New king james version i have fought the good fight, i have finished the race, i have kept the faith. I have fought the good fight sermon by stephen todd, 2. It was in the postapocalyptic film the book of eli 2010, however, where the bible. What did paul mean when he said that we have the mind of christ. Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses. And the philistines fought, and israel was smitten, and they fled every man. And the two sons of eli, hophni and phinehas, the priests of the lord, were there. Instead, i want to discuss and analyze the worldview of the film. I have fought the good fight, i have finished the race, i have kept the faith 2.
H ere are four very important bible verses about fighting the good fight of faith 2 timothy 4. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and. What did jesus mean when he said i am the good shepherd. Occasionally, when israel won the immediate battle, there was sin in the camp that caused future defeats. Preach the word 6 for i am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand.
Come and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of ammon. Now israel went out against the philistines to battle, and pitched beside ebenezer. I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. Fight a good fight sermon by gerald albers, 2 timothy 4. Therefore, the fight of faith is a lifetime of wielding the word of god against the deceits of our own heart and against the wiles of the devil. The first book of samuel kjv online library of liberty. And again, its left me with a feeling of determination, of gravity, of sobermindedness about my faith in god and my desire to serve him well to the end. Beloved, while i was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, i felt the necessity to. This wellknown and oftquoted passage is quite significant in that this epistle was pauls last before his martyrdom in a.
I believe the best rendering is found in the king james version, the new king james version, the niv. Fight the good fight of faith but thou, o man of god, flee these things. I fought the good fight, i finished the race, i kept the faith. Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed. What does the bible say about fighting the good fight. But that fight is good only if you are on the side of the almighty and his christ.
For one thing paul wrote i am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure. I have fought the good fight, i have finished the race, i have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the lord, the righteous judge, will recompense me in that day, and not only me but also all those who have loved his appearing. Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for us. As i continue to read it, it is sometimes not entirely clear to whom it is referring at any given time, but overall it has been a pretty interesting look at. Movies and the bible if youre a movie fan, then this reading plan. The rise of samuel and the fall of eli and sons 1 samuel 3. If 1980 were the whole of our life, could we say with paul, i have fought the good fight, i have finished the race, i have kept the faith. I went in response to a revelation and set before them the gospel that i preach among the gentiles. And israel wanted a king to fight their battles, despite the fact that yahweh fought their battles for them. Fight a good fight contributed by gerald albers on feb 25, 2007 message. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more.
The blind old man, we must suppose, was seated on his chair of state, surrounded by priests and levites, who were in. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows. I have combated the good combat, i have finished the race, i have kept the faith. I t is exciting to read of the many victories that gods people won in the bible. The apostle paul writes to timothy in the previous verse. Kjv this epistle is probably one of the last written by paul. Israel wanted a king to judge them, despite the fact that yahweh was their judge. So the philistines fought, and israel was defeated, and every man fled to his tent. To strive or contend for victory, in battle or in single combat. The book of eli 2010 denzel washington as eli imdb.
The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. In the beginning god created the heaven and the earth. That is the good fight of faith to which paul exhorted timothy in his first epistle. I have fought a good fight, i have finished my course, i have kept the faith. Fight the good fight, keep the faith i watched the book of eli again. New king james version i have fought the good fight. However, sadly, they did not emerge victorious in every battle they fought. It is indeed god who gives us the strength and the armor to withstand, resist, and repel satan, and the world. A postapocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across america in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. In his second letter to timothy, the apostle paul challenges the young pastor to suffer hardship as a good soldier of christ 2. That is essentially the fight that paul is talking about as he stood at the brink of death. Fight the good fight 10 for the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. Fight the good fight definition of fight the good fight. From this story let us glean the following principles that are essential for all who fight the good fight of faith.
Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the. All around us a war is being waged, and as followers of jesus christ, we are called to fight the good fight. Youngs literal translation the good strife i have striven, the course i have finished, the faith i have kept. There was a very great slaughter, and there fell of israel thirty thousand foot soldiers. That noble conflict with sin, the world, the flesh, and the devil, paul now says he had been able to maintain. It is my understanding that this film has generated a fair amount of controversy, and rightly so. Will god say to you, well done my good and faithful servant. Fight the good fight definition is to try very hard to do what is right. What did paul mean when he said he had fought the good fight. I have fought the good fight, i have finished the course, i have kept the faith.