FAITH UNDER FIRE

Part 1: Courage for the Faith

 

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“Peace if possible; truth at all costs.” – Martin Luther

 

Jude 1:3 (NIV) Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to God’s holy people.

 

1 Timothy 6:12 (NLT) Fight the good fight for the true faith.

 

2 Timonthy 4:7 (NIV) I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

 

2 Timonthy 4:8 (NLT) And now the prize awaits me—the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on the day of his return.

 

LGBTQ+ Population

• Less than 1% of the population identified as LGBTQ+ before 1946
• 6% of Baby Boomers identify as LGBTQ+
• 8% of Gen X identify as LGBTQ+
• 5% of Millennials identify as LGBTQ+
• At least 20.8% of Gen Z identify as LGBTQ+
• The number of people identify as LGBTQ+ is doubling every sing generation

How to Understand Islam:

• The of Islam
• The of Islam
• The of Islam

 

Genesis 16:12 (NLT) This son of yours will be a wild man, as untamed as a wild donkey He will raise his fist against everyone, and everyone will be against him. Yes, he will live in open hostility against all his relatives.

The Three Main Islamic Attacks Against Christianity:

 

John 8:58 (NKJV) Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.

 

John 1:1, 4 (NIV) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God…And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.

 

2 Corinthians 10:3-5 (NLT) We are human, but we don’t wage war as humans do. We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments. We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ.