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Believing on Christ is a Mystery of Godliness !
1 Tim 3:16
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
This being believed on in...
Is Faith a Work ?
Yes, by all means Faith/Believing is a Work, however its one that can be done only by the regenerated, or born again person.
The definition of a work according to the greek word ergon which is commonly used, for instance in Eph 2:9
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast...
Faith is a Covenant Blessing !
Faith is one of the laws that God in the New Covenant promised to write in the hearts of His Elect People, for instance Jer 31:31-33
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
Not...
Those for whom Christ died, or was delivered up for, namely His Elect, Rom 8:32
32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
With Him, He freely gives them all things, one of those things being Faith, or to...
Faith is a work/deed of the law !3
Faith is that deed written of in James 1:25
25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
This proves that Faith is a deed of the...
Faith is a work/deed of the law !2
What is the work in Vs 25 James 1:25
25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
The work is Faith ! If refers back to the...
Faith is a work/deed of the law !
Not only does Jesus intimate this truth that Faith is a work/deed of the Law Matt 23:23
23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and...
Taught of God to believe in Christ !
To believe on Christ for Salvation is something man naturally cant do, hence Jesus says Jn 6:44
44 No man [naturally or by nature] can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
So Jesus goes on to...
Can one Christ died for die in unbelief ?
The answer to this question is NO, its not even possible. You see, all for whom Christ lived and died for, He did it as their Surety representative, and so when He Lived for them, obeying Gods Law in their behalf and stead, He did it in Faith, as it is...
Believed because ordained to eternal life !
Acts 13:48
48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.
Believing the Gospel, the word of the Lord is indicative of having been ordained to eternal...
Faith is a Covenant Promise ! 2
That Faith is an covenant blessing resulting from the covenantal death of Christ , and which He is the Mediator of, is seen again here Heb 8:6-10
6 But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he[ Christ Jesus]] is the mediator[1 Tim 2:5]...
Faith is obtained through Christ being our Saviour !
2 Pet 1:1
Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:
If Christ is Our Saviour, we shall obtain precious Faith...
Faith is a Covenant Promise !
Heb 8:11
And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.
This means they all shall be given Faith to Believe in the True God and Jesus Christ Jn 17:3
3 And...
Christ is responsible to bring us to Faith !
Jn 10:15-16
15 As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
16 And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and...
Faith is the result of Election !
All whom God has chosen in Christ before the foundation Eph 1:4, have been chosen to Salvation in time which consists in Two things, #1 Sanctification of the Spirit and #2 belief of the Truth/Faith 2 Thess 2:13
13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God...
Faith is a Saviours Gift !
Christ gives those He died for Faith as an evidence that He is their Saviour. In Fact, His death for them entitles and allots them Faith 2 Pet 1:1
Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through...
The Faith of Gods Elect !
All men dont have Faith, but its restricted to Gods Elect. 2 Thess 3:2
2 And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith.
This is not speaking of the natural mans faith in natural things that pertain naturally to this life...
Be careful with Faiths role in Salvation !
Eph 2:8-9
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Yes Faith has a prominent role in Salvation, but just not as an condition, but as an evidential...
Faith and Salvation/Justification ! 2
More on what Justification by Faith means, instead of what the false teachers would have us to believe, that its a condition performed by the natural man in order for God to Justify him. That is a lie, yet Justification by Faith is a proper teaching of the...
Faith and Salvation/Justification !
Faith in regards to Salvation/Justification will serve as an stumblingblock to the non elect, and its not until we are given understanding, we make it a work, a condition that the natural man does in order to get saved and or Justified before God, or to be...