Until the time comes for us to leave what is the best scriptural or worldly defense against these periodic onslaughts by unbelievers?
Q. What a month it seems for the skeptics and heretics. In the last 10 minutes on CNN.com I read about how scientists have made new links in the theory of evolution and also now the gospel of Judas has been made public. My personal gut reaction is that these are tools of deception that may be harnessed by the Antichrist to confuse and mislead those who remain after the gathering up of the church. But, until the time comes for us to leave what is the best scriptural or worldly defense against these onslaughts?
A. As I’ve mentioned before the Christmas and Easter seasons are prime opportunities for skeptics and unbelievers to try and confuse those folks whose faith is not grounded in Scripture. The best defense is to know what you believe and why, and be able to articulate it when confronted with these attacks.
Ephesians 6:10-17 counsels us, “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
In other words, we need to open our Bibles, do our homework, and be as ready and able to defend the truth as the enemy is to defend a lie.
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