0627. 612. Paul’s Confidence

612. Paul’s Confidence

2Ti_1:12

“I know Him whom I have believed” (R.V.). Christ to Paul was a personal Saviour and Friend. He had more than the knowledge of perception; he had the knowledge of experience. To know by seeing that oranges are oranges is good, but to taste the lusciousness of the orange by eating it is to know it is sweet. What do we know of Christ?

1. Is He our Saviour to save?—Luk_1:47.

2. Our Power to keep?—1Pe_1:5.

3. Our Victor to overcome?—Rev_12:11.

4. Our Satisfier to fill?—Deu_33:23.

5. Our Holiness to sanctify?—1Pe_1:16.

6. Our Lord to govern?—1Pe_3:15, R.V.

7. Our Hope to attract?—Tit_2:13.

By: DR. F. E. MARSH