Joshua 10:2 KJV
That they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and
because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty.
It was because
these five kings feared the Jews that they fought the Jews.
Very often the
force driving a man to fight is his fear. It may appear to be
- Arrogance or
- Egotism or even
- That he claims he has
a cause
but the truth
is that he is afraid of the consequences if he doesn't fight.
The men at the Alamo were afraid of what would happen if they did not
fight.
Afraid of losing their property
Afraid of losing the fortunes
Afraid of losing their dignity
Afraid of losing their freedom
Once under
siege by Santa Ana
they knew that to surrender would mean to be executed. They were afraid not to
fight.
When the
Philistines learned that the Jews had brought the Ark to the battle, they were afraid and
fought that much harder.
Many times
those who pick a fight with us who are Christians it is because they are afraid
of what Christianity represents
- That they are indeed
sinners
- That their sin will
indeed send them to hell
- That their family
heritage and tradition is wrong
- That loved ones, if
the faith of the Christian is true are eternally condemned
They fight
Christianity because they are afraid that it is true.
And they need to be won, not defeated. They need
Christians to patiently reach out to them and befriend them. They need us to
suffer violence if necessary rather than to strike back so that we might rescue
them from their own fears.
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