What is “the good fight of faith”? Why is it good?
The good fight of faith is the spiritual war we are called to wage. It is not a struggle against flesh and blood but a battle fought in the realm of thoughts and emotions, where we are constantly assailed with conflicting information and yet expected not merely to stand but to function. In this war we have spiritual enemies, spiritual weapons, spiritual armor, spiritual strategy, spiritual victory, and spiritual reward. It is the good fight for five reasons. It is good because it is led by the most noble, honorable man who ever lived, for it is the cause of Jesus Christ. It is good because its victory is the victory of the cross, where He who is perfect laid down His life as a sacrifice for imperfect men. It is good because it is a battle for the souls of men. It is good because it is against Satan. And it is good because it is fought with the love of God, the most noble motive in the universe.
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