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CERTAINTY!
CERTAINTY!“…for I know
whom I have believed and am
persuaded that He is able to keep
what I have committed to Him
until that Day.”Jesus Christ, the
Solid Rock!
CERTAINTY!CERTAINTY!“…for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded thatHe is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that
Day.”
Jesus Christ, the Solid Rock!
Very few truecertainties in this
worldUncertainty about our economyUncertainty about peace in the
worldUncertainty about our own job,
health & future
CERTAINTY!CERTAINTY!“…for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded thatHe is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that
Day.”
Jesus Christ, the Solid Rock!
Paul wrote 2 Timothy from the
context of uncertainty!
“For this reason I suffer...”
CERTAINTY!CERTAINTY!“…for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded thatHe is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that
Day.”
Jesus Christ, the Solid Rock!
Mamertine Prison in Rome
CERTAINTY!CERTAINTY!“…for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded thatHe is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that
Day.”
Jesus Christ, the Solid Rock!
2 Timothy 1:8-12“Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner, but share with
me in the sufferings 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…
CERTAINTY!CERTAINTY!“…for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded thatHe is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that
Day.”
Jesus Christ, the Solid Rock!
2 Timothy 1:8-12“…was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began, but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who
has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light
through the gospel, to which I was appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the
Gentiles. For this…
CERTAINTY!CERTAINTY!“…for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded thatHe is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that
Day.”
Jesus Christ, the Solid Rock!
2 Timothy 1:8-12“…reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I
have believed and am persuaded that He is able to
keep what I have committed to Him until that Day.”
CERTAINTY!CERTAINTY!“…for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded thatHe is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that
Day.”
Jesus Christ, the Solid Rock!
Suffer (pascho)verb: to be affected or have been affected, to
feelIn a good sense; to be well
offIn a bad sense; to suffer
sadly, to be in a bad plight
CERTAINTY!CERTAINTY!“…for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded thatHe is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that
Day.”
Jesus Christ, the Solid Rock!
The Certainty of Salvation!
“...according to the power of God, who has saved
us...”
CERTAINTY!CERTAINTY!“…for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded thatHe is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that
Day.”
Jesus Christ, the Solid Rock!
The Certainty of Salvation!
God doesn't want to leave you flaying away in life
CERTAINTY!CERTAINTY!“…for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded thatHe is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that
Day.”
Jesus Christ, the Solid Rock!
The Certainty of Salvation!
He wants you to have a Solid relationship with Him
CERTAINTY!CERTAINTY!“…for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded thatHe is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that
Day.”
Jesus Christ, the Solid Rock!
The Certainty of Salvation!
“...but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.” John
20:31
CERTAINTY!CERTAINTY!“…for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded thatHe is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that
Day.”
Jesus Christ, the Solid Rock!
The Certainty ofour Calling!
“...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 before time began.”
CERTAINTY!CERTAINTY!“…for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded thatHe is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that
Day.”
Jesus Christ, the Solid Rock!
The Certainty ofour Calling!
God doesn't want you to go through life without
meaning & purpose
CERTAINTY!CERTAINTY!“…for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded thatHe is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that
Day.”
Jesus Christ, the Solid Rock!
The Certainty ofour Calling!
It's not what you Do,but what you Are in Him
CERTAINTY!CERTAINTY!“…for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded thatHe is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that
Day.”
Jesus Christ, the Solid Rock!
The Certainty ofour Calling!
“And we know that all things work together for good to those who love
God, to those who are the called according to His purpose” Romans 8:28
CERTAINTY!CERTAINTY!“…for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded thatHe is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that
Day.”
Jesus Christ, the Solid Rock!
The Certainty ofImmortality!
“...who has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light
through the gospel.”
CERTAINTY!CERTAINTY!“…for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded thatHe is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that
Day.”
Jesus Christ, the Solid Rock!
The Certainty ofImmortality!
There is a place called Heaven
& a place called Hell
CERTAINTY!CERTAINTY!“…for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded thatHe is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that
Day.”
Jesus Christ, the Solid Rock!
The Certainty ofImmortality!
“For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house
not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.” 2 Corinthians 5:1
CERTAINTY!CERTAINTY!“…for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded thatHe is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that
Day.”
Jesus Christ, the Solid Rock!
The Certainty ofImmortality!
“And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But
rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.”
Matthew 10:28
CERTAINTY!CERTAINTY!“…for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded thatHe is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that
Day.”
Jesus Christ, the Solid Rock!
So…Which will it be….
OR
CERTAINTY!CERTAINTY!“…for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded thatHe is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that
Day.”
Jesus Christ, the Solid Rock!
So…Which will it be….
OR CERTAIN
TYUNCERTA
INTY