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F A I T H How
God’s Loving Kingdom Supplies Your Every Need The
Context “The object and purpose of our instruction and charge is that all believers would be filled with charity (love) that comes from a pure heart, and a clear conscience, and genuine faith.” —1 Timothy 1:5 “Faith”
Defined Faith is counting things that are not as though they were already done. (Rom. 4:17) “piðstiv” (Original Greek word): “Persuasion, i.e. evidence; conviction of truth, or the truthfulness of God or Jesus; reliance on same; belief with the predominate idea of trust (or confidence) whether in God or in Christ, springing from faith in the same.” The word we normally translate “faith” meant “trust and reliance” to the New Testament authors. Trusting (faith) is the conduit that gives the "But without trust (faith) it is impossible to please Him [God]: for s/he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them who diligently seek Him" –Heb. 11:6 “Therefore
I say unto you, What things soever you desire, when you
pray, believe that you receive them, and you shall have them.” –Jesus the Christ recorded in Mark 11:24 “And Jesus said … as you have
believed, so be it done unto you...”
(Matthew 8:13). This is
an unfailing spiritual law (Matthew 8:10, 13; 9:29; 21:22; Mark 9:23;
11:22-24). “…Jesus said,
daughter, be of good comfort [cheer]; your trust (faith) has made you whole.
And the woman was made whole at once.”
–Matthew 9:22 “As soon as Jesus heard the word
that was spoken, He said unto the ruler of the synagogue, ‘Be not afraid,
only believe.’” –Mark 5:36 “…Therefore do not be troubled with future cares, not even
for tomorrow’s...” –Matthew 6:25-34 “…For we walk by trusting (faith), not by sight…” –2 Corinthians 5:7 “…And whatever is not of trust (faith) is sin.” –Romans 14:23 All progress
in the Christian life is by trusting (faith). “This Good News tells us how God makes us
right in his sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by trusting
(faith). As the Scriptures say, The just shall live
by trust (faith).” – Romans 1:17;
See also Ephesians 2:8; Galatians 3:7, 11; 1 Peter 1:5; Habakkuk 2:4 Faith The word faith is found only twice in the Old Testament, but 245 times in the New Testament. The word believe, with its various endings, occurs 45 times in the Old Testament and 268 times in the New Testament. The word trust is another Old Testament word for faith and belief. It is used with its various endings 154 times in the Old Testament and 35 times in the New Testament. These words simply mean to
confide in, so as to be secure without fear; to flee for refuge to or to take
shelter in; to put faith in; to stay or rest on; to rely on; to believe or to
take one at his word; to rely upon the promise of another; and to put
absolute trust in a person without any questioning or doubts as to His
faithfulness. Christian faith
is active faith in God’s faithfulness. The Bible definition of faith is, "The substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen" (Hebrews 11:1 KJV). Various renderings express this verse thus:
“Now faith is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of
the things we hope for, being the proof of things we do not see and the
conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real
fact what is not revealed to the senses].” (Amplified Bible) "Now faith is a well-grounded
assurance of that for which we hope, and a conviction of the reality of
things which we do not see" (
"Now faith means we are confident of what we hope for, convinced of what we do not see" (Moffatt);
"Now faith is the title-deed of things hoped for; the putting to proof of things not seen" (Centenary Translation);
Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, a conviction of things not seen" (Revised Version). The Apostle Paul, in Romans 4:17, expresses true faith as an attribute of God, "who quickeneth [makes alive] the dead, and CALLETH THOSE THINGS WHICH BE NOT AS THOUGH THEY WERE." Faith is a union of assurance and conviction, the counting or reckoning a thing done as though it were already done. Faith does not have to see before it believes. It laughs at impossibilities and all circumstances that may be contrary to it and counts the thing done that it asks from God. Faith is not swayed to believe God only when things seem possible, and it is not moved to waver or question in the least when things seem to go contrary to what has been asked. It doggedly plugs right along, counting the impossible as possible, counting as done the things that are not seen, and counting the things that are not as though they were. The
word "believeth" denotes the act and process of faith. It comes
from the original Greek verb pisteuo. This
use of the present tense indicates that faith must be continued in to receive
its benefits; trusting (Acts 14:22; Ephes. 6:16; Col. 1:23; Col. 2:5-7; 1
Thes. 5:8; 1 Tim. 2:15; 1 Tim. 3:9; 1 Tim. 6:12; 2 Tim. 3:8; 2 Tim. 4:7;
Titus 1:13; Hebrews 10:23-38; 2 Peter 1:5-10). It can be lost (Luke
8:13; 1 Tim. 1:19; 1 Tim. 4:1; 1 Tim. 5:8,12; 1 Tim. 6:10,21; 2 Tim. 2:18; 2
Tim. 3:8; Jude 1:3; Rev. 2:13). “Faith has nothing to do with
intellectual belief. Faith is obedience. Faith and abandonment to God’s will and
power are inseparable. Faith is willingness to do God’s will. Unwillingness
to abandon one’s own will and to obey God is unbelief.” –Hannah Hurnard
in her inspired book entitled Hinds’ Feet on High Places You and I can't win any battle in the physical realm until we
have won it through faith in the spirit realm. To fight and win that battle,
you and I have over 750 promises
from God's New Testament alone that are “yes and amen in Christ Jesus.” When we are truly in faith, we know that we know that we know, in our heart of hearts, that the
benefit of God’s word will manifest in our future, and without evidence
(Rom.4:21; 2 Cor. 5:7). It is not believing God can; it is knowing that God will. Unwavering
(Jas.1:6,7). “You’ve gotta know you got it before you can get it. And
when you got it, you got it!” —Dr. Sandra Kennedy Faith
Means: 1. To
be fully persuaded of (Romans 4:17-22; Romans 8:38-39; 2 Tim. 1:12) 2. Trust
wholly and unreservedly in the faithfulness of God (Matthew 6:25-34;
Matthew 12:21; Luke 12:28-31; Ephes. 1:13; 1 Tim. 4:11; 1 Tim. 6:17; 1 Cor.
10:13) 3. Give
one's self over to a new way of life (Romans
1:17; Romans 6:11-23; Romans 8:1-16; 2 Cor. 10:4-7; Galatians 5:16-26; Col.
3:5-10; Hebrews 12:1-15; Titus 2:11-14; 1 John 1:7; 1 John 2:6; 1 John
3:8-10; 1 John 4:17; 1 John 5:1-5,18) 4. The
attribute of God and restored faculty of humankind whereby both can bring
into existence things that are unseen (Romans 4:17; Galatians 5:22;
Matthew 17:20; Matthew 21:22; Mark 9:23; Mark 11:22-24; Luke 17:6; Hebrews
11) 5. Place
confidence in (Ephes. 3:12; Phil. 1:6; Hebrews 3:6,12-14; Hebrews 10:35;
1 John 3:21; 1 John 5:14) 6. The
substance or conviction of things hoped for, the assurance of things not seen
(Hebrews 10:19-38; Hebrews 11:1,6; Romans 4:17; Romans 8:24) 7. Absolute
dependence upon and reliance in the Word of God and of Christ (Matthew
8:8-10; Matthew 15:28; Romans 10:17; Hebrews 11:1-12:3) 8. Full
surrender, yieldedness, and obedience to all known truth (Romans 1:5;
Romans 16:26; Romans 6:11-23; James 2:14-26; 2 Cor. 10:4-7; Hebrews 11:6) 9. Trust
wholly and unreservedly in the faithfulness of God (Matthew 6:25-34;
Matthew 12:21; Luke 12:28-31; Ephes. 1:13; 1 Tim. 4:11; 1 Tim. 6:17; 1 Cor.
10:13) 10. Give
one's self over to a new way of life (Romans
1:17; Romans 6:11-23; Romans 8:1-16; 2 Cor. 10:4-7; Galatians 5:16-26; Col.
3:5-10; Hebrews 12:1-15; Titus 2:11-14; 1 John 1:7; 1 John 2:6; 1 John
3:8-10; 1 John 4:17; 1 John 5:1-5,18) 11. The
attribute of God and restored faculty of man whereby both can bring into
existence things that are unseen (Romans 4:17; Galatians 5:22; Matthew
17:20; Matthew 21:22; Mark 9:23; Mark 11:22-24; Luke 17:6; Hebrews 11) 12. The
whole body of revealed truth (Luke 18:8; Jude 1:3; Romans 10:17; 1 Tim. 4:1,6;
1 Tim. 6:10; 2 Tim. 3:16-17) 13. Joyful
faith in, and acceptance of Christ as the substitute for sin and our Savior
whereby one receives: Salvation (Mark
16:16; Acts 4:12; Acts 10:43; Romans 1:16; Romans 3:24-31; Ephes. 2:8-9); Access into grace
(Romans 5:2); Fulfillment of the promises (Hebrews The Holy Spirit
(Galatians 3:14); Righteousness
(Romans 4; Romans 9:30,32; Romans 10:6; Phil. 3:9); Sonship
(Galatians 3:26); Healing (James
Eternal life (John
3:15-18,36; John 5:24; John 6:47); Answers
to every prayer (Matthew
7:7-11; Matthew General Facts Concerning Faith FAITH CAN Grow (2 Thess. 1:3), Lead to utterance (2
Cor. 4:13), Work through love (Gal.
5:6), Clothe the naked
(Matt. 6:30), Heal the sick (Matt.
8:1-17; 9:2, 22, 29; James 5:14-16), Dispel fear
(Matt. 8:26), Make whole (Mark
10:52), Save from sin (Luke
7:36-50; Eph. 2:8-9), Fill believers (Acts
6:5-8), Purify the heart (Acts
15:9), Sanctify (Acts
26:18), Impart revelations (Rom.
1:17), Justify (Rom.
3:28-31; Gal. 3:24), Give access into grace (Rom.
5:2), Produce righteousness (Rom.
9:30-32; 10:6-10; Phil. 3:9), Give security (Rom.
11:20; 2 Cor. 1:24), Bring blessings (Gal.
3:9), Impart the Holy Spirit (Gal.
3:14), Make men children of God (Gal.
3:26), Bring hope and salvation (Gal.
5:5; Eph. 2:8-9), Make conscious of Christ (Eph.
3:17), Quench fiery darts of Satan (Eph.
6:16), Produce works
(Phil. 1:17; James 2; 1 Thess. 1:3; 2 Thess. 1:11), Edify (1 Tim. 1:4), Produce inheritance (Heb.
6:12), and Keep one true to God (1
Pet. 1:5). FAITH CAN BE Seen
(Matt. 9:2; Mark 2:5), Obeyed (Acts
6:7; Rom. 1:5), Turned away (Acts
13:8), Continued in (Acts
14:22; Col. 1:23). Made without effect (Rom.
3:3), Be increased (2
Cor. 10:15), Examined (2
Cor. 13:5), Destroyed (Gal.
1:23), Perfected (1
Thess. 3:10), Shipwrecked (1
Tim. 1:19), Departed from (1
Tim. 4:1), Denied (1
Tim. 5:8; Rev. 2: 13), Cast off (1
Tim. 5:12), Erred from (1
Tim. 6:10, 21), Overthrown (2
Tim. 2:18), Followed (2
Tim. 2:22), Rejected (2
Tim. 3:8), Made sound
(Titus 1:13; 2:2), Kept (2 Tim. 4:7); and Tried (James 1:3; 1 Pet. 1:7; 5:9). BLESSINGS OF FAITH Physical healing
(Matthew 8:10; Acts 3:16) Protection (Matthew
8:26; Matthew 14:31) Daily food
(Matthew 16:8-10) Forgiveness (Luke
7:50; Romans 3:25) Miracles (Acts
6:8; Galatians 3:5) Heart purity (Acts
15:9) Sanctification (Acts
26:18) Righteousness
(Romans 3:22; Romans 9:30) Justification
(Romans 3:28-31; Romans 4:1-25; Romans 5:1; Galatians 2:16; Galatians 3:8,24) Renewal of youth
(Romans 4:17-20) Stability (1
Cor. 16:13; 2 Cor. 1:24) Christian living (2
Cor. 5:7; Hebrews 10) Holy Spirit
(Galatians 3:2,14) Sonship
(Galatians 3:26) Salvation (Acts
4:12; Ephes. 2:8-9) Christ indwelling
(Ephes. 3:17) Baptism into Christ (Col.
2:12) Works of power (1
Thes. 1:3; 2 Thes. 1:11) Godly edifying (1
Tim. 1:4) Boldness (1
Tim. 3:13) Assurance
(Hebrews 10:22) Good profession
(Hebrews 10:23) Patience
(James 1:3; 1 Peter 1:7) Inheritance
(James 2:5) Power to resist Satan (1
Peter 5:9) Victory over the world (1
John 5:4) Edification (Jude
1:20) Many faith exploits
(Hebrews 11) 1. Nothing
impossible (Matthew 17:20) 2. All
things (Matthew 21:21) 3. Whatever
you say (Mark 11:22-24) 4. Salvation
(Acts 4:12; 1 Peter 1:5-13) 5. Daily
necessities (Matthew 6; Luke 12:28) 6. Victory
in Christian living (Romans 1:17) 7. Access
to God (Romans 5:2) 8. Holy
Spirit (Galatians 3:14) 9. Promises fulfilled
(Hebrews 6:12) 10. Physical healing (James
5:14-16) The Importance of Trusting (Faith) The
Bible definitely declares that trusting (faith) is
all-important: "But without faith it is
impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is,
and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him" (Heb. 11:6);
"Now faith is the substance of
things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen" (Heb. 11:1); "But let him ask in faith, nothing
wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of
the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall
receive any thing of the Lord" (James 1:5-8); "…Whatsoever is not of faith is
sin" (Rom. 14:23), "Above all, taking the shield of
faith, wherewith ye may be able to quench all the fiery darts of the
wicked" (Eph. 6:16); "Cast not away therefore your
confidence, which hath great recompense of reward.... Now the just shall LIVE BY FAITH: but
if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him" (Heb.
10:35-39); "And all things, whatsoever ye
shall ask in prayer, believing ye shall receive" (Matt. 21:21); "If thou canst believe, all things
are possible to him that believeth" (Mark 9:23); "Have faith in God. For verily I
say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this
mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the
sea, and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things
which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
Therefore, I say unto you, What things soever ye
desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them and ye shall have
them" (Mark 11:22-24). These Scriptures, which clearly set
forth the importance of faith, need no interpretation. They plainly promise
all believers that they can get whatsoever they have faith for.
There are no limitations or qualifications concerning known needs of this
life or the life to come; so do not limit them. They
make it clear that faith is absolutely necessary to
get what we desire in life. None of us should expect to get anything from God
if we refuse to have faith. There is no such thing as an impossible faith, so
not having faith is our own choice and responsibility. Jesus commanded people
to "Have faith in God," and it is possible; otherwise, it would not
be mandatory. Faith is all-important, because no prayer will be answered
without it—God cannot be pleased without it; we will not get anything from
God without it—and we will be uncooperative with God without it. If faith is the
mandate, then not having faith breaches the instruction of our loving God and
misses the mark [commits sin]. (See Romans 14:23 above.) If we believers
would realize this fact, we would become desperate about this breach, as much
as we are about breaching other instructions of God. If we could only realize
that it is missing the mark [sin] to have unbelief and doubt our loving God,
we would at least be moved to act against such a breach of instruction. The trouble all along has been that most
of us consider unbelief and doubt as part of human nature and
something to be expected and not to be changed. The attitude has been that of
being indifferent about it. When it is easy to believe there is no problem,
but when it becomes a struggle and hard to believe it is passed off as
something that cannot be helped at all. This is where the devil has got the upper hand
of people who pray. He makes people think that not everyone can believe God
and that if one cannot, then it is perfectly right to live in unbelief and to
doubt and waver as one pleases. If prayer is not answered, most of us
take it for granted that God does not will to grant
any answer. We are quickly turned aside from the purpose of getting an answer
and are satisfied to be defeated. We lay the blame for such defeat on God and
accept it as His will without question, when the truth is that this attitude
is surrender to the evil
forces that oppose the answer to prayer. It is so habitual for the
average Christian to be defeated that s/he gives little thought to it. When
the prayer is offered, it's taken for granted that it will not be granted,
and that God's failure to answer reveals that it is His will not to answer. If the Bible says that God will always answer
faith, then the lack of an answer simply shows unbelief. When the disciples
asked Jesus, "Why could not we cast him out?" Jesus answered,
"Because of your unbelief" (Matt. 17:14-21). Not one Scripture says
that unanswered prayer indicates any other cause. In Heb. 12:1-2 we are told,
"Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of
witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, God Never Rebukes Faith People have been rebuked for lack of faith,
but never for faith, or for asking great things from God (Matt. 6:30; 14:31;
16:8; Luke 24:25; James 1:5-8). We should never doubt that God will answer if
we believers have faith and do not doubt or question His answer. The
answering part is God's work, and why should we, children, worry so much
about that phase of answered prayer? Leave all such worry to God, who is
responsible for the answer and who will answer if we exercise true faith. Our
part is to ask, simply believe, and refuse to doubt after prayer. If we take care
of our part of the program, God will take care of His part, and there will be
no failure. When we begin to meddle with God's business—the answering
part—then God has no faith [substance] to work with. God’s hands are tied
until we take care of our own part in the arrangement; then the answer is
granted. If the law of faith is that no answer
is granted until all doubting, questioning, unbelieving, and worrying cease, then
let it be settled once and for all that God is not going to break His law to
please us whining unbelievers, who live more in criticism of God for not
answering than in praise for the answer. Let us who want answers cease from
worry about how and when God is going to carry out His part of the contract.
We, believers, must permit our loving God to run His own matters in His own
way and time, and be patient and faithful to God until He answers, and prayer
will become a mere routine in life for us. There were
333 prophecies – spoken centuries before – fulfilled in the life of Y’shua
the Messiah (Jesus Christ). According
to laws of simple and compound probability, the 333 prophecies of Y’shua
could have only one chance in one and ninety-seven ciphers of
fulfillment. Our loving God is
perfectly trustworthy. The Law of Faith According to all the above-stated
studies, all the blessings of God come through faith. If we want to realize
the known needs of this life and those of the life to come, we must have faith
and exercise it. Nothing is clearer in Scripture than that faith is absolutely necessary to receive the benefits of the
gospel. It is also equally clear that we receive according to our faith. The
law of faith is “nothing doubting ... according to your faith, so be it done
unto you... If thou canst believe, all things are possible" (Matt.
9:28-29; Mark l:15; 9:23; 11:22-24; 16:17; James 1:5-8, Heb. 11:6, Rom.
12:6). If we receive little, we have little faith. If we receive much, we have much faith. If we waver, we get nothing. If we believe for one thing and not another, then we get only the one thing. We can always tell how much faith we have by what we receive. If we give up in a battle and quit believing for what we have asked, it is not God's fault that we do not receive. It is our own fault. Plain and Simple The secret of answered prayer is very clear in
Scripture. Note how simple the Bible is on this point: "Have faith in
God. For verily I say unto you, that whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and cast into the sea; and SHALL NOT DOUBT IN HIS HEART, BUT SHALL BELIEVE THAT THOSE THINGS WHICH HE SAITH
SHALL COME TO PASS, HE SHALL HAVE WHATSOEVER HE SAITH. Therefore I say unto you, WHAT THINGS SOEVER YE DESIRE, WHEN YE
PRAY, BELIEVE THAT YE RECEIVE THEM [Believe that you have got them], Understanding
God’s Grace by Faith Most of us are familiar with “it is by grace that we are saved through faith (Eph. 2:8).” Everything we receive from God must come by grace through faith. Romans 4:16 graciously states, “It depends on faith, in order that it may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his [Abraham’s] offspring — not only to those of the law but also to the one who shares the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all.” (No faith—no grace; see also Rom. 1:17; 5:2; Hebrews 11:6.) Today, don’t just hear about grace; understand that everything in our lives depends not on our merits, abilities, or works, but on God’s willingness to meet our needs. This is grace. How to Get Faith
Audio Lessons The Kinds of Faith The Reality of Faith “So we
see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.” –Hebrews Be Not Afraid, Only Believe … And Be Blessed Abundantly “…Then
the LORD did
exactly what he had promised. Sarah became pregnant, and she gave a son to
Abraham in his old age. It all happened at the time God had said it would.
And Abraham named his son Isaac. Eight days after Isaac was born, Abraham
circumcised him as God had commanded. Abraham was one hundred years old at
the time. And Sarah declared, ‘God has brought me laughter! All who hear about this will laugh with me. For who would have dreamed that I would ever have a baby? Yet I have given Abraham a son in his old age!’ As
time went by and Isaac grew and was weaned, Abraham gave a big party to
celebrate the happy occasion… …
Later on God tested Abraham's faith and obedience.
‘Abraham!’ God called. ‘Yes,’ he replied. "Here I am." ‘Take
your son, your only son—yes, Isaac, whom you love so much—and go to the land
of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains,
which I will point out to you.’ The
next morning Abraham got up early. He saddled his donkey, took two of his
servants with him, and took his son Isaac. Then he chopped wood to build a
fire for a burnt offering and set out for the place where God had told him to
go. On the third day of the journey, Abraham saw the place in the distance.
‘Stay here with the donkey,’ Abraham told the young men. ‘The boy and I will
travel a little farther. We will worship there, and then we will come right
back.’ Abraham
placed the wood for the burnt offering on Isaac's shoulders, while he himself
carried the knife and the fire. As the two of them went on together, Isaac
said, ‘Father?’ ‘Yes, my son,’ Abraham replied. ‘We have the wood and the
fire,’ said the boy, ‘but where is the lamb for the sacrifice?’ ‘God
will provide a lamb, my son,’ Abraham answered. And they both went on
together. When
they arrived at the place where God had told Abraham to go, he built an altar
and placed the wood on it. Then he tied Isaac up and laid him on the altar
over the wood. And Abraham took the knife and lifted it up to kill his son as
a sacrifice to the LORD. At that moment the angel of the LORD
shouted to him from heaven, ‘Abraham! Abraham!’
‘Yes,’ he answered. ‘I'm listening.’ ‘Lay
down the knife,’ the angel said. ‘Do not hurt the boy in any way, for now I
know that you truly fear God. You have not withheld even your beloved son
from me.’ Then Abraham
looked up and saw a ram caught by its horns in a bush. So
he took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering on the altar in place
of his son. Abraham
named the place [Jehovahjireh] ‘The LORD Will
Provide.’ This name has now become a proverb: ‘On the mountain of the LORD it
will be provided.’ Then the angel of the LORD called again to Abraham from heaven,
‘This is what the LORD says: Because you have obeyed me and have not
withheld even your beloved son, I swear by my own self that I will bless you
richly…’” –Gen 21, 22 NLT “…It
was by faith that
Abraham offered Isaac as a sacrifice when God was testing him. Abraham, who
had received God's promises, was ready to sacrifice his only son, Isaac,
though God had promised him, "Isaac is the son through whom your
descendants will be counted." Abraham assumed that if Isaac died, God
was able to bring him back to life again (Heb. 11:19). And in a sense,
Abraham did receive his son back from the dead. By faith, Isaac blessed his two sons, Jacob and
Esau. He trusted what God would do in the future. It was by faith that
Jacob, when he was old and dying, blessed each of Joseph's sons and bowed in
worship as he leaned on his staff. And it was by faith that
Joseph, when he was about to die, confidently spoke of God's bringing the
people of Israel out of Egypt. He was so sure of it that he commanded them to
carry his bones with them when they left! By faith, Moses' parents hid him for
three months. They saw that God had given them an unusual child, and they
were not afraid of what the king might do. By faith, Moses, when he grew up, refused to be
treated as the son of Pharaoh's daughter. He chose to share the oppression of
God's people instead of enjoying the fleeting pleasures of sin. He thought it
was better to suffer for the sake of the Messiah than to own the treasures of
Egypt, because he looked ahead to the great reward God would give him. By faith, Moses left the land of Egypt. He was
not afraid of the king. Moses kept going because he kept his eyes on the
invisible God. It was by faith that Moses commanded the people of Israel to keep
the Passover and to sprinkle blood on the doorposts so that the angel of
death would not kill their firstborn sons. It was by faith that
the people of Israel went right through the Red Sea as though they were on
dry ground. But when the Egyptians followed, they were all drowned. It was by
faith that
the people of Understanding True Repentance unto
Faith 25 Faith Essentials Every Christian Needs to Know Is Your Faith Real? 5 Ways to Examine Your Faith Links “Be careful for
nothing; but in every thing
by prayer and
supplication [definite requests] with thanksgiving let your requests be made
known unto God.” –Philippians 4:6 See The Art of Prayer “And by that same mighty power, He has given to us exceeding great and precious promises; that by these you all might be partakers of the Divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.” –2 Peter1:4 There are 750 promises in the New Testament alone The Key
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of the 750 New Testament promises “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood,
but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the
darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in
high places.” –Ephesians
6:12. See the reality of evil, Satan, or the devil See the bondage of unrighteousness (sin) and
corruption “He personally bore our sins in His own body on the
tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose
stripes you were healed.” –1 Peter “Beloved, I wish above all things that you may prosper and be in health, even
as your soul prospers.” – 3 John 1: 2 Link to God's Plan for Mankind Thank you Finis Jennings Dake and Dake
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