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Stand Firm Without Losing Compassion
Episode Summary
Christians today often feel caught between pressure to compromise biblical convictions and the temptation to respond harshly when those convictions are challenged. Scripture calls believers to something better: standing firm in the truth of God’s Word while reflecting the compassion of Christ.In this episode of Contending for the Word Q&A, Dave Jenkins explains how Christians can remain faithful to Scripture with humility, gentleness, and respect. Christians are called to speak the truth, remember their own need for grace, and trust the Holy Spirit to transform hearts.This episode encourages believers to anchor their convictions in God’s Word, speak truth with gentleness, and show the grace of Christ to those around them.Listen
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Episode Highlights
- Why Christians must stand firm in the truth of God’s Word without compromise
- How to respond with humility, gentleness, and respect when biblical convictions are challenged
- Why remembering our own need for grace helps us speak with compassion
- How believers can speak the truth without harshness or fear
- Why Christians must trust the Holy Spirit to transform hearts
- How the compassion of Christ shapes faithful gospel witness
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Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah, and lives in beautiful Southern Oregon. He is a writer, editor, and speaker who loves Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology.
Dave serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries and the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine. He is the Host and Producer of the Equipping You in Grace Podcast and a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word.
He is the author of The War of Worldviews: Truth, Lies, and the Battle for the Christian Mind (Theology for Life, 2026), Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age and The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021).
You can connect with Dave on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, YouTube, or subscribe to his newsletter.
When he is not engaged in ministry work, Dave enjoys spending time with his wife, going to movies, sharing a meal at a favorite restaurant, or playing a round of golf with friends. He is also a voracious reader, particularly of Reformed theology and the Puritans, and is often found working through a stack of new books from a wide range of Christian publishers.
Dave earned his M.A.R. and M.Div. from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
