April 13 | Be Faithful to the End

DATE: April 13, 2025
THEME: Be Faithful to the End
SCIRPTURE: 2 Peter & 2 Timothy

Paul & Peter write their last letters, both of them knowing their time on earth is coming to a close. They desire to instill great strength and courage into the church and the leadership in order to remain faithful to Jesus Christ and stand firm against false teachers and false teaching. These are very loving and pastoral letters written to pour out their love and affection to their readers from a place of suffering, but great hope while they are in prison. Then, both Paul and Peter are executed by the Romans; Paul by beheading (since he’s a Roman citizen, and cannot be tortured of crucified) and Peter by being crucified upside (since he did not believe himself to be worthy to suffer in the same way his Lord and Savior). And so, two of the pillars of the early church were killed, passing the baton of their faith to the next generation of believers they had taught in the faith.