The Original Iron Men

"Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another." (Proverbs 27:17, ESV)

Christianity today has taken a major hit from its lack of desire for accountability. As Timothy tells us, "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires". If teachers and pastors no longer preach to the people the need to uphold each other in love and good faith, how will people see that there is still a need for Christian fellowship? In order to stay strong, we need to be faithfully uplifting one another in prayer and in our face-to-face conversations. We are to be the "original iron men", and be continually sharpening each other.