Answer: We should stand firm in one spirit, contending
as one man for the faith of the Gospel, (verse 27).
MORE INFORMATION AND/OR OTHER SCRIPTURE REFERENCES:
God's body, His church, is to be united in standing
firm--being one in spirit and one in soul--for the faith
(that which is believed, the content of the Gospel
message):
1 Corinthians 15:1-2: "Now,
brothers, I want to remind you of the Gospel I preached to you,
which you received and on which you have taken your stand. By
this Gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I
preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in
vain."
1 Corinthians 16:13: "Be on your
guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be
strong."
Read Ephesians 6:10-18.
2 Thessalonians 2:13-15: "But we
ought always to thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord,
because from the beginning God chose you to be saved through the
sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the
Truth. He called you to this through our Gospel, that you
might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. So then,
brothers, stand firm and hold to the teachings we passed on to you,
whether by word of mouth or by letter."
Jude 1:3-4: "Dear friends, although
I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I
felt I had to write and urge you to CONTEND FOR THE FAITH that was
once for all entrusted to the saints. For certain men whose
condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in
among you. They are godless men, who change the grace of our God
into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only
Sovereign and Lord."
