The Good Fight

For those devoted to Great Commission service, whether they be traditional missionaries, pastors, lay leaders in a local church, or parents making disciples of their children, a strong temptation exists to add on to Scripture alone and faith alone. But we have no charge to go beyond what is written. Great Commission servants can rest in the promises of the Word of Christ and the power of the work of Christ. The fight for the gospel faith is relentless, and we are well aware of our insufficiency. But us is a good fight. Indeed, it is the good fight. Through faith alone, grounded in Scripture alone, we can take courage and press on, confident that our sufficiency is in Christ alone.

In The Good Fight, E.D. Burns expands these themes into a focused exhortation for those laboring in gospel ministry. He addresses the pressure many Christians feel to rely on pragmatism, performance, or added human strategies in ministry, and gently but firmly calls them back to the sufficiency of God’s Word and the finished work of Christ.

This brief but weighty book speaks to missionaries, pastors, and disciple-makers who feel the strain of responsibility and limitation. Rather than urging greater self-reliance, Burns encourages deeper dependence on Christ, reminding readers that faithful endurance flows from confidence in His promises, not personal ability. The result is a renewed resolve to remain steadfast, resist distraction, and continue laboring joyfully in the gospel.

In this book you will find:

• A call to Scripture alone in ministry
• Encouragement for weary gospel workers
• Faith alone as the foundation for service
• Strength for missionaries and pastors
• Warnings against pragmatism in ministry
• Gospel-centered perseverance
• A reminder of human insufficiency
• Confidence in Christ’s sufficiency