Bold vs Brave

Isaiah De Castro magnificently captures the essence, the difference between boldness and mere braveness, when he writes:

“Boldness is the right term… Because there’s the brave man who is not bold … But there is no bold man that is not brave, for boldness is the highest form of bravery.”

“Bold” is the right word. As is always the case, the King James got it exact. Boldness that glorifies Christ, emanates from God in the dead and buried saint, and is not conjured up in the flesh.

You can’t conjure up boldness, conviction, valiancy. It must come out of the cross life, the crucified life with Christ – from which all fear is vanquished (Romans 6; 1 John 4:16-18). Then we know that “The righteous are bold as a lion.” (Proverbs 28:1)

“I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.” John 15:5

The counterfeits (editors) who created the new fake news “bibles” were forced to choose the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc. best words. The divinely ordained King James Bible scholars had already chosen the most fitting, accurate words. You see, in order to obtain a copyright to earn royaltie$, you have to have a unique product. God had already given the English speaking world His preserved Word in the King James Bible – just as He promised to do (Psalms 12:6-7).

Brave, bravery comes out of the flesh while boldness comes out of the Spirit in the lives of Jesus’ abiding saints. There’s a reason God used the word “bold” and not brave. There’s a difference.

Divine boldness is forged on the inside of the disciple of Christ by the conviction of the Word of God and the work of the Holy Ghost. Boldness is a work of the LORD emanating from an intimate, obedient relationship with Him. Holy boldness.

Here’s a great prayer for us! Christ’s apostle Paul prayed for His body and we should pray this for our own lives and other believers:

“That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;” Ephesians 3:16

Bravery in the flesh and emboldened by/in Christ are mutually exclusive!

When we synthesis (collate) the whole message of Holy Scripture, we know that nothing of the flesh can please God. It must be GOD Himself doing the work in and through His saints – and that comes from the crucified life (2 Corinthians 4:10-12; Galatians 2:20, etc.).

“So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.” Romans 8:8  

Bravery is of “the flesh” and cannot please God.

“Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. 13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.” Philippians 2:12-13

Divine boldness is a work of God, forged “in the inner man” of all who are crucified with Christ, abiding in union with the Savior (John 15; Ephesians 3:16), etc. Life in Christ.

In the list below, note closely phrases such as “bold in our God” and “bold IN CHRIST.” (1 Thessalonians 2:2; Philemon 1:8) Biblically, boldness is associated in conjunction with union in Christ.