Defending the Truth

Question, are we as Christians defending the truth? Meaning are we making sure are our answers are yes in Christ? Are our choices to take hold of the truth over reasoning away the truth? I believe this is a good saying; if we are defending the Truth, Then we are defending our faith and Jesus! Our foothold and our stronghold will be found in Jesus!
If we are defending anything else, if we are reasoning away the truth,
If we are making choice’s that lead us away from the Truth, the we may be defending sin, now the foothold and a stronghold, the enemy has in our lives!

Should we as Christian take hold of every thought and make it captive to Jesus and the truth? I think we should the scriptures tell us to. If we are reasoning away the truth with worldly labels, like acceptance, judging others and so on. This may seem mean or harsh, but if someone was to say to you, “let me take that jacket to the cleaners for you. And sayLOL’ll have back to you by the end of the week.” Three weeks go by and they haven’t gotten it back to you and you ask them what happened to my Jacket? They say, “will I forgot about, and then proceed to say something like, I have an issue with procrastination, and then say I wasn’t feeling good the day after, and then say my car wouldn’t start the next day.” Which is it car trouble, forgetfulness, or procrastination? The Dictionary says procrastination is to put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness. To postpone or delay needlessly.

Let’s be careful about what we say to others, let make sure what we say we will do, or what we defend about ourselves or others line up with the word of God. When we say to ourselves that I may take care of that tomorrow a then tomorrow comes and we chose not to. Then we have only hurt ourselves. But if we tell our friends that we will do something tomorrow and decide not to, are we being an honest person to them? Let’s chose to defend the truth with everything we do. Not just in Church, but at home, at work, at the coffee shop. Romans 6:17-18 But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were entrusted. 18You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.
1 Corinthians 13 read the whole chapter 13:5-7 Love It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

So how can we be sure as believers that we are lining up with the truth? By knowing the scriptures, studying the bible, be mindful of what you say to others; make every moment of every day a commitment to God and the truth.
Romans 12:1-2
Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. 2Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
John 14:6-7 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him."