Fight the good fight of faith. Lay hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you confessed the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.
Fight the good fight of faith: The word "fight" (agonizou) means to engage in a struggle, indicating that the man of God must strive in his Christian warfare (Luke 13:24; Colossians 1:29). Many metaphors throughout the Bible characterize the ongoing nature of constant striving and overcoming (1 Corinthians 9:24-25; Philippians 3:12; Philippians 3:14; 2 Timothy 4:7; Hebrews 12:1).