Why Defend God and the Bible

With Colton’s upcoming debate, I believe this topic is worth thinking about in this article. Tuesday April 20, Colton is taking his Stand against the faith atheist have in the theory of atheistic Darwinian evolution. In the remaining few days before the debate, please continue to pray for God’s blessings upon this event and that His name may be glorified. Please continue to encourage Colton and let him know you are behind him in his Stand for our God.

So, why should we defend God and the Bible against an atheist and skeptics? First and foremost, we should make a defense to protect and glorify the name of our God. Atheistic Darwinian evolution teaches that we are the byproducts of an accidental and mindless process, there is no meaning to life, no objective standard of morality, and there is no God. This theory is taught in public schools as fact to young children up into the college level of biology education with no opportunity to explore another story with verifiable scientific claims which portrays man as much more than an ancestor of primordial slime. Tuesday April 20, Colton is taking The Stand against this false theory and defending the God of the Bible. We should always be ready and willing to do the same. There is a wealth of evidence and material readily available to study and prepare to make a defense against this false theory. If a person were to come to you asking, “Why do you believe in the God of the Bible in light of the theory of evolution?” how would you respond? Would you be able to defend your faith and bring glory to the God you love and serve? If not, there is no better time than now to be prepared and defend God’s glory against those who deny our God’s power and majesty.

So, why should we defend God and the Bible against those who teach false doctrine? I will allow the Word of God answer this question for me. 2 Timothy 3:15-17 – and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. Galatians 1:9 – As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed. 1 Corinthians 1:10 – Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. Matthew 7:21-23 – “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’”

From these few passages, we can see it is of the utmost importance that we defend God and the Bible against those who teach false doctrines. First, if we listen to God through His word, we will be wise for salvation through faith and be able to teach the inspired word of God which is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, and for correction. Second, those who teach false doctrines or other gospels contrary to the gospel of Christ are accursed by their teaching. We are to teach them the more perfect way of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Next, Paul through the inspiration of God desires for us to all live in perfect unity in the same mind and the same judgment. The church of Jesus Christ is to follow the commandments of God and live as one in the unity of the spirit just as Jesus prayed in the Lord’s prayer in John 17. Finally, it is sad to imagine a person who honestly and sincerely professed the name of Jesus Christ during their lives here upon this earth, but they taught a gospel and doctrine contrary to the words of Christ their Judge. Through the Word of God, we can correct the false teaching and save their souls.

God has entrusted us to teach accurately His message and defend it when necessary. I will close this out with three more passages from Scripture.

1 Peter 3:15 – But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear;”

Colossians 4:6 – Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

Ecclesiastes 12:13 – Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is man’s all.