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.
"Possessing eternal life is one thing, but ’taking hold’ of it is another. The former is static; the latter is dynamic. The former depends upon God; the latter depends upon us. The former comes through faith alone; ’taking hold’ requires faith plus obedience (1 Timothy 6:14)." [Note: Ibid., p. 137. Cf. Deuteronomy 4:1, 40; 5:29, 33; Hebrews 12:9-11.] 