Fighting the good Fight

Fighting the Good Fight. 1st Timothy 6:11-12.

Cultural Crisis and Paul’s Warnings

2 Timothy 3:1–5 (NLT) 
You should know this, Timothy, that in the last days there will be very difficult times. 2 For people will love only themselves and their money. They will be boastful and proud, scoffing at God, disobedient to their parents, and ungrateful. They will consider nothing sacred. 3 They will be unloving and unforgiving; they will slander others and have no self-control. They will be cruel and hate what is good. 4 They will betray their friends, be reckless, be puffed up with pride, and love pleasure rather than God. 5 They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that! 

these things have always been true of humanity its just that the internet has put it on display for all to see. Nothing is considered sacred or off limits. Slander has replaced responsible journalism. and conspiracy theory has replaced reasoning and rational thought. people act religious or say their Christian but is it merely a ploy to get in places of power?
so what do we do? here’s Paul’s advice

1 Timothy 6:11–12 But you, Timothy, are a man of God; so run from all these evil things. Pursue righteousness and a godly life, along with faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight for the true faith. Hold tightly to the eternal life to which God has called you, which you have declared so well before many witnesses

How do we Fight the good fight?

The Two Fronts: War Out There vs War Within

• A. The War Out there– against the lies and evil influences in the world. the hostility towards towards the gospel.
• B. The War within– defeating the worlds influence on us.

The Devils Weapons of Mass Distraction

Distractions-

Discouragements–

Deceptions–

The Weapons of The Spirit

What weapons do we fight with? We are not of this world, we live by a different set of rules.

Faith

Hebrews 11:1 (NLT) 
Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see.

Love –

Perseverance–

Gentleness–

Our Victory has already been Won

remember that you are not alone in this fight.  Christ won the victory over the powers of darkness in this world by his death on the cross. We have access to his strength, his peace and his joy no matter what we are going through.