A Funeral Sermon
J. E. Good. 2 Timothy 1:12 For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed… I. THE SACRED DEPOSIT WHICH THE APOSTLE HAD MADE. All that concerned his soul, his hopes and his desires, his deliverance from guilt, and the enjoyment of the eternal favour of his God, comprised the whole amount of that deposit he had committed to the custody of his Redeemer. Now this transaction intimates — 1. The perfect consciousness of a separate and immortal existence. 2. A deep sense of the supreme value of the soul. 3. A powerful conviction of the awful nature of death. II. THE HIGH SATISFACTION HE FELT WITH REGARD TO ITS SAFETY. 1. He knew Him in the power of His arm. 2. He knew Him in His sacred relation to the Church, as Prophet, Priest, and King. 3. He knew Him, in all the promises of His Word. 4. This persuasion was founded upon the certain return of the Saviour as the Judge of all. Hence he speaks of his soul being kept in safety against that day. (J. E. Good.) Parallel Verses KJV: For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day. WEB: For this cause I also suffer these things. Yet I am not ashamed, for I know him whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to guard that which I have committed to him against that day.