0355. FIVE METAPHORS OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE.

FIVE METAPHORS OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE.

2Ti_4:6-8.

Paul-

I. Speaks as a Sacrifice. "Ready to be offered," likening the end of life as an offering to God. Years before he had accepted Christ’s offering for his sins, then offered himself as a living sacrifice. All his Christian life had been sacrificial. Now he was literally to be offered-as a martyr for the faith.

II. Speaks as a Sailor. "Time of my departure," likening the end of life to the loosening of cable.

III. Speaks as a Soldier. "I have fought," likening life to a fight.

IV. Speaks as an Athlete. "I have finished my course," likening life to a race.

V. Speaks as a Trustee. "I have kept the faith," likening life to a sacred trust.

Autor: James Smith