Sunday, February 20, 2011

Phil Johnson Stand Firm in the Faith

Be Watchful the Lord is Coming.  Stand Firm in the Faith - Phil Johnson gives instruction - watch video:

SEE VIDEO HERE: http://youtu.be/z5MauAR0mjc

1 Cor. 15:57,58
but thanks be to God, who give us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.

Remember that God gives us the victory through His Son Jesus Christ our Lord. This is cause for rejoicing! Be always abounding in the work of the Lord. Stand strong in the Faith. Be firm, deeply rooted in the Faith. Be established, not wavering. Do not give place to unsound doctrines or new teachings. Believers must test all things to the Word of God 1 John 4:1.

In these postmodern times it is said that we shouldn’t be certain about anything, and doubting shows humility, … but scripture corrects this false view and instructs the Believer to: Stand Firm in the Faith, be stable, be secure, and be confident in the truths found in Scriptures.

Eph. 4:13,14 tells us to not be unstable and unsound in teaching and doctrine. We are to have a steady, trusting confidence in the Scriptures. Stand Firm in the Faith! Being addressed to the Believers Paul says this:

“Until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ. As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming; “ Eph. 4:13,14

“And although you were formerly alienated and hostile in mind, engaged in evil deeds, yet He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach---if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul was made a minister.” Colossians 1:21-23

Notice from the Scripture in Ephesians above that:  our 'unity' is to be based on the knowledge of the Son of God.  Our confidence in the Scripture and steadfast trust in the Word of God brings this true unity. To stand firm in the Faith is a Command. It is not an option. God’s people are to be steadfast, immovable, growing in stability, steady in belief, sound in doctrine, and transformed by the renewing of their minds, and trusting in God’s Word.