Episode 306- How to Defend Your Faith

How to Defend Your Faith “It is our responsibility to defend our faith!”, mentioned one of the young people I work with. He further said we can’t just do nothing when someone is saying something bad about god” This is interesting! You don’t have to fight for God! I responded to him and I briefly informed him on how to defend his faith from God’s point of view. Of course as a Christian must fight for our faith! Yes we must! However, haw are we implored to fight for our faith? What are the Biblical principles to guide our defence and fight of our faith of the Gospel? Jude 1:2-3 is one of the Scriptural verses that awakens a sense of urgency within me to defend my faith. “Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, …..and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.” ‭‭Jude‬ ‭1‬:‭3‬ ‭KJV We are exhorted, we are implored, encouraged and challenged to earnestly contend vigorously defend the faith of Gospel we have in God. The word earnest means “serious and zealous in intention” We are urged to be serious and zealous in our faith-life intentions. Or we are implored to be intentionally serious and zealous about our faith. Jude 1:2–3 “Dear friends, I’ve dropped everything to write you about this life of salvation that we have in common. I have to write insisting—begging!—that you fight with everything you have in you for this faith entrusted to us as a gift to guard and cherish. Jude 3 Why did apostle Peter say this? Why the need to defend our faith? Apostle Peter mentioned further that “ ‭‭ “I say this because certain bad people have secretly come among you. They have turned away from God. They are trying to change God's true message. They teach that we can do any evil things that we want to do. They say that God will be kind and he will forgive us for all those things. They do not accept the authority of Jesus Christ, who is our only Master and our Lord. God will certainly punish those wicked people. A long time ago God said that he would punish people like them.” ‭‭Jude‬ ‭1‬:‭4‬ ‭EASY‬‬ Vs 5-19 centres around the ungodly and shameful acts. So, how do we defend our faith? Vs 20-23 reveals how to defend our faith. “But you, my friends, have believed the message that comes from God himself. So you must help one another to trust God more and more. Pray to God with the help of the Holy Spirit. Continue to live in a way that shows God's love. As you wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to come, remember that he is very kind. Because of that, you will have life with God for ever. Help those people who do not know whether to trust God. Be kind to them. Some people are in great danger. You must save them from the fire of God's punishment. Also be kind to people who have done wicked and disgusting things. But be careful! Do not let their sins make you bad too.” ‭‭Jude‬ ‭1‬:‭20‬-‭23‬ ‭EASY‬‬ I encourage you to please prayerfully read, study these verses so you can be equipped to do what God had called us to do. Let us pray.