You know why I think Paul was used the greatest?
Because of his heart, because he wanted people saved the most.
In his own heart, he had decided, you know what, I don't even care my own life.
My own life isn't even dear to me.
I just want to get people saved, no matter what the cost.
I want to pull this guy out of the fire, I don't even know him, but I would lay down
my life just to get this guy the gospel, just to get him saved.
He loved every single man, and he wanted every single person to have a chance to get the
gospel.
That's strength.
It's strength when you say, I don't care what happens to me, I'm going to preach you the
gospel.
I'm going to preach every person the gospel, no matter what happens to me.
You can throw me in prison, you can throw rocks at me, you can do whatever, you can
lie about me, you can do whatever you want, but I am going to preach the gospel until
I die.
That's strength when he has nothing to lose.
He's not holding anything back.
He's ready to preach the gospel.
That's what he's trying to warn, he's trying to encourage Timothy.
He's saying, look buddy, I endure all things for the elect's sake.
Why does Jesus Christ have you on this earth today?
To preach the gospel, to seek and to save that which is lost.
You say, I thought that was a pastor's job.
No, I'm just supposed to be an example.
I'm just supposed to be someone that's successful at it.
But everyone is supposed to do it.
It's every single person's purpose, and even if I'm not a pastor, I have the exact same
job.
It didn't change.
I'm still supposed to go out and preach the gospel to every creature.
Every single man, woman, boy, child, I don't care who you are, you can go out and preach
the gospel.
If you're saved, you can get someone else saved.
Open your mouth and make known the mystery of the gospel.
That's what the Bible commands.
That's what the Bible teaches.
But you know why people don't do it?
Because they don't have purpose, they don't care, they don't have compassion.
I mean, you just see a building on fire, complete strangers will drop everything and try to
help you and scream and call the cops.
I mean, they're so worried about physical fire, but yet there's eternal flames that
people will suffer forever, and you can't even say anything.
I mean, people will drop all their groceries and yell, fire, fire, call the police, help,
get this person help.
And someone's sitting right next to you, and you can't even just say, hey, if you died
today, would you go to heaven?
It's ridiculous, isn't it?
It's silly when we think about it.
Why?
Because in their heart, they don't care.
Paul cared.
Paul was pure from the blood of all men.
He was pure from the blood of all men.