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The Life of Faith (Hebrews Ch.10 v19  to 13 v19)

“They who trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Zion, which cannot be removed.              As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even forever” (Psalm 125:1-2)

(Faith) John 3:5 – Gen 3:20 – Heb 11:39

What is Faith?

Faith is defined as confidence or trust in a being, object, deity, view, or in the doctrines or teachings of a religion,

Faith in Christianity is based on the work and teachings of Jesus Christ. Christianity declares not to be distinguished by faith, but by the object of its faith. Rather than being passive, faith leads to an active life aligned with the ideals and the example of the life of Jesus. It sees the mystery of God and his grace and seeks to know and become obedient to God. To a Christian, faith is not static but causes one to learn more of God and grow, and has its origin in God.

 

In Christianity, faith causes change as it seeks a greater understanding of God. Faith is not just blindly following a set of rules or statements or obedience to a creed. Before Christians have faith, they must understand in whom and in what they have faith in.

 Without understanding, there cannot be true faith, and that understanding is built on the foundation of the community of believers, the scriptures and traditions and on the personal experiences of the believer

The Essence of faith

consists in believing and receiving what God has revealed, and may be defined as that trust in the God of the Scriptures and in Jesus Christ, whom He has sent, which receives Him as Lord and Saviour and impels us to a loving obedience and of good works.   

See John 1:2 James 2:14-26

The Scriptures in Hebrews exhorts us –

Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith (Heb 10:22)

The exhortation is the description of all that Christ is, and has done as found in verses 15-18 Having an assurance and perfect confidence in the finality of Christ’s Sacrifice which is –

Penal  (Gal.3:13 2 Cor.5:2)

Substitutionary – (Lev. 1:4 Isa.53:5-6 1 Pet.2:24)

Voluntary (John 10:18)

Redemptive (Gal.3:13 Eph.1:7 1Cor.6:20)

Propitiatory (Rom.3:25)

Reconciling (2Cor.5:18-19 Col.1:21-22)

Efficacious (John 12:32-33 Rom 5:9-10 2Cor 5:4 Eph.2:13 Heb 9:11-12,26)

                        (Heb.10:10-17 1John 1:7 Rev.1:5)

Revelatory  (John 3:16 Rom 3:25-26 1John 4:9-10)

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