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What does the Bible say about Contending Earnestly?
What does ye should earnestly contend for the faith mean?
What does the Bible say about “contend earnest for the faith”?
What does 'contend for the faith' mean?
Jun 23, 2023 · The Greek word Jude chooses, translated “contend earnestly,” usually describes an athlete striving with extreme intensity to win the victory in a physical competition. The Amplified Bible translates the command as “fight strenuously for [the defense of] the faith.”
Mar 20, 2005 · Because we are supposed to earnestly contend for the truth! Why must we earnestly contend? Well, we have already said it on this section of the program: because the eternal destiny of mankind depends upon it.
that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints] The simple form of the verb for “contend” is found in Colossians 1:29; Colossians 4:12, and implies, as it were, “wrestling” for the faith.
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“Contending” for the faith is different than “defending” the faith. Defending the faith (1 Peter 3:15) comes from a Greek word that means “vindicate.” While the word Jude used here comes from a Greek word that means “agonize.” It is often translated as “fight.” Yet in the New Testament, it is a very personal type of battle. As Jude writes, contendi...
Paul shares a personal example illustrating healthy “fighting” in 1 Corinthians 9:24-27. Paul’s take on the best place to pour that contentious energy was on the battleground of self. The root word in the Jude passage for contend is the same root word when he says that everyone who “competes” in the games exercises self-control. Some translations s...
While we keep a spiritual sword in one hand, we are called to build these five attitudes in our hearts and in our church relationships: 1. Building up of faith — go to Bible studies, hear one another’s testimonies, and share the journey of faith day by day with other people (Jude 1:20). 2. Pray in the Holy Spirit — praying as the Lord brings things...
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The particular subject of the exhortation is described as the duty of contending earnestly for the faith; the contention being expressed by a strong term somewhat analogous to that used by Paul in Philippians 1:27, and the "faith" being taken, not in the subjective sense of the quality or grace of belief, but in the objective sense of the ...
The question that we have today is what does Jude mean by contending earnestly for the faith? We are going to look at two verses before we get there, so we will begin with verse 1. Jude, A Slave of Christ
This body of basic Christian doctrine is that for which we are earnestly to contend. Notice that it is, “the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.”
