One of the most consistent warnings in the New Testament is to guard against offense.
We often think of an offense as something that hurts our feelings, but in reality, it’s something far more dangerous. An offense is anything that causes us to stumble or lose our footing in the faith. That’s why the Apostle Paul urges us to “gird our feet with the Gospel of Peace.”
In the ancient world, maintaining your footing was essential to surviving any battle. The same is true today in the spiritual battles we face. If we stumble at the word of God, we will fall!
Over the years, I’ve been asked this question by pastors and leaders around the world: “Why are people so easily offended?”
Even after more than half a century of active ministry, I remain amazed at how easily believers fall into offense, not just with one another, but even with God. And while it might seem like a mystery, the answer is simple: most 21st-century believers lack a deep foundation in the New Covenant. Many don’t fully understand what Jesus accomplished through His death, burial, and resurrection. All this is because we don’t know how to understand the Scripture!
Yet God has given us everything we need. Through His Word, He provides explicit instruction. The Holy Spirit is our internal teacher. He brings us to a place of understanding and guides us step-by-step until we reach victory and safety!
Join me this week as we explore how to become Stable, Secure, and Immovable in our faith.
No more offense. No more stumbling. Just a life anchored in peace, strength, and confidence in God!
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God has provided believers with His baseline truth. Everything else we read in Scripture can be compared to the baseline truth to provide us with the certainty of whether or not we are correctly interpreting what we read. This baseline of truth forms a foundation. The foundation supports and sustains all that is built on it!
The writer of the Book of Hebrews identified a foundation for New Covenant Faith. These seven doctrines provide the basis for faith that is unshakable and immovable. They also provide a spiritual GPS that ensures we will never “run off the rails” with strange doctrine. Furthermore, it provides a path to ensure that we grow to be spiritually mature believers who can not only stand strong for ourselves but can also become teachers and leaders who guard and guide the flock of God! These seven doctrines comprise a shield of truth that will guard our hearts and minds against spiritual deception.
As you read the following pages, I would encourage you to use the seven doctrines to evaluate your current beliefs about God. Any place you find a discrepancy between the foundations of the faith and your current beliefs, make the proper adjustments.
