To God be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus
throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
Dear friends,
In 1 Timothy 3:15, Paul calls the church “the pillar and buttress of the truth.” That means the church holds up the truth, and the truth continues from generation to generation through the efforts of the church. For going on 2,000 years now, the church has done just that! At some times better than others, but nonetheless, there is an unbroken tradition within the church of confessing and propagating “the mystery of godliness” (1 Tim 3:16). The Lord himself is sovereign over this enduring effort, yet he is pleased to use each generation to pass the truth on to the next.
It has now fallen upon this generation—you and me—to do as our forbearers in the faith did: understand, defend and pass on the truth.
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