CERTAINTY

Paul’s declaration, “To me, to live is Christ” (Philippians 1:21, assures us that in Paul’s life and our life, Jesus Christ gives us an authentic life, genuine joy, faith, hope, peace, meaning, purpose, and a reason to live, forgives all our sins, gives us salvation, re-crates us into a new person, establishes God’s criteria for our life, enables us to do God’s will and face every circumstance that arises in life, makes us confident of God’s ultimate triumph over evil, and brings us, at last, into an eternal and Heavenly home