first epistle to the Saints in Corinth:

But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?

If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith… If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.

The Apostle addresses issues of unbelief in the Church, as well as growing heresies about Jesus Christ, His body and His Spirit.

But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep…

For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive...

The last enemy to be destroyed is death.

1 Corinthians 15: excerpts NIV

So will it be with the resurrection of the dead.

The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable;

it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory;

it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;

it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body…

Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.
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Then quoting and answering the Prophets Isaiah and Hosea, Paul writes:
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“Death has been swallowed up in victory.”

“Where, O death, is your victory?

Where, O death, is your sting?”

1 Corinthians 15 excerpts continued

But thanks be to God!
He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:57 NIV
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Further study of the Resurrection of Christ from 1 Corinthians 15: 
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And life everlasting.

WHAT DOES THE ONE SON OF GOD ACTUALLY SAY ABOUT LIFE AND DEATH?

“For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom He wishes.

Gospel of John 5:21 LSB

ζῳοποιέω – Life –
- to produce alive, begat or bear living young
- to cause to live, make alive, give life
- metaph., of seeds quickened into life
You will see not only a resurrection of your soul returning to God — WE will ALL see the resurrection of the flesh!

John preached repentance citing the Prophet Isaiah:

the word of God came to John, the son of Zechariah, in the wilderness.

“..’AND ALL FLESH WILL SEE THE SALVATION OF GOD.’”

Gospel of Luke 3:2b,6 LSB

A Savior will come to all flesh [mankind].

“He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day…
He who eats this bread will live forever.”
Gospel of John 6:54,58b LSB

A FINAL Word on our pending DEATH and possible Eternal Life:

For the wages of sin is death, but the gracious gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 6:23

From the Revelation of Jesus Christ to the Apostle John 20:

Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand…

Then I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them.

And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their witness of Jesus and because of the word of God..

And they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.

Blessed and holy is the one who has a part in the first resurrection. Over these the second death has no authority, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years.

.. And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are also, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

Then I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened…

Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.

And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

“Truly, truly, I say to you,
he who believes has eternal life. “I am the bread of life.
John 6:47-48

The Apostles’ Creed

Amen.

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December 31, 2025