“We think that if rail-fences are pulled down, and stone-walls piled up on our farms, bounds are henceforth set to our lives and our fates decided. If you are chosen town-clerk, forsooth, you cannot go to Tierra del Fuego this summer: but you may go to the land of infernal fire nevertheless. The universe is wider than our views of it." -Henry David Thoreau. Walden
Introduction: Paul in writing to young Timothy is very straightforward in what he has to say. His words seem to be filled with encouragement and assurance that he can finish the course. 1. 2:1 “Be Strong” 2. 2:3 “Endure Hardness” 3. 2:5 “Strive” 4. 2:10 “Endure all things” The finish line is just ahead and we are going down the stretch. We have made many sacrifices and faced many battles. Everything that we have done up till now will all be in vain if we don’t finish the race. Matt. 24:13 “But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved” Heb. 6:15 “Abraham…after he patiently endured, obtained the promise” Heb. 11:27 “Moses endured as seeing him who is invisible” Heb. 12:2 “Christ...endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down on the right hand of the throne of God” James 1:12 “Blessed is the man that endureth temptation…for he shall receive the crown of life” James 5:11 “We count them happy which endure” We need to get our minds off of our troubles, problems, and burdens. We need to lift up our heads and with spiritual vision see the finish line. The words of this text give us a beautiful picture of Paul the prisoner so near the end of his life. He is calm as he waits during his last hours in a dark cell. His words refer to the past, present and future. “I have fought a good fight, the time of my departure is at hand, henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness”
I. WE LOOK BACK!
A. Paul made it clear that he didn’t reach the finish line without opposition. a. All of hell opposed him. b. Demons and evil spirits came against him c. The world pulled at him d. The flesh tormented him B. Life is a struggle! a. We struggle and grapple with men and things! b. We battle against our sinful nature and with sheer force we try to keep it under subjection. C. We are running a race that requires effort! a. We must continuously advance in one direction! b. It is an effort that keeps the lungs panting and every muscle strained. D. We run this race while fighting against powers, rulers of darkness, and spiritual wickedness. a. Paul told Timothy that he had fought a good fight! b. It will be a fight to the finish!
Arrogance and ignorance are my pet peeves. Arrogance is simply excessive pride, somewhat or entirely unwarranted. And someone who's ignorant can indeed be arrogant or vice versa, albeit without good reason. An arrogant person more than likely will be ignorant of how their arrogance makes others feel, or simply ignorant of the fact they are being arrogant..
The USA election cycle is almost continuous, dominating media headlines most days. If they had a separate forum for the US, the international forums would be dead for wanting to discuss US politics..
I can also say that I've never been treated like this before, including my many years as a bartender, and despite having to deal with stupid morons I'd gladly bartend again..
I've noticed that when people think I'm stupid, its usually because I tried to articulate something by starting with my conclusion, assuming everyone else would understand how I reached it..
While playing in the backyard, Little Johnny kills a honeybee. His father sees him killing the honeybee and angrily says, "No honey for you for one month!"
Later that afternoon, Johnny's dad catches him tearing the wings off a butterfly. "That's it! No butter for you for one month!" says his dad.
Later that evening as Johnny's mother cooks dinner, a cockroach run across the kitchen floor. She jumps and stomps on it, and then looks up to find Little Johnny and her husband watching her.
Little Johnny looks at his father and says, "Are you going to tell her, Dad, or do you want me to?"
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RE: Would Donald Trump make a good President
“We think that if rail-fences are pulled down, and stone-walls piled up on our farms, bounds are henceforth set to our lives and our fates decided. If you are chosen town-clerk, forsooth, you cannot go to Tierra del Fuego this summer: but you may go to the land of infernal fire nevertheless. The universe is wider than our views of it." -Henry David Thoreau. Walden