2 Timothy 4:7
“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:”

What does 2 Timothy 4:7 mean?
“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:” (2 Timothy 4:7, KJV). In this single sentence Paul gathers up the meaning of a whole Christian life as he stands near the end of his earthly days. Second Timothy is written in the shadow of…
Read full commentaryDevotionalFinishing Well: The Good Fight, the Course, and the Faith
“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:” (2 Timothy 4:7, KJV) These words are both simple and weighty. They are not spoken by a man looking back on an easy life, nor by someone claiming perfection. They come from the apostle Paul near the…
Read devotionalPrayer“Finishing the Course with Faith Kept” — A Prayer from 2 Timothy 4:7 (KJV)
Most holy and righteous Father, I come before Thee in reverence and humble trust, thankful that Thy Word gives strength to the weary and courage to the weak. In the quiet of my heart and in the honest light of Thy presence, I hold fast to the testimony written in the Scriptures…
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