""It is a faithful saying."" 
              — 2 Timothy 2:11

Paul has four of these ""faithful sayings."" The first occurs in 1
Timothy 1:15, ""This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all
acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.""
The next is in 1 Timothy 4:6, ""Godliness is profitable unto all things,
having the promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to
come. This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation."" The
third is in 2 Timothy 2:12, ""It is a faithful saying-If we suffer with
him we shall also reign with him""; and the fourth is in Titus 3:3,
""This is a faithful saying, that they which have believed in God might
be careful to maintain good works."" We may trace a connection between
these faithful sayings. The first one lays the foundation of our
eternal salvation in the free grace of God, as shown to us in the
mission of the great Redeemer. The next affirms the double blessedness
which we obtain through this salvation-the blessings of the upper and
nether springs-of time and of eternity. The third shows one of the
duties to which the chosen people are called; we are ordained to suffer
for Christ with the promise that ""if we suffer, we shall also reign
with him."" The last sets forth the active form of Christian service,
bidding us diligently to maintain good works. Thus we have the root of
salvation in free grace; next, the privileges of that salvation in the
life which now is, and in that which is to come; and we have also the
two great branches of suffering with Christ and serving with Christ,
loaded with the fruits of the Spirit. Treasure up these faithful
sayings. Let them be the guides of our life, our comfort, and our
instruction. The apostle of the Gentiles proved them to be faithful,
they are faithful still, not one word shall fall to the ground; they
are worthy of all acceptation, let us accept them now, and prove their
faithfulness. Let these four faithful sayings be written on the four
corners of my house.

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