On This Hill!
There are times in a war that a line must be drawn in the sand. There are specific locations that must be protected at all cost and NO ground can be given. There are territorial Hills that cannot be lost to the enemy…….. if needed those protecting it must be willing to die to protect it.
The same, steely resolve, is also true for many of the basic and foundational truths of the Christian faith. There are some truths of the Christian faith that cannot be changed or compromised. No ground can be given to these foundational truths.Unlike the textbooks in Texas….. truth and history cannot be susceptible to revisionist theory, editing or cultural understanding.
In a world of varying beliefs about God, Salvation and Eternity…… we must know and understand the basic non-negotiable beliefs of the Christian faith! We must be willing to stand firm and not waver in our defense of what is absolutely true. Starting this week I will be teaching on four truths or “Hills” of the Christian faith that cannot be compromised or adapted to our shifting cultural beliefs.
This new series is a must for all those who are not Christians and are seeking the truth of what Christians have to believe if they are to be followers of Christ.
This series is a must for ALL Christians who need to know and understand what beliefs are not up for debate nor can they be compromised to fit into some one’s world view. These are the unchanging truths of our faith that we must be able to stand up for and SHARE.
On This Hill!
3/14: Entrenched in the Word
3/21: Unshakable Truth
3/28: Immovable Force
4/04: Ultimate Victory
1 Thessalonians 3
1 Finally, when we could stand it no longer, we decided to stay alone in Athens, 2 and we sent Timothy to visit you. He is our brother and God’s co-worker in proclaiming the Good News of Christ. We sent him to strengthen you, to encourage you in your faith, 3 and to keep you from being shaken by the troubles you were going through. But you know that we are destined for such troubles. 4 Even while we were with you, we warned you that troubles would soon come—and they did, as you well know. 5 That is why, when I could bear it no longer, I sent Timothy to find out whether your faith was still strong. I was afraid that the tempter had gotten the best of you and that our work had been useless.
6 But now Timothy has just returned, bringing us good news about your faith and love. He reports that you always remember our visit with joy and that you want to see us as much as we want to see you. 7 So we have been greatly encouraged in the midst of our troubles and suffering, dear brothers and sisters, because you have remained strong in your faith. 8 It gives us new life to know that you are standing firm in the Lord.
9 How we thank God for you! Because of you we have great joy as we enter God’s presence. 10 Night and day we pray earnestly for you, asking God to let us see you again to fill the gaps in your faith.
11 May God our Father and our Lord Jesus bring us to you very soon. 12 And may the Lord make your love for one another and for all people grow and overflow, just as our love for you overflows. 13 May he, as a result, make your hearts strong, blameless, and holy as you stand before God our Father when our Lord Jesus comes again with all his holy people. Amen.
