If you haven’t already, read Part One and Part Two. Acting on the Word Faith is basically believing what God says above everything else. But real faith does more than sit around saying, “I believe! I Believe! Oh, it’s so good to believe!” Real faith demands corresponding actions. In the Amplified Bible, believe is often […]
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We continue our study on Faith. If you haven’t already, read Part One. Faith Begins Where the Will of God is Known Faith will only work for things which are the will of God for you. It doesn’t matter how many confessions you make, or how hard you believe, or what you do to act
Why Study Faith? Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Our primary motivation for wanting to have faith and be in faith, is that it pleases God.
(Hebrews 11:6) But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Belief is the foundation of every religion, including Christianity. They are called our religious beliefs. The Bible calls us believers. Believe: to
In Part 1 we looked at a parable in Luke 11:5-8 Jesus told about a man that went to his friend’s house at midnight to ask for some food he could set before a friend of his who came from a long journey. The key verse is “I say unto you, Though he will not
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Waking the Neighbors (this post was inspired by a message I heard by Keith Moore) Luke 11:5-8 KJV 5 And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;6 For a friend of mine in his journey
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Luke 11:33-36 NKJV 33 “No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a secret place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, that those who come in may see the light.34 The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore, when your eye is good, your whole body also is full
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Bias Everyone has an implicit bias concerning what the Bible says, an invisible commentary written with “religious pencils” in the margins of their Bible that tells them what they believe about that passage – even those who say they take the Bible literally for what it says. The “flavor” of our commentary is largely influenced
See Part One, where we covered how Israel missed entering into God’s rest, and that there was a Rest available to us as believers. The Secret of Being Content Philippians 4:10-13 NASB 10 But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at last you have revived your concern for me; indeed, you were concerned
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What does it mean to “rest” Webster: refreshing ease after work or exertion. A period of inactivity, as during work. Relief from anything tiring or distressing, peace of mind. The repose of death. The Biblical concept of “rest” Hebrews 4:4 4 For He has spoken in a certain place of the seventh day in this
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