As Christians begin their journey of growth in the Lord, they are to realize the challenges that lie ahead. These challenges are not your run of the mill trials, they are situations set up by the devil to take a Christian out. Satan realizes that Christians have been equipped with a powerful tool and weapon called faith. Faith is the link to everything in your Christian walk. If a Christian fails to conduct and live their life by faith, they have failed to please God. For the Bible declares that without faith it is impossible to please God. There is nothing more attractive to God than a breathing faith. In all my years of studying the Word of God, I have yet to find a scripture where Jesus applauds how a Christian impressed Him with their love. I am not diminishing the major necessity of love, for God is love. But on the other hand, I have read several passages where Jesus raved about an active faith. Jesus celebrated the faith of the Roman centurion soldier; rewarded the faith of the persistent woman; saw the faith of the four men carrying the paralytic; and healed the blind man according to his faith. Faith is like a muscle. In order for you to get the maximum use out of your faith, you must develop it with use. This is why the Bible speaks of little faith, strong in faith, where is your faith, weak in faith and one not having much faith. Consequently, the Bible is clear about how faith must be developed in order to become strong faith. Delve into God’s word and discover how you can develop strong faith that will cause you to walk in victory every day of your life.
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This is a word that is right on. It puts into perspective the scripture that says, “Without faith it is impossible to please God”.
That’s good stuff!
Enjoyed the article its all about …Faith and that vision that is placed in your heart by an awesome Creator and taking action going where you are led one step at a time.
Why is it necessary to please God?
Isn’t it enough that I observe ethics, morality and integrity in my life? Why can’t God see that and accept that I am a good person?
@rpk58
Your questions are not as uncommon as you might think but the answers are simple.
>>> Why is it necessary to please God?
Ask this question to any parent. Why should their child please them? There are many reasons for this but I offer you two reasons:
1) The child should love their parents and it hurts them (the child) to hurt their parents.
2) If they are good parents, they will reward the obedient child.
In the example of the parents and child we have our answer for your question. You should want to please God because you love Him and you don’t want to hurt Him or yourself. Plus He rewards those children that obey Him.
>>> Isn’t it enough that I observe ethics, morality and integrity in my life?
Let me answer this question with my own question. Who determiners ethics, morality, and integrity — meaning where do these characteristics come from?
If we say that we are our own standard, then everyone is right. How ever you define ethics may not be how someone else defines ethics and we are all right but…
If God is the standard for these characteristics than what He says must stand alone and we must live up to His ethics, morality, and integrity.
>>> Why can’t God see that and accept that I am a good person?
This question is similar to your last question but this time I am going to answer the question with a story.
One day, Jesus was playing with some children and a young rich man approach him with a question similar to yours but before he asked his question he called Jesus “good master”.
Jesus replied to the “good master” comment first by asking the young man “Why do you call me good?” and proceeded to say “…there is none good except one and that is my Father which is in heaven”.
This should place our “goodness” into proper perspective. We are not good without God. All goodness comes from Him and Him alone. God will not consider our “goodness” if it don’t met His standard of “goodness”.
To total up all of your questions into one answer:
We can’t be the determining factor of ethics, morality, integrity, or goodness simply because our standard changes. God and God alone is the standard and determining factor of those characteristics and His standard never change.If we fail to met His standard or refuse to accept His methods than that is our fault and not His. His standards are outlined in the Bible. Where is yours outlined?
So what is faith? Is it possible to have faith in faith?
Sherry,
Interesting question. Faith is an unwavering belief in something. Faith does not require proof; in fact once something is proven faith is no longer required.
The idea of faith in faith doesn’t really work. You have faith in something that commits itself to a promised outcome or value. Faith makes no promise it only validates a commitment made by someone else to you. Faith in God’s word validates all that the Bible says and thus causes changes in our decisions and perceptions.
As Dr. Brown says, delve into the God’s word to develop your faith.
God Bless
Roy,
Thanks!
Faith is the key that unlock all doors. I have am a strong believer that faith works. Right now in my life my circumstances have caused me to waver in my faith. Sometimes when facing ongoing challenges it tends to weaken your belief and make you ask God why as I have been doing these last couple of months. I realized that it is time for me to hook back up with my source and claim my faith back in the things of God in order to stand during this most difficult time in my life.
To God be the glory for the great things he is going to continue to believe and step back out on faith in the coming year.
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