@Danbrilliant 26 July 2020 more from that month

Contend For The Faith

Guys its danbrilliant again, let's learn from this too Text: Jude 3 'Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.' To contend means to strive in contest or rivalry or difficulty. Contending for the faith involves making efforts to stay in the faith, to ensure that the gospel spreads, that our faith in Christ and that of others are intact. The devil is fighting tooth and nail to steal our faith and that of our brethren and to water down the faith through false doctrines and many other evil activities. Therefore, our contention is not 'against flesh and blood but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly realms.' (Eph 6:12). A further look at verses 13 to 19 of the same chapter reveals the weapons needed in the fight for the faith. They include truth, righteousness, the spread of the gospel, faith,salvation,the word of God and prayers. We are sure to be successful in the fight of faith if we are not lacking in any of these weapons. Jesus said that 'from the days of John the Baptist till now, the kingdom of heaven suffers violence and the violent takes it by force' (Matt 11:12). Carefree and careless attitudes on the part of Christians will cost them their faith. As the devil is busy working against our faith, it will be an error to sit back as if nothing is at stake. But if this faith of ours is precious to us, we must strive to protect and maintain its validity in this world.