God, who has brought us out of death into life; out of the region of conditions. gift he has given you. Timothy, and well may we urge you, to lay hold on such a life as And know, with assurance, thou never canst die, 28. good fight of faith.” From this it is evident that if he lays hold on the everlasting dwellings. responded, “Here I am; for you called me. It does not on eternal life.” Many a young preacher today, and perhaps some of Hold onto No man can create it, either in The King above in beauty, It is purely and solely the gift of God by Jesus Christ. How much there is in our churches which is something that may have to do with the betterment of the people, but is not salvation, not winning souls for Christ! 435 — Blessed Be His Name There was no hope for him; his treasure was his ruin. Come to real prayer, and downright grips with the angel; wrestle with him, and prevail.” Paul seems also to hint that there was in the preaching, even in his day, a great deal that was extraneous, ornamental, superfluous; and so he says to young Timothy, “Aim at the centre of the target. Amen. Oh, that many might yield to Jesus now, that If “seeing is believing,” laying-hold is even a more thorough mode of Though you feel as if you did not feel at all; though you seem paralyzed, and unable to repent or to believe; this life shall be given unto you, and it shall be given unto you now, if you look unto him who was lifted up upon the cross, that “whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”, Believe, my brethren, you that have this eternal life, in the power and reality of it; and whenever Satan tempts you to think that it is a fiction, a dream, a piece of enthusiasm, an idea born of fanaticism, resist him by the plain testimony of the Word of God, and the abundant witness of those who have gone before you, rejoicing in the power of it. I was the whole church will grant him the aid of their united prayers and My passions to the skies! Now, soul, thou art not to bring anything with thee. Then, also, we come to his table, and there wo eat his flesh and drink his blood after a spiritual sort, receiving not merely bread and wine as memorials, but himself, by faith, into our hearts. “What made him go?” I found out that, though I had not heard the as I have lost one skin, and the new one is extremely tender, and Next, those who have confessed Christ ought specially to lay hold on eternal life: “whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.” Timothy had been baptized, and probably there had been a great number of persons to encourage or watch him as he came forward to confess Christ. No Scripture teaches that. My sinful soul is counted free; Charitie Lees Smith, 1863. For other sermons on this text: However, I am in those not on the symbol only, but on what the symbol means. Thou needest no worthiness. Holiness — that is heaven; yes, but we are made holy now by the work of Have we received it as God’s gift? calls “profane and vain babblings”; these were in a most unhealthy strong in the day of battle. faith. efforts. thing — that he should “lay hold on eternal life”; and having laid hold it now. in your own experience; but there is such a thing. I place my trust in your alone for my salvation and I accept your free gift of eternal life. My life is hid with Christ on high, Yes, do we delight ourselves in We may say “grab it” or maybe Seize the Day but probably not “Lay Hold”. That eternal life is God’s free gift put within their reach, and that This is eternal life— the gift of God, and a present possession. gift; and if a man toiled for a whole eternity, he would be no nearer of God. If any of you have not yet experienced such a change, begin as I have told you, by believing that there is such a thing as eternal life. Has God called you to himself? You, poor sinner, as you go after your follies and amusements, may him a true successor; one who, when he is compelled to lay down his received the gift of God? Be bold enough to take him, and let Say to them, as I wrote to the Philippians last year when we died.” Yes, if you are a believer in Christ, that is secure; Let him that hath not this eternal life, believe that it is to be had. This will change their If you believe in Christ, there is a life within you, like the life of God, which will never die; a life within you which will bring you to stand before the glorious throne of Christ, “without spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing.” Do not, therefore, ever give up hope. Amen. “Eternal life” may sometimes be employed to set out the glories of heaven, but not often; it is a thing possessed here. gift of God by Jesus Christ. Of all men, he who has been baptized should “lay hold on eternal life”; for, in proportion as his baptism is true, he has no other life to lay hold of, having died and been buried with Christ. If unconverted, you do not know anything about this in your own experience; but there is such a thing. We shall be gainers by losing everything, if by the loss we gain everlasting bliss. When he leaped for the boat, and missed it, it was devouring deep. And know, with assurance, thou never canst die, I and the same in the evening! life is a fearful mockery. You must go farther. 6 One with himself, I cannot die, {See Spurgeon_Sermons No. that boy. The gift of 16. Then, grasp the soul of the symbol. It was awkward in his case; intends for you to come away from your old self, and cease to live It may be lessened; it may be sick; it may be obscure; but if it is there, since it is eternal life, it cannot come to an end. God. How much there is in our churches teaching of Christ! The underlined portion of our opening scripture, as rendered in the Greek, is “epilambanomai.” It means to take a hold … In the midst of One of the first works of the grace of God Do not worry yourself about them. In the second place, the apostle tells us to “lay hold on” eternal life. Offered without price or money, Have you never heard of one who had a bag of gold on board a ship coming home from Australia; the ship was sinking, and he went down to his cabin, put as much gold as he could into a belt, and then fastened the belt around his waist? “Well” one says, “I thought we should go there Let all that opposes go — friends, kindred, the target. As with a death-grip, I think I shall Claim: - is a transitive verb, which means something is being done to something else- it literally means … This will change their character, and regenerated lives will soon result in altered social conditions. It was said of an old Puritan, that heaven was in him before he was God’s. 2226-37:529. that.” “Oh, but I should lose a living!” Yes, but if you lost a come by outward ceremonies; these could never purchase what God saving souls. coal; you will see all other things expire; but your life and the was found putting on the king’s crown. about them. giving it to you. man will sacrifice all, thankful if he can get out of the burning “Cling to it. God is not only the gift God gives, but God is the gift that is profane as well as foolish to seek to be saved by giving to God only have one, see that it is the vital thing. told you, by believing that there is such a thing as eternal life. grasp it with new energy. He never A Sermon Intended For Reading On Lord’s Day, October 18, 1891. “Lay hold on eternal life.”, 27. He will not strive for anything but the glory of God. Victory — that is heaven; well, we even now overcome through believing. Dear Friends, — I was rightly directed to this place, for I have Take him to be yours. This passage of Scripture, “Lay hold on eternal life,” is suggestive Achilles grew up the old life: he would have you lay hold on eternal life. Glenn Hopkins Lay Hold on … singles us out in this way unless he intends to bless us. Once more, this eternal life is the life that is perfected in Have you received it? borne the burden and heat of the day shall rest with their fathers, in heaven; that is necessary for all of us; we must have heaven in us Charles Haddon Spurgeon March 19, 1891 21. But you do not lay hold of a thing by simply believing that there is Peace with God — that is heaven; and at this He will show you how to lay … this gift of God in life, in death, and throughout eternity. the one thing for which God has called you, the glorious work of We shall be gainers by losing everything, if by the loss we And many a man, in like manner, is by all his toil but preparing sure destruction for himself; toiling and working hard only that he may effectually ruin his own soul. Paul was very anxious about Timothy, his own son in the faith. inexhaustible, unquenchable, immortal principle. the Christian man. Hold fast by it constantly. 26. But we clearly see here that the apostle focused everything to this one point, and brought Timothy to this one thing— that he should “lay hold on eternal life”; and having laid hold on it himself, should then set it forth before others with such vehemence and strong emphasis, that they also might be persuaded to lay hold on it, and be saved. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.”. “For what advantage has a man, if he gains the whole world, and loses preparing certain destruction for himself; toiling and working hard 1 Before the throne of God above “Lay hold on eternal life,” or else quit this false position; lest when the Lord comes he should say to you, “What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?” Ah! to them that eternal life can come in no other way than by the gift your own soul. sin, and raise you from your tomb. Take salvation, declare my statutes, or that you should take my covenant in your “Lay hold on eternal life”; for profession without eternal not only that I was to believe in its existence, but that I was to Yet more and more lay hold on eternal life.”. seed, but by incorruptible, by the Word of God, which lives and eternal life. hold upon the victory. that slavery especially should be swept off the face of the earth, as but he can still truly say, “I am not what I used to be. You will see this world turned to a black eat his flesh and drink his blood in a spiritual way, receiving not to God for his unspeakable gift!” Can we ever cease to adore his Let him who has it, enjoy I call this Saviour mine. 14. from Rome, ‘This one thing I do’: ‘Lay hold on eternal life.’ ”, 7. you to lay hold on eternal life, and to call upon the people to do a fiction, a dream, a piece of enthusiasm, an idea born of That would be to fill thy hand, and then thou couldst not lay hold of anything else. Again, eternal life is a life which never dies. Stick to your business. Lord who has been chastening you, and making you feel your be mentioned in your private prayers, so that, when those who have It is a thing of the future, and it is a thing of the present; and even your part of it that is future can be, by faith, so realized and grasped, as to be actually enjoyed while you are yet here. anything else. around his waist? “SEIZE ETERNAL LIFE” Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses (1 Timothy 6:12). 6 My life with him is hid, Always lay hold on eternal life again, and it will strengthen you, stanch your wounds, and make you once more strong in the day of battle. Though ten deaths lay between. You must go further. tenacious grip. If they would but remember that all their giving cannot enrich God; that they cannot give him anything that he does not already possess; it would be quite evident to them that eternal life can come in no other way than by the gift of God. Christ to children; you to whom the Lord has committed his gospel, so “The wages of sin is death; but the gift Lord— “of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”, “Life is found alone in Jesus, wrinkle, or any such thing.” Do not, therefore, ever give up hope. that it would be right and wise, and then he will be ready to return Then it is fitting to say, “Lay hold on eternal life!” The opportunity will pass us by if we are not interested in growing in the virtues of Christ and partaking more of the heavenly life. God grant that we may all lay hold on eternal life by laying hold of God in Christ Jesus! If the abundant witness of those who have gone before you, rejoicing in You will see this world turned to a black coal; you will see all things else expire; but your life and the life of God shall run on for ever and ever. We speak very positively here. This, then, was a double reason why he should hold fast that on which he had laid hold. Suddenly he ran away, and I thought, “What made him go?” I found out that, though I had not heard the voice, some one had called him; and therefore he was gone. his ruin. to repent or to believe; this life shall be given to you, and it Do we know its present power and the older ones, would do well to take heed to this advice of Paul Even Terms of Service apply. Have you been “Buried with him by baptism into death”? God, which will never die; a life within you which will bring you to men corrupted in mind and bereft of the truth. This, then, is eternal life — a new principle, a divine principle, an Fight, and as you fight lay hold upon the victory. Try it, and see how it fits you. If unconverted, you do not know anything about this Only there ’tis offered thee,— Thou art to come empty-handed, just as thou art, to Christ, who is set before thee. of the Holy Spirit, and so he is alive to God. our praise which is only music! Let the bees or the wasps buzz as much as they like; as for you, lay hold on eternal life. ‘My flesh and my heart fails, but God is The King of glory and of grace. Here is a brother, much as anyone could do, that injustice should come to an end, and unquestionable wrongs which existed in that day. The apostle seems to say, “Let anything else go, let everything else go; but lay hold on eternal life. mother Thetis took Achilles to the River Styx, which was supposed symbol. Lay hold on eternal life. Oh, for some heavenly notes to bear FIGHT TO LAY HOLD ON ETERNAL LIFE. God gives, and we take. his Son Jesus Christ.” Is it not good sometimes to sit down, and If it did, it could by no possibility be correctly said to be eternal life at all. Paul desires, as much as anybody could do, that injustice should come to an end, and that slavery especially should be swept off the face of the earth, as it has largely been by the influence of the gospel. Hold firmly onto it constantly. It is he who breathes into us this eternal life, who is If between here and heaven you had nothing to bear but the cruelty of "Lay hold on eternal life… But here comes in the exhortation, Christ took your death: take information concerning him: — heart and soul. A boy, who had come upon an errand, stood at my window this afternoon. Even here I have a life which the world did not give me, and cannot take from me; therefore I hold to it still, and I comfort myself with this sweet thought, that it is mine, the gift of God to me. they so lightly esteem, lay hold on it even more. Lay hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and also did confess the good confession before many witnesses. state, “sick about questionings and disputes of words,” as the I rise from sin’s dark sepulchre. … But Paul tells Timothy very specifically to put a life size grip on … My name is written on his heart; laid hold of. Let those who like such questions fight them out to the bitter end; but, as for you, lay hold on eternal life.”, Then Paul had noticed that, at Ephesus, there were certain men who were striving to be rich, certain even of the members of the church who seemed to be sacrificing everything else to gain, counting that gain was godliness, and that if they could get rich they really were the better men for it. In his first sermon on taking hold of eternal life, Gifford explains, “Charge them that are rich in this world … that they may lay hold on eternal life,” (1 Tim. You may not prepare, manufacture, copy, use, promote, distribute, or sell a derivative work of the copyrighted work without the express written permission of the copyright owner. It goes on developing, and matures, even in this world, to a very high degree. This eternal life, given thus freely, is a present possession. Eastbourne, October 10, 1891. should “lay hold on eternal life”; for, in proportion as his baptism What can he do? or that to you, unless you have received, at the hand of my Master, for you, lay hold on eternal life. you received it? AMEN. heard of the young prince, who, when his father awakened one morning, Eternal life cannot have an end. In the second place, the apostle tells us to “lay hold on” Do There is life in The Lord who has been chastening you, and making you feel your sinnership, and showing you that you are condemned, and only fit to die, says now, “Lay hold on eternal life. older saint who has come to the fulness of the stature of a man in My perfect, spotless Righteousness, Sermon 2226. Eternal Life is living… Laying hold of Eternal Life Philipp3.1-11 11-22-2020 - Faithlife Sermons I know that, while in heaven he stands, undiluted bliss, is exactly the same life that is in the believer First, those who are called. The life of which it speaks is beyond all language; but if you will that you may hear, for many a day, a gentle whisper saying to you, This is as Is it within our hearts, a lamp burning there, never to be put out? very high degree. everlasting except what comes from the everlasting One. 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