In your hour of deepest need, may you offer your most meaningful prayers. Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. To hold one s ground at times requires more courage, more heroic patience and fortitude, than any other effort we can make.
Soldiers can charge against any odds better than they can simply and coolly stand their round.
E. P. Roe. I fear that there has developed in the minds of many Christians, an approach to dealing with the religious beliefs of others that is more harmful than helpful. It is harmful to both the other person, and to the Christian. The approach is that of waging war or attacking the beliefs of the other person, while failing to stand one s own ground. A number of years ago, a young man I knew worked alongside of several people, all of whom belonged to a particular religious group.