This is the very last of eight messages, series from the very last words of the Apostle Paul,

the last epistle that he's written in prison before he was beheaded and went to be with the Lord.

In fact, the summary of the entire message is never give up, never give up on biblical truth,

never give up on the infallibility of the word of God, never give up, never give up on biblical truth, never give up on the infallibility of the Word of God,

never give up on the faith that once delivered, never give up on the biblical orthodoxy.

And he told us why, because it is God breathed. And that message that he leaves to Timothy and leaves to us a very last words before he went to be with the Lord.

Don't give up, no matter how unpopular the gospel of Jesus Christ becomes in our culture, in our society,

and your schools, in your campus. Don't ever give up. It's the last words that

is written from the great apostle. Turn with me, please, chapter four, beginning at verse 9,

all the way to the end. But before I even get to the passage, before I expound these last few

verses of the second epistle to Timothy, I want you to notice

something that is not written. I want you to focus with me just for a little bit about something

that is not here. You see, how can I do that? I'm going to show you. You notice that in these last

words of the Apostle Paul, there is not a tinge of bitterness.

There is not a hint of regret. There is not a major of remorse. And there is not a thought of anguish.

Earlier in the chapter, he said, I am completely satisfied that I fought the good fight.

I stayed in the battle, and in the heat of the battle.

I didn't defect to the enemy.

I didn't cut and run.

I fought the good fight.

Then I ran the race. I ran the marathon that was set before me.

I did not stop. I did not look for a shady spot, but I ran the whole race. And I've kept

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