No Flinching
Theme of the Week: The Righteous Warrior
Sunday, February 17, 2008
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Who Said It…John Piper
John Piper was raised in South Carolina and majored in literature in college (he's now a prolific author who still writes poems). He proceeded with biblical studies at Fuller Seminary and the University of Munich, and taught courses at Bethel Seminary for six years. But sensing "an irresistible call to preach," John shifted to Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, where he's been senior pastor since 1980.
What He Said…No Flinching
Christian courage is the willingness to say and do the right thing regardless of the earthly cost, because God promises to help you and save you on account of Christ. An act takes courage if it will likely be painful. The pain may be physical, as in war and rescue operations. Or the pain may be mental, as in confrontation and controversy.
Courage is indispensable for both spreading and preserving the truth of Christ. Running from resistance in evangelism or teaching dishonors Christ. There's a kind of cowardice that tells only the truths that are safe to tell. Martin Luther put it like this: "If I profess with the loudest voice and clearest exposition every portion of the truth of God except precisely that little point which the world and the devil are at that moment attacking, I am not confessing Christ, however boldly I may be professing Christ. Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of the soldier is proved, and to be steady on all the battlefield besides is mere flight and disgrace if he flinches at that point."
Adapted from Taste and See (Multnomah, 2005) by permission.
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Give me the courage, Lord, to take a bold stand for truth and justice, even when it's risky.
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