"Stand fast in the faith..."
What is "the faith"? As far as we are concerned it is faith in Jesus Christ and all that He stands for. We are reminded in Hebrews 11:6 that "without faith it is impossible to please Him (God)." Basically, faith is unquestioning loyalty. That is what Jesus wants of us. For example, Peter, Andrew, James and John were called by Jesus from their workplace to follow Him. They followed Him out of unquestioning loyalty, trusting that it was the right thing to do. Like all of us, they had their moments of doubt, but each of them stayed true until the end of their lives. Therefore, when we are told to stand fast in the faith, we know that it means to maintain an unquestioning loyalty to Jesus Christ. There are some who might read this and say, "That's ridiculous, I'm not giving my unquestioning loyalty to anything or anyone." Oh really! Take, for example. an atheist. He or she has given unquestioning loyalty to the proposition that there is no God. They Look at the universe and say that it all came about by accident. They look at the human body, which is a miracle within itself, and say that this just happened all by itself - by accident. When they hear about someone being healed when there is no explanation for it, they give credit to the strength of the human body to heal itself. All that I have mentioned here is unquestioning loyalty to a proposition. Think of this: you are giving unquestioning loyalty to something or someone. What, or who, are you putting your faith in? Are you putting your faith in Jesus or in some religion? Are you putting faith in Jesus or in science? I have no quarrel with science. I believe that science is a wonderful thing, but I am not going to give unquestioning loyalty to it, because it will change on me, and I will be left with an error. Maybe you are putting your faith in politics. From what I read on both sides of the aisle, there are a lot of people who have given unquestioning loyalty to a political idea. Anyone who knows me, knows that I have a political philosophy and that I can bore you to death for hours discussing it. However, I do not give unquestioning loyalty to even my most deeply felt political convictions. Everything comes and goes, ebbs and flows: science, religion, politics, whatever, but Jesus stays the same. When I put my faith in Him, I am not left "holding the bag," so to speak. He will not let me go or let me down. I enjoy God's creation, but I do not worship it. I see the necessity of government, but it can't save me. As for me, I will put my ultimate trust in Jesus and give Him unquestioning loyalty. I write this humbly, not self-righteously, for I know that it comes by the grace of God through faith in Jesus. Give your unquestioning loyalty to Jesus, not because you agree with me, but because He is the only means of salvation and spiritual security. Bro. Joe
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