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“Fight the Good Fight of Faith”

“Fight the Good Fight of Faith”. 1 Timothy 6:12. The Defining Spirit of Our Age. Tolerance of Evil Disdain for Righteous Controversy. But There Is Need for Conflict with Sin & Error.

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“Fight the Good Fight of Faith”

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  1. “Fight the Good Fight of Faith” 1 Timothy 6:12

  2. The Defining Spirit of Our Age Tolerance of Evil Disdain for Righteous Controversy

  3. But There Is Need for Conflict with Sin & Error

  4. “If there was no error in principle or practice, then controversy, which is only another name for opposition to error, real or supposed, would be unnecessary. If it were lawful, or if it were benevolent, to make a truce with error, then opposition to it would be both unjust and unkind. If error were innocent and harmless, then we might permit it to find its own quietus, or to immortalize itself. But so long as it is confessed that error is more or less injurious to the welfare of society, individually and collectively considered, then no man can be considered benevolent who does not set his face against it. In proportion as a person is intelligent and benevolent, he will be controversial, if error exists around him. Hence the Prince of Peace never sheathed the sword of the Spirit while he lived. He drew it on the banks of the Jordan and threw the scabbard away.” (Alexander Campbell, 1830)

  5. “Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the life eternal, whereunto thou wast called, and didst confess the good confession in the sight of many witnesses” (1 Tim. 6:12).

  6. “This charge I commit unto thee, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which led the way to thee, that by them thou mayest war the good warfare; holding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust from them made shipwreck concerning the faith: of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I delivered unto Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme” (1 Tim. 1:18-20).

  7. “I charge thee in the sight of God, and of Christ Jesus, who shall judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. For the time will come when they will not endure the sound doctrine; but, having itching ears, will heap to themselves teachers after their own lusts; and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside unto fables. But be thou sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thy ministry. For I am already being offered, and the time of my departure is come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith: henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give to me at that day; and not to me only, but also to all them that have loved his appearing” (2 Tim. 4:1-8).

  8. Good Fight of Faith -vs- Needless Dispute of Words • The faith, not our opinions, should be issue • 1 Tim. 6:3-5 Strife from disputes of words • 2 Tim. 2:14-16 Striving… to no profit • A few tests will usually manifest difference: • Leave dependence on truth for personal thought • Improper handling of Word (new hermeneutic) • Progressively degenerative effect on life

  9. Goodness & Fight of Faith • Fight commanded by God is good because... • Good in Character (not of carnal tactics) • Focus is on Good (not self, but cause is served) • Good by Design (God authorized this fight) • Fight of faith is honorable, not terrorism • When we look at fighting for truth as bad, our estimation differs from God’s

  10. We MUST Fight

  11. “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh (for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the casting down of strongholds), casting down imaginations, and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ; and being in readiness to avenge all disobedience, when your obedience shall be made full” (2 Cor. 10:3-6).

  12. “Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Wherefore take up the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; withal taking up the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God” (Eph. 6:10-17).

  13. “Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ: that, whether I come and see you and be absent, I may hear of your state, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the gospel; and in nothing affrighted by the adversaries: which is for them an evident token of perdition, but of your salvation, and that from God; because to you it hath been granted in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer in his behalf: having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me” (Phil 1:27-30).

  14. “Beloved, while I was giving all diligence to write unto you of our common salvation, I was constrained to write unto you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered unto the saints” (Jude 3).

  15. Is not evil Is not enjoyable Is not easy Is not self-serving Is not popular Is not optional Is righteous Is tiring Is difficult Is self-sacrificing Is hated Is mandatory Fighting the Good Fight of Faith

  16. General MacAthur in WWIIRadio Address to Filipinos at Leyte Landing “By the grace of Almighty God our forces stand again on Philippine soil -- soil consecrated in the blood of our two peoples. We have come, dedicated and committed, to the task of destroying every vestige of enemy control over your daily lives, and of restoring, upon a foundation of indestructible strength, the liberties of your people.... The hour of your redemption is here. Your patriots have demonstrated an unswerving and resolute devotion to the principles of freedom... Let the indomitable spirit of Bataan and Corregidor lead on. As the lines of battle roll forward to bring you within the zone of operations, rise and strike. Strike at every favorable opportunity. For your homes and hearths, strike! For future generations of your sons and daughters, strike! In the name of your sacred dead, strike! Let no heart be faint. Let every arm be steeled. The guidance of divine God points the way. Follow in His Name to the Holy Grail of righteous victory.”

  17. Let Us Fight The Good Fight... • With the sword of the Spirit in hand • Beneath the crimson banner of the cross • Knowing opponents are enemies of cross • To free the lost from the slavery of soul • To overthrow the tyranny of sin & error • Assured that victory is the Lord’s • With hearts of love towards God & man

  18. When Faced With Sin & Error Rise & Strike

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