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"Nobody ever defended anything successfully; there is only attack and attack
and attack some more."
- General George S. Patton Jr.

When I first came across this quote, I was very excited because it expresses the method that, I believe, we as Christ-followers need to adopt in advancing the Kingdom of God. We have been in defensive mode for so long that I think we have almost forgotten how to attack Satan and his demons. Let’s just face the facts: Many of us who claim to be Christians have gotten lazy and expect others to take up the mantle of Christ. We need to stop reacting to what the world has to say —we need to act!

When Christ was tempted by Satan in the wilderness for 40 days, how did Jesus engage him? Satan took God’s Word out of context, and Jesus engaged him with the correct interpretation and context of the Word of God. This is what we need to do as well. We need to go on the offensive and speak the truth.

One major hurdle that we must jump over is the poor teaching from some people in the church’s pulpits and leadership. Harsh? Maybe, but many of you reading this know it’s true. Why can I say this so confidently? It’s because I am engaged with pastors and leaders in the church every month who compromise the Word of God and do not take a stand for truth. They let the wisdom of men rule their thoughts and teachings. These heresies are then passed on to their “flock.” Compromise seems to have become the truth of the day. If you think I’m out in left field, please consider the following people I have personally been in contact with just in the past month:

A person who claims to follow Christ, yet says the act of homosexuality is not a sin. She believes that homosexuals should still marry even when I pointed out to her that Jesus states in Matthew 19 that marriage is between one man and one woman.

A United Methodist pastor who teaches that the abortion debate is only a woman’s issue, so men need to take a back seat and not speak up.

At Worldview Warriors, we are dedicated to equipping the saints, adults and students alike, to not only know what they believe and why they believe it, but to be on the offensive and attack the enemy’s lies.

I would like to close with this little truth I learned from my good friend, Shane Adams, who speaks for us occasionally and coaches a high school boys basketball team. He teaches his team, “Play defense, and that defense wins championships!” This sounds a little different from the Patton quote above until you realize what he means by this. Before the season started he told me, “We are going to be the most disciplined team on the floor. We are going to slow the game down and play defense. When we are on offense, we will control the ball until a great shot opens up.”

Do you see the wisdom in this philosophy? Stay on the offense, attack and attack and attack some more. The best defense you can have is a strong offense that looks for the great opportunity to score — not a good opportunity, but a great opportunity. And with this comes discipline.
We need to learn truth and have a solid biblical foundation set in Christ. We need to be disciplined with our relationship with Jesus Christ. We not only need to speak the truth in love but we need to show truth though our actions as well. As Christ-followers we need to engage people right where they are in the culture. Remember that people who are blinded by false teachings are not the enemy; Satan and his demons are the enemy. We need to speak and act in love toward people.

Ephesians 6:12 – “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.”

Do you agree that discipline is a good thing or not? Why do you think that way? Back it up with scripture.

Further reading on discipline (Living as a person of discipline and receiving discipline):

Job 5:17
Proverbs 19:20
II Timothy 1:17
Revelation 3:18-20