Praise God, perfect love casts out fear, and praise God that we have only one thing to fear and that is an Almighty God. And He is Love.
I would be afraid to stand before God and only be able to say that I stood firm on my doctrine. I stood firm behind the institution of a given denomination. I stood firm on my understanding of proper doctrine, Lord. I would be afraid of such a stand.
I cling to the hope that through God’s grace this filthy sinner can say I stood for you Jesus because I had nothing else upon which I could stand. To Him alone be the glory. May my heart beat for nothing less than Jesus.