In this sermon The Honor Of The Standard Bearer, As we look back in history, we see one of the most powerful armies that ever walked the globe, The Roman Legions. In those ancient days there were no radios, satellite cell phones, or laser guided bombs. Discipline and order ruled the day. This army conquered the known world using three basic tenants. As Christians, we need to determine what will make us successful in battle. Like Rome we have a choice of success or failure based on our actions. When their army remained pure, they remained powerful. When they compromised for sake of numbers, they were destroyed. I’m not saying that we shouldn’t let people in, that is the function of the church, to reach out, invite, and win the lost. However, without full conversion, conviction, and training they are not equipped nor capable of being in a position of leadership. When we compromise biblical doctrine for the sake of numbers, (or to make people ‘happy’), we water down our message, and thus become just another church in town. We are soldiers in battle. Like the Romans, the Civil War soldiers, and others of armed conflict we need the rallying point and direction of a standard-bearer. But who carries that standard? The Bible teaches that we are all to represent Christ.