Faithfulness is required for all four quarters, all three periods, all nine innings. We respond in Faith! He wants to be associated with them. Can you imagine after forty years the people here by the thousands listening to me lecture on mathematics or science or literature or the humanities? repudiation of the world, a. Jesus Well, Jesus said something about this. Each sermon has to do with our Christian life down here in the earth. It may mean that you are faithful in the midst of opposition, when your own children make different choices, sad choices, sinful choices, and say that you dont love them and youre not loving if you wont affirm what theyre doing. That is the mark of a disciple of Christ. Why didnt the Lord say that to him? It was so, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned his heart after other gods; and his heart was not loyal to the LORD his God, as was the heart of his father David (1 Ki. It appears that some 65 years earlier the Christian church in Smyrna was facing many of the same trials. Jesus does not offer a rebuke to Smyrna. Thats loving Jesus. What is preventing you from being faithful? WebFaithfulness unto death is Gods standard for human life. Once they become a Christians, they begin visiting the sick and shut-in but its just too much trouble so they quit. What was important to them in the beginning was no longer important. Instead of worshipping as they should, they play golf on Sunday mornings or they go the race track or they go fishing. by Those who seem to be strong in the faith prove to not have been in the faith. A. Its the basic foundation of the Christian faith it is fundamental Matthew 16:24-25: If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. It is used twice in the Bible. Many people have is just the opposite. The LORD preserves the faithful (Ps. If they were faithful to the end, surely we can be as well. Evangelical/Non-Denominational. So many fall away because they are selfish-they dont care what God says theyre going to do what they want to do. 3:11). Some of you will be thrown into prison for a time. We fail to put God first in our lives-we dont base all our decisions based on what he would want, we neglect to mention the Gospel to our family and friends. read more. The Lord never said that to him. Title: The Face of Faithfulness: John And they will come and go, and the worse they can do to you is put you to death. read more, Scripture: If God says anything, preacher, tell us what does God say? Where, O death, is your victory? It would be possible for one to worship weekly and yet be as unfaithful as one who seldom, if ever, attended. INTRODUCTION: Just looking in department stores. Picking things up after Polycarp has been arrested and hes being brought into the stadium in Smyrna. And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions [Matthew 19:21-22; Mark 10:21, 22]. Our inheritance is not here, it is there [1 Peter 1:4-5]. Gave his life to be a Baptist preacher, VII. Dethrone and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us (Heb. Amen. Our reward is not here, it is there [Matthew 5:12]. Well be here listening. It is one of the truths of life. It is a message to Be faithful until death.. In Jesus we pray. We cannot be defeated. Rev. Then finally, number three let us remember death is not the enemy. I absolutely love how the story ends. Charles Wesley was an Anglican minister. This letter reported this man was certainly one of the elect. read more, Scripture: Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. I dont invite it. Well, the magistrate was not happy with this. FAITHFUL EVEN UNTO DEATH Its been translated into English. WebKing James Version 10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten I have never heard an exception to this in my life, and it is always false, it is always untrue. Therefore, when he was brought before him, the proconsul, so the governor, asked if he were Polycarp, and when he confessed that he was, the proconsul tried to persuade him to recant, saying Have respect for your age and other such things as they were accustomed to say. He knows your broken heart in a way that no one else does. That is to say, even in Charlotte, North Carolina should you be a true, passionate, on fire, biblical Christian, absolutely in love with Jesus, no matter what it counts, at some point you will face opposition. But as Polycarp entered the stadium, there came a voice from heaven: Be strong, Polycarp, and courageous. Or some translations, be strong and play the man. And no one saw the speaker, but those of our people who were present heard the voice and then, as he was brought forward, there was a great uproar when they heard that Polycarp had been arrested. Romans 1:17, Denomination: Not only that, but the Lord Jesus can sympathize because He, too, is a man, a human being, even now in heaven, the God-man. To us, we use the word cross to refer to some handicap or some suffering or some disappointment, I have an incorrigible child, an obstreperous child, and it is a cross for me to bear. Or, I have some physical ailment, I have a cross to bear. Or, I have a frustration or a disappointment in my life; it is my cross. There is no such idea of that in the Bible; in the Scriptures a cross is something to die on. If youre faithful unto death, you will get the crown of life. II Timothy 4:6-8 Paul was looking with Copyright 2003-2023 | Outreach, Inc., All rights reserved. empty and heart broken(1 John 2:15-17), IV. Hebrews says since the children have flesh and blood, He, too, shared likewise in their humanity so that by His death He might destroy the one who holds the power of death, that is the devil, and set free those who all their lives were held in slavery by the fear of death.. Give to Him life, home, family, business He will give it back to you Polycarp was born in A.D. 69, so just before the destruction of Jerusalem and the fall of the Temple, well within the lifespan of some who would have been eyewitnesses to Christ and his work. We can remember the love that God has for us. But heres the second thing that had happened in 70 A.D. with the fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Temple, Judaism and Christianity start to form as two different paths and two different religions, no longer just another sect, Judaism had lots of sects, but as a different religion. He knew they would experience difficult times in their lives. Sometimes people do. James 1:12: Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trail for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love Him. There is one surviving document we know that came from Polycarp. In fact, we do. And He uses the word stugnaz, translated lowering, the sky is stugnaz, it is lowering. 119:11). Centuries earlier, during the period when Rome was struggling with Carthage for supremacy, Smyrna sided with the Romans. We could put it like this death comes to us all, heaven does not. by My fortieth year as a pastor still preaching the Word, V. A continuing living faith in Christ, A. When our Lord was on the way to Jerusalem to die, in Perea on the other side of Jordan, He was met, accosted in a town over there by a rich young ruler [Mark 10:17-22]. It was a great city in the day of the flesh of our Lord. Files Audio Faithful Unto Death (Video) Notes Transcript And the Lord noticed it. Faith, trust, commitment brings God into our lives and into our scene; and faith knows absolutely nothing about defeat. WebClosed with a few words from Revelation chapter 2, including the line, "be faithful unto death." The young fellow knelt down before the Lord [Mark 10:17]. Hold fast to what you have, that no one may take your crown (Rev. Give it up and come, take up the cross, and follow me. Dr. Matthew Everhard 1 Corinthians 15:1-58, Denomination: Heres part of the story, the martyrdom of Polycarp. So he tells him, Swear by Caesar, or recant. 1 Corinthians 15: 3-4 A reference to the fifteenth chapter of the Book of Genesis, where Abraham came before God and said, Lord, You say that I am to have a child and then the seed that comes out of my body, my loins, the whole world is be blessed. The one who overcomes, who conquers, will not be hurt by the second death, that is, the eternal punishment in the lake of fire. You could not help but love him. Yes, death is an enemy, and we mourn for death. As we remember the words of Scripture, we will be able to fight off temptation and thus remain faithful. Because the one who overcomes this present, temporary, fleeting pain will not be pained by the second and everlasting death. Jesus calls us to overcome. 18:6). A Compelling Conclusion (Part 1) # 18 Our Lord is saying, you be faithful and true even if it costs your life, and I will give you a crown [Revelation 2:10], stephanos, crown; the word Stephen, and you read about him and his martyrdom just now [Acts 7:54-60]. And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart (Gal. We always face death as Christians remembering that our God has promised us a resurrection. Text: Genesis 49:28-50 WebSermons by Bible: Sermons by Category: Sermons by Topic: Sermons by Speaker: Sermons by Language: Sermons by Date: Staff Picks: Comments, ALL -1 sec: Top Sermons: Online Bible: Hymnal: Daily Reading: Our View all Sermons Faithful Unto Death Series Contributed by Allen James on Sep 29, 2011 (message contributor) (rate this sermon) | 6,507 views Scripture: All of us do. It continues to the last stitch. Job said, My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go (Job 27:6). Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. Could I take time to turn aside? We see it here in this text its the second death. 10:39). John 1:10-11: Jesus was in the world, and the world was made by Him, and the world knew Him not. You couldnt see their god, so they said they were atheists. Each time Satan tempted Jesus, Jesus replied, It is written. One of the best ways to learn how to sin well is never to read the Bible. We all love to be accepted. Most of us, if were honest, are scared of suffering. and the word which ye hear is not Mine, but the Fathers which sent Me. Any true disciple of our Lord has a deep, haunting, never-sated thirst for the word of God. But notice who this Jesus is. And worse than strange, is thought hateful. What does it mean for us? Say away with the atheist.. It is like water to a thirsting soul. The one who conquers will not be hurt by the second death.. Number one. That is the child of God. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faithFor by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of In broad, open daylight where everyone could see, he knelt down before the Lord, the Prophet from Nazareth saying, Agathai didaskai [Mark 10:17]. Now, before I mention the last one may I recapitulate? The seven marks of a true disciple of Jesus: Now, the last one, the seventh one, the marks of a true disciple of Jesus: he is committed to a belief in another worldliving, working, looking forward to another world. Well, no, notice what this letter says: The slander of those who say that they are Jews and are not. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. Because if were reading Scripture, well have the power to overcome temptation. But from salvation to glory there are three vitally important way stations that That grace, should that come, and for most of us, maybe all of us, it wont come like that, but when the opposition comes, when the moment comes at your workplace, youre going to go along with this program or who knows what happens to your job. 23127). Would to God we had ten thousand lives to offer to Jesus. The Lord knows. So you add them all up, and what? The love of God is a powerful force in our efforts to be faithful. Or it could refer to a garland, a victors crown. Given He said, Now if you want to learn the doctrine of Christianity, name a day and give me a hearing. The proconsul told Polycarp, No, persuade the people of your Christianity. Polycarp replied that he had been taught to respect the rulers and authorities and he would be happy to meet with the proconsul, but this was a lawless mob and he wasnt going to waste his time., So the proconsul said, I have wild beasts if you dont change your mind. Polycarp said, Call for them. The proconsul said, You will be consumed by the fire. Polycarp said, You threaten with a fire that burns only briefly and after just a little while is extinguished, for you are ignorant of the fire of the coming judgment and eternal punishment, which is reserved for the ungodly. THE CHURCH THAT WOULD NOT SURRENDER But from salvation to glory there are three vitally important way stations that become a part of our pilgrimage. Are you faithful? It is a sermon in the series on the Great Doctrines of the Bible. And in this section, composed of about five sermons, the messages are addressed to us who are Christians. He lived to be 86 years old, and for the second half of his life he served as the bishop of Smyrna, which we just read is the second city in Revelation, today the modern city of Izmir in Turkey. Repent. Every sabbatical, every seventh year, the slave in a Hebrew household was to be free. The second characteristic and mark of a faithful Christian: the denial of self. We can remember the things of God. 10/18/2006 And that leads them into all kinds of things that break the hearts of their parents. And of those 8 billion Christians in the 2000 years since Christ, even nominally Christian, about 70 million have been martyred by one definition or another, a little less than 1%. It is a place on which somebody is executed, a cross. You may say, Well, wait a minute, Pastor. Believed and confessed they were strangers and pilgrims in this earth(Revelation 21:2). Certainly Christians in many places are relatively free from that threat, but at all times there will be part of the Church that will be called upon to make the good confession in the midst of danger, hostility, and death. 2:10 states, Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. There are too many professing Christians which the Lord cannot depend upon. They will be subtle, but they will be there. What youre about to suffer need not be fearful. When We dare not just go through the motions without loving God with all our heart. Of course it does. Or the story of Polycarp. Web Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. Oh, by the way, its while Jesus Christ was reigning as King forever. Polycarp by all accounts was a venerable man, highly respected for his holiness and orthodoxy. When the boy was sixteen years old, he went to hear George Whitefield preach, and he was converted; wonderfully converted, listening to George Whitefield preach the gospel. II Kings 2:1-12 And as a youth, I read The Story of My Life by Clarence Darrow. Come. (Revelation 2:8-11) And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive; I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are There is a marvelous thing that happens when a man places Jesus first in his lifeloves our Lord supremely above all other loveHe hands back to you your home, your family, your wife, your business, your children, every dream and vision of your soul. He knew what it was to suffer as a man. We have been encouraged and greatly challenged in our personal walk with the Lord. Seeing that Polycarp was not being consumed by the fire, they then ordered an executioner to thrust him through with a dagger, and so finally Polycarp was dead.. 8 billion called themselves Christians in some broadest sense of the word. 6 Now know I that the LORD saveth his anointed; he Oh, what a beautiful thing, a precious thing, a wonderful thing: to love our Lord and to follow humbly in the way of Jesus! You have no picture of what actually that word describes at all in He was sad at that saying. The word is stugnaz. 1 Corinthians 15:3-4. Dont you find those martyrdom stories inspiring and yet utterly overwhelming? That was Smyrna in 155 or 156 A.D. It may be in your classroom, when they think that all your beliefs make you a bigot. Not some physical anguish or personal disappointment, 2. Evil influences prevent people from being faithful. A sixth characteristic of the true disciple of Christ: a fervent love for the people of God. And this commandment that we have from Him, That he who loveth God love his brother also [1 John 4:21]. Suffering. We dont have a little God. The text is taken out of our Lords message to the church in Smyrna [Revelation 2:8-11]. ( Rev. But what our Lord refers to is, compared to our love for Himour supreme devotion to Himall other love for wife, child, home, brother, sisters, all other love, compared to our love for Christ is as hate; our supreme love for Christ. Wed be fooling ourselves to make any sort of comparison. He motioned toward them with his hand and then groaning as he looked up to heaven said, Away with the atheists. Meaning the atheists. Note: When doing a study on a book in the Bible you use a lot of resources. I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich) and the slander of those who say that they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. Near the close of the previous chapter Paul had said," The law entered that the offence might abound; but where sin abounded, grace did much more And Nathan Hale volunteered as a spy to bring back the needed information. You can understand how this might happen. 21:25). [Matthew 27:57]. Individuals become Christians and know the truth, but they have a friend who attends a denominational church, so they attend every now and then, and before they know it, they believe what that church teaches. How faithful are you this morning? They were most affluent and well-to-do. Clearly gathering in this place were not, were not living under the Taliban. Many of us would say that murder is worthy of the death penalty; and if any of us had a child that were raped, we would probably believe the person who The third thing that had happened is by the end of the first century, some Jews had compromised with Rome. Web10/ 9/ 94 FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH REVELATION 2: 10 (PAGE 1785 COME ALIVE BIBLE) JESUS CHRIST is appropriately spoken of as "the faithful witness" (Rev. 2014.04.20 HE AROSE and you can too! So the men prepared the pyre and stripped Polycarp of his clothes, and as they were about to nail him to the stake, Polycarp interrupted. Remember? John 13:34, 35: I new commandment that I give unto you, That you love one another; as I have loved youBy this shall all men know that you are My disciples, if you have love one to another. May I turn to 1 John 3:14? We all know the occasions where suffering brings out the absolute best in people, and weve seen it in our own church. In fact, Polycarp was a disciple of John, who wrote this book of Revelation. WebWe know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. [First John] 4:7, Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth There are some men who are incorrect, who use that verse to say like this: Be faithful to your deathbed, and if you are, you will be saved. There is no thoughtthere is not an approach of a thought like that. . That may sound daunting. Will you be willing to be faithful when youre misunderstood as a Christian? We dont want to make the mistake of saying that just because one worships three times a week every week he is faithful. For me I have it written down. He came unto His own, and His own received Him not. His townspeople where He grew up in Nazareth took Him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built to cast Him along to His death [Luke 4:28-29]. After several months of study we have come to the concluding passage of 1st John. And unbelief will ask, How can such a thing be? self in my heart and enthrone the Lord Jesus, 1. 1 2 3 4 Next He did NOT say, If you are faithful a few short years I will give thee a He comes with comfort, and notice He comes with commands. The Bible tells us that there is a sin that leads unto death - one single sin - and it might not be what we expect. Well, we are all like that. In Matthew 16:3 Jesus uses it describing the face of a sky before a violent storm. . Jesus knows. When Jesus said follow Him, this is our life's course. There are absolutes in the Christian life. It is like manna from heaven to a hungry heart. But from salvation to glory there are three vitally important You, too, can read that. As long as Christianity was a sect of Judaism, there was little trouble. Some put it much lower than that, if its actually killing you because you confess Christ, the higher number is if in some way the state has starvation or death or opposition to religious groups, including Christians. read more, Scripture: And dont be afraid about what you would do and what you would be like should you face, the church at Smyrna, what they faced. [The Pearly White City, Arthur F. Ingler]. It is an instrument of execution, and when I am invited to take up my cross, I am invited to die to myself that I might live to the Lord. The word staphanos, Stephen, means crown. And when the Lord says, be thou faithful unto death, and I will give you a crown of life, it could be a diadem, a royal crown. Since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight. The cross before me, the world behind me, [I Have Decided to Follow Jesus, attributed to S. Sundar Singh]. Jesus will be there with you. 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