Section 4
a guard. How terrible!" If Paul had wept and complained, he would have been put to shame. However, Paul did not weep or complain. On the contrary, he rejoiced in the Lord. Anyone who visited him in prison may have been astonished and amazed. Perhaps Paul even testified to the jailer that he was happy in the Lord and rejoiced in Him. Possibly Paul's enjoyment of Christ in prison may have been a factor in bringing Onesi mus, a runaway slave, to salvation. Anyone who observed Paul in prison would have seen a man praising the Lord and rejoicing.
When Paul was imprisoned in Philippi, he and Silas sang praises to the Lord (Acts 16:23-26). To be sure, the Philippian believers knew of Paul's experience there in prison. They knew that the praises of Paul and Silas brought in a great earth quake. No doubt, while in prison in Rome, Paul also exercised himself to sing praises to the Lord. Far from being found complaining or weeping, he could be found rejoicing in the Lord, singing praises to Him, and testifying concerning Him. This is constant salvation.
ENJOYING A CONSTANT SALVATION
TO LIVE CHRIST
In His eternal salvation God has rescued us