Faithfully Thinking: Out Loud | Episode 10 - Standards, Splits, and Salvation: Why We Can’t Have Christ Without the Bible

This week on FTOL: Somebody out there thought they were clever and said, ‘I’m more interested in being Christ-like than Biblical.’ Cute, right? Except it makes no sense. You can’t be Christ-like without the Bible, because Christ is the Word made flesh. Cut out the Bible and you’re not following Jesus—you’re following a Build-a-Bear Christ you stitched together out of vibes and wishful thinking.

And believe it or not, while this should be Christianity 101, it’s become a live battlefield. Six major denominations are fracturing—Presbyterians, Methodists, Lutherans, Anglicans, Baptists, and the Reformed. That’s not church drama, that’s spiritual war. The enemy’s plan is simple: steal, kill, and destroy. And if he can gut the Church from the inside, that’s a win for him.

So today, we’re breaking it down: standards vs. salvation, why grace doesn’t cancel God’s expectations, and how the Armor of God keeps you standing when the ground under your feet starts to crack.

Lyrics:

Hold the Line

[Intro – Spoken, strong, steady voice, serious tone]When the world rewrites the standards and the Church forgets its spine,we don’t retreat into silence—we rise, we sing, we hold the line.

[Verse 1]The Law set the bar, we all fell short,Sin held the gavel, but Christ cut the cord.Not rules or rebellion, but grace in His name,Standards remain, yet salvation proclaims.

[Chorus]Hold the line, truth unbroken,Word of God, forever spoken.Grace has come, but standards stand,We’re armored up at His command.

[Verse 2 – strong, steady, building intensity]Not license to wander, not chains to enslave,But mercy that lifts us, the cross and the grave.Standards without Him will bury us whole,But salvation through Jesus secures every soul.

[Chorus]Hold the line, truth unbroken,Word of God, forever spoken.Grace has come, but standards stand,We’re armored up at His command.

[Verse 3 ]The Church is splintered, six cracks run deep,Wolves in the pasture, and shepherds asleep.But the enemy’s scheme is already exposed,For Christ builds His Church, and the gates can’t close.

[Verse 4 ]Presbyterians shaken, Methodists torn,Lutherans fractured, Baptists worn.Anglicans, Reformed—still under attack,But the Spirit of God calls His soldiers back.

[Chorus ]Hold the line, truth unbroken,Word of God, forever spoken.Grace has come, but standards stand,We’re armored up at His command.

[Bridge]We are one Body, one Lord, one faith,No lie, no fracture can steal His grace.Lift high the banner, let truth define,The Word made flesh still holds the line.

[Outro ]So we sing in the chaos, we stand in the fight,With armor secured, we shine in the night.Not by our power, but Christ’s design,Standards and salvation—forever aligned.

[Chorus]Hold the line, truth unbroken,Word of God, forever spoken.Grace has come, but standards stand,We’re armored up at His command.

Battle Cry:

We will not bow to counterfeit Christs.We will not trade God’s Word for cultural lies.The standards still stand.Salvation is secure.And we—The Church of the Living God—will hold the line!

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