If we do not defend the faith :


1. We risk preventing others from entering the kingdom by our strange 'creeds'.

"What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you shut the door of the Kingdom of Heaven in people's faces. You won't go in yourselves, and you don't let others enter either." - Matthew 23:13



2. We allow false teachers to destroy the flock of God with ridiculous doctrines

"I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock." - Acts 20:29



3. The truth becomes a fable

"They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths." - 2 Timothy 4:4



4. We misrepresent God

"We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God." - 2 Corinthians 5:20


"Many will follow their shameful ways and will bring the way of truth into disrepute." - 2 Peter 2:2



5. We impede new believers from being taught of the Holy Spirit by clouding their hearts with falsehoods

"As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit--just as it has taught you, remain in him." - 1 John 2:27



6. The denomination situation where we have over 30,000 gets worse and causes more division

"What I mean is this: One of you says, "I follow Paul"; another, "I follow Apollos"; another, "I follow Cephas"; still another, "I follow Christ.Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized into the name of Paul?" - 1 Corinthians 1:12-13




"until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ." - Ephesians 4:13


Feel free to add a few extras


We are commanded to defend the faith brethren, we cannot relent , our lives depend on it, the salvation of millions if not billions depends on it.

^^^

Because we (Christians) are the salt of the world - one of the functions of salt is preservation. Matt. 5:13

To defend the faith is a way of fighting the good fight of faith and keeping it from corruption. II Tim. 4:7

Goshen360: ^^^

Because we (Christians) are the salt of the world - one of the functions of salt is preservation. Matt. 5:13

To defend the faith is a way of fighting the good fight of faith and keeping it from corruption. II Tim. 4:7

Indeed !

Goshen360: ^^^

Because we (Christians) are the salt of the world - one of the functions of salt is preservation. Matt. 5:13

To defend the faith is a way of fighting the good fight of faith and keeping it from corruption. II Tim. 4:7

Typical pride n bigotry. By being christian, you are better than others? You are the salt of the world?

we christian are the light of the world, a city on the hill, we can not be hiden, by defending our faith we need to shine and conqure darkness. we need to proclaim the good news of Christ always.

phiphis: we christian are the light of the world, a city on the hill, we can not be hiden, by defending our faith we need to shine and conqure darkness. we need to proclaim the good news of Christ always.

in essence,a religion that has about 2billion adherrents among which there is infighting as to which is true and which is false is the light to the world while the other 5billlion are the darkness.make a whole lot of sense

MacDaddy01:

Typical pride n bigotry. By being christian, you are better than others? You are the salt of the world?

Must you always attack everything christain? How does the post you quoted above depict pride and bigotry?

Reyginus: Must you always attack everything christain? How does the post you quoted above depict pride and bigotry?

What makes them salt of the earth? By being christian?

MacDaddy01:


What makes them salt of the earth? By being christian?

This sounds better. Atheism is the disbelief in God, but the way you go about it is evangelical in nature. Going by your form of atheism,one would think the 'faith' is a religion seeking for converts. Calm down, and always remember that you mustnt comment in every topic, and when you do, try not to be atheistically evangelic. Thanks.

Reyginus: This sounds better. Atheism is the disbelief in God, but the way you go about it is evangelical in nature. Going by your form of atheism,one would think the 'faith' is a religion seeking for converts. Calm down, and always remember that you mustnt comment in every topic, and when you do, try not to be atheistically evangelic. Thanks.

lol...schooled by a christian on atheism.....wonders shall never end