Men, we’re in a battle. We need to "stand firm in the faith."
But this is not just a macho, baseless, ego-driven firmness. This is how so many men act—their firmness is mostly about proving something or defending their ego.
No, we must stand firm in the faith—the content of God’s revelation. The truth of God’s Word.
When we identify attacks against the faith, what do we do? We stand firm. We fight. We defend.
This is not the job of pastors alone. This is the job primarily of the men of the church. This is military language—stand firm—the language of men.
We stand to protect the women and children from the attacks of Satan, we stand as a pillar and buttress of the truth, we stand against worldly ideologies and pagan theologies that threaten the faith.
Of course, this requires that we know the faith we are supposed to defend. We must know our Bibles, we must know sound theology.
Men, commit yourselves to daily Bible study, read good books that can further teach you sound theology... You’ve got to know the faith in order to stand firm in the faith.
This stand is not out of some sort of puffed up egotism that has something to prove. We stand firm because we are jealous for God’s Word.
Oh how the church today desperately needs courageous, mature men who will be watchful and stand firm in the faith.
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