What keeps a believer from being blown over by every wind of doctrine and false teachers?
Standing on the Gospel—the message preached and received—keeps a believer stable. By believing it, keeping it in memory, and knowing what you believe, you are not blown over by every little wind of doctrine or every false teacher. This Gospel is your salvation, securing you from eternal doom.
Les explains that the Gospel preached and received is the ground on which believers stand. When a person believes it, receives it, and keeps it in memory, they are not carried about by every little wind of doctrine or every false teacher. The Gospel is their salvation—saved from an eternal doom. This is not a denominational word but a Scriptural word. Knowing what you believe guards against believing in vain.
Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
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