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WHAT IS BIBLICAL FAITH?

What is Biblical FAITH?

WHAT IS BIBLICAL FAITH?

This is a spontaneous post. I just watched a disappointing video put out by a Christian group that attempted to explain Biblical faith without mentioning what the Bible says about faith. The Bible says faith comes by hearing the rhema of God. In this context, rhema means something God says. God speaks to us. The Bible is very clear about that. “Man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that comes from the mouth of the Father.” “My sheep know My voice. They won’t listen to anyone else.” And there are many other verses like this. When God speaks to us, the Bible says Jesus (God’s spoken Word) authors faith in our hearts. I was disappointed to hear this good Christian group say faith is rationalized reasoning that originates in the human mind. In other words, we generate our own faith somehow. Faith is a gift from God. It comes when God speaks. The first chapter of Romans talks about those who fail to acknowledge God and thank Him when He reveals Himself and reality to us. They walk into ever-increasing darkness until they can’t tell right from wrong. In the third chapter of Second Corinthians, God tells us the fleshly veil is removed from our faces so we can see if we will turn to the Lord, but it’s a removal from glory to glory. We walk from one level of light to a greater level of light until the day when everything is complete. It’s not because we are so intelligent we figure it out. Real faith comes as we listen to God whether He speaks through the Bible, a still small voice, a brother or sister in Christ, or some other means mentioned in the Bible.

It’s as if you’re looking into a mirror at the perfect law of liberty. The Holy Spirit pulls the veil of your flesh away from you so you can see a glimpse.

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Pastors, teachers, and leaders, take a look at the new learning system about how to talk about Jesus without getting into arguments. We’ve been taught ways that don’t work. Because of the frustration of doing what doesn’t work, many Christians have just stopped trying to bring others to Christ. This is different. No lie can stand up to the Light.
https://realreality.org/downloads/question-based-conversational-soul-winning/

It’s as if you’re looking into a mirror at the perfect law of liberty. The Holy Spirit pulls the veil of your flesh away from you so you can see a glimpse.
(Quote from https://realreality.org/downloads/how-god-will-transform-you/)

It’s as if you’re looking into a mirror at the perfect law of liberty. The Holy Spirit pulls the veil of your flesh away from you so you can see a glimpse. God’s mirror isn’t a material mirror. It’s a spiritual mirror. In this spiritual mirror, you see who you are in Christ. You don’t see your fleshly nature. You see the spiritual man. The spiritual man is Jesus Christ. It’s Christ in you.

In God’s mirror, you see the body of Christ and how you fit into that body. You see Christ in yourself and Christ in the other members of the body of Christ by God’s hope. God’s hope is absolute and solid. When you see the body of Christ, you see it as the fulfilled body. You see every member as the Christ within Who cannot sin. As you look into this mirror at the glory of the body of Christ as it ought to be, you’re transfigured into the image and likeness of the living Christ.

If you doubt God and what God says, you see the flesh in yourself. And you see the flesh in other members of the body of Christ. Maybe you see yourself and the people you like as good, but you see the fleshly nature in the people you don’t like. As you look at the flesh, you become fleshly. You become what you stare at.

You have and are a ministry in this body of Christ. Your ministry is Christ in you. Your ministry has nothing to do with your flesh. You are a living stone in God’s temple. God is forming you into the member of His body He created you to be. As you look into God’s spiritual mirror of hope, you see who you are in Christ and how you fit into the body of Christ. You see your brothers and sisters after the spirit and not after the flesh. You need to discern the body of Christ. You need to recognize the ministries of your brothers and sisters. You’re standing in the presence of Christ when you’re in their presence.

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CHRIST IN YOU

Most who call themselves Christian also say Christ lives in their hearts. (Co. 1:27) Few ever think of what that means or how Christ gets into their hearts. And yet, the truth is simple. Before we can be born again, the Father must draw us. (Jn. 6:44) He draws us, or leads us, by speaking to us through the Bible or one of the ways mentioned in the Bible. We hear, and faith comes. Faith gives us access to grace, and grace in us confesses that Jesus is Lord as we yield our mouths and tongues to His grace. (Ro. 10:9-10) It’s that simple. When the Father speaks His Word, He speaks Jesus Christ (the Word of God) into our hearts. If that seems fantastic, consider that God spoke and everything in the universe came into existence. We can now see how Jesus got into our hearts to live there when the Father spoke the Word into our hearts with creative power. And yet, we each had to yield to Him or we would not have received it. That holy Seed landed on good ground, or none of us could have said, “Jesus is my Lord.” (1 Co. 12:3)

PRAISE THE LORD

Praise the Lord! Praise Him all creatures here below.
Praise the Lord! Praise Him above ye Heavenly host.
Praise the Lord! Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
Praise the Lord! Praise the Holy one, the King of Israel.

CHORUS:
Praise the Lord! Forsaking honor, wealth and fame.
Praise the Lord! Shout glory to His Holy Name.
Praise the Lord! Submitting to His cleansing flame.
Praise the Lord! Praise the Holy one, the King of Israel.

Praise the Lord! Not doctrine that you think is right.
Praise the Lord! He is the Truth. He is the Light.
Praise the Lord! In Him the saints will all unite.
Praise the Lord! Praise the Holy one, the King of Israel.

CHORUS

Praise the Lord! Forget about all earthly strife.
Praise the Lord! Reach out to Him who gives us life.
Praise the Lord! Prepare the Bride to be His Wife.
Praise the Lord! Praise the Holy one, the King of Israel.

CHORUS

Lawlessness, pride, malice, envy, and debate,
Touchiness, ambition, jealousy and hate,
From the flesh, the Spirit will emancipate.
Praise the Lord! Praise the Holy one, the King of Israel.

CHORUS

https://freegospelmusic.org/songs/praise-the-lord/

Faith is the substance of God’s vision of hope. It’s as if you’re looking into a mirror at the perfect law of liberty.

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Pastors, teachers, and leaders, take a look at the new roleplaying system about how to talk about Jesus without getting into arguments. We’ve been taught ways that don’t work. Because of the frustration of doing what doesn’t work, many Christians have just stopped trying to bring others to Christ. This is different. Never be afraid to ask someone with a godless argument how they know. If what they say isn’t true, they can’t give you a rational answer. They expose the foolishness of the lie when they try to give a reason for the lie.
https://realreality.org/downloads/question-based-conversational-soul-winning/

Faith is the substance of God’s vision of hope.
(Quote from https://realreality.org/downloads/how-god-will-transform-you/)

Faith is the substance of God’s vision of hope. It’s as if you’re looking into a mirror at the perfect law of liberty. The Holy Spirit pulls the veil of your flesh away from you so you can see a glimpse. God’s mirror isn’t a material mirror. It’s a spiritual mirror. In this spiritual mirror, you see who you are in Christ. You don’t see your fleshly nature. You see the spiritual man. The spiritual man is Jesus Christ. It’s Christ in you.

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THE SOWER

In the Parable of the Sower, the Seed is the Word. That Word or Seed is the living Christ sown into our hearts. (Mt. 3:3-23) This Parable is about being born again, but it’s also about growing in Christ from glory to glory until the final day of His Parousia or Coming. That final day is about Christ the body coming into its own. Wisdom is this same Word from the Lord forming Christ in you. (Ja. 1:5-8) God’s wisdom is the river of God’s Word (Jesus) flowing in righteousness and holiness, delivering us from the darkness of sinful nature into the light and life in God’s presence. (1 Co. 1:30)

PRAISE FOREVER

Praise forever,
Glorify your Lord.
He shall make you beautiful.
He shall make you live.
Praise forever,
Magnify your Lord.
For God is the maker,
Of life forevermore.

Behold: I call you unto unity,
Oneness in the Spirit,
Unity in Me.
I live within your praises,
And I have led you to your place.
I change your inner being,
As You look into My face.

Praise Forever

The Holy Spirit transfigures you from glory to glory, here a little and there a little.

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Pastors and teachers, take a look at the new class about how to talk about Jesus without getting into arguments. We’ve been taught ways that don’t work. Because of the frustration of doing what doesn’t work, many Christians have just stopped trying to bring others to Christ. This is different. No lie can stand up to the Light. Active listening can draw your friend’s ideas into the daylight. Bad ideas self-destruct in the daylight.
https://realreality.org/downloads/question-based-conversational-soul-winning/

The word “transformed” is “metamorphoo” and means “transfigured.” The Holy Spirit transfigures you from glory to glory, here a little and there a little.
(Quote from https://realreality.org/downloads/how-god-will-transform-you/)

But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord. ~ 2 Corinthians 3:18

The veil is your sinful fleshly nature. It’s the carnal part of you. When you turn to Jesus, God pulls the veil away.

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REPENT: HAVE A NEW MIND

We often think of repenting as changing our attitude or changing our direction, and that’s an acceptable way to think about it. However, God wants so much more than just a change in our attitudes or behaviors. The word “repent” in Scripture is literally “have a new mind. He intends to transfigure us into the very image and likeness of Christ. He speaks to us through our spirits to our minds and transfigures our minds from fleshly minds into the mind of Christ little by little and moment by moment throughout every day. God isn’t just looking for us to change our attitudes but to exchange our minds for His. He sows the Seed of His Word into our hearts repeatedly to accomplish this.

PLEASE NOW LIFT THIS BURDEN FROM MY SHOULDERS

Lord, if I have bitterness or anger,
If I feel offended, slighted, stepped-on or ignored,
Please now lift this burden from my shoulders;
If I keep it I cannot get through That Narrow Door.

CHORUS:
Lord, I desire Your Kingdom.
I need You so much more,
More than all my burden.
Please Help me through That Door.

If I have been worshipping an idol,
If power, pleasure, money, or success exhilarate
Please now lift this burden from my shoulders;
If I keep it I cannot get through That Narrow Gate.

CHORUS

If my flesh is weak and I am slipping,
If my sinful nature tries to draw and captivate,
Please now lift this burden from my shoulders;
If I keep it I cannot get through That Narrow Gate.

CHORUS

Lord, if I love my interpretation,
If I have theologies that I hold dear today,
Please now lift this burden from my shoulders;
If I keep it I cannot get through That Narrow Way.

CHORUS

Lord, if I am seeking great attainment,
If I’ve sent myself to fight a battle in Your war,
Please now lift this burden from my shoulders;
If I keep it I cannot get through That Narrow Door.

CHORUS

Lord, if I am arrogant and haughty,
If I’ve felt contempt that I am better than the rest,
Please now lift this burden from my shoulders;
If I keep it I cannot go through that final test.

CHORUS

Lord, if I am comfortable in Zion,
If I am not pressing toward the mark with all my might,
Please now lift this burden from my shoulders;
If I keep it I may miss the fullness of Your light.

CHORUS

https://freegospelmusic.org/songs/please-now-lift-this-burden-from-my-shoulders/

The veil is the sinful fleshly nature. It’s that carnal part of you. God pulls the veil away.

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Pastors, teachers, and leaders, revitalize your church. Take a look at the series of sessions with roleplaying exercises to learn question-based conversational apologetics. We’ve been taught ways that don’t work. Because of the frustration of doing what doesn’t work, many Christians have just stopped trying to bring others to Christ. This is different. No canned pitches. Casual conversations. Bad ideas self-destruct in the daylight.
https://realreality.org/downloads/question-based-conversational-soul-winning/

Discerning the Body of Christ

The veil is the sinful fleshly nature. It’s that carnal part of you. God pulls the veil away. You see the image of God in God’s mirror, and you become what you see. You don’t see the fleshly part of your brothers and sisters. You see the Christ in them, and you become what you see.
(Quote from https://realreality.org/downloads/how-god-will-transform-you/)

The veil is your sinful fleshly nature. It’s the carnal part of you. When you turn to Jesus, God pulls the veil away. You see the image of God in God’s mirror, and you become what you see. You don’t see the fleshly part of your brothers and sisters. You see the Christ in them, and you become what you see. The word “transformed” is “metamorphoo” and means “transfigured.” The Holy Spirit transfigures you from glory to glory, here a little and there a little.

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THE INTIMACY OF KNOWING CHRIST

Jesus spoke of a day when He will have to say to some, “I never knew you.” (Mt. 7:23) The word “knew” can mean to perceive. However, it has a second meaning that makes more sense in the context. It refers to marriage and creating new life. The Father speaks the Living Word. And you, by grace through faith, submit to the Father to the point that He plants His Holy Seed (Christ) into your heart. Marriage is a type and shadow of this deep intimacy with Christ since intimacy in marriage produces new life. You then know Him in the sense that He creates new life in you. Christ is formed in you. In this intimacy, you are engaged in spiritual warfare, the battle for the mind.

Peace Follows Each New Transition

Peace follows each new transition,
Love flows like waters that utter His Name,
He appears with His presence, to show forth His heavens,
For they bear His image – Thank God for the change.

Note: The Greek word “Parousia” means “presence.” It’s generally translated as “coming” rather than “presence.” It cannot mean “returning.” However, theologians have given themselves permission to translate “parousia” as “returning” when they interpret Scipture if it helps them “prove” certain religious ideas. This has caused many in the church to focus on being born again to the exclusion of growing to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect (totally complete or mature) man (singular), to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. Most of the New Testament focuses on how to grow to this spiritual maturity.

The word “peace” is generally the Hebrew word “shalom.” While “shalom” is used for “hello,” “goodbye,” and “peace,” the literal meaning is “completeness.” In the New Testament, from HELPS Word-studies: 1515 erene (from eiro, to join, tie together into a whole) – properly, wholeness, i.e. when all essential parts are joined together.

Be ready for God’s unfolding revelation. God is establishing His Kingdom and will open the way for you from glory to glory.

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Pastors, teachers, and leaders, can this work to bring life to your church? Could this grow your church and bring a new level of unity and maturity to your members? Take a look at the new class about how to talk about Jesus without getting into arguments. We’ve been taught ways that don’t work. Because of the frustration of doing what doesn’t work, many Christians have just stopped trying to bring others to Christ. This is different. Don’t fear to probe and listen. Lies self-destruct if you can get them to expose themselves.
https://realreality.org/downloads/question-based-conversational-soul-winning/

Discerning the Body of Christ

Be ready for God’s unfolding revelation. God is establishing His Kingdom and will open the way for you from glory to glory.
(Quote from https://realreality.org/downloads/how-god-will-transform-you/)

Be ready for God’s unfolding revelation. God is establishing His Kingdom and will open the way for you from glory to glory.

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CHRIST IN US CAN’T SIN

Christ, Who is forming Himself within us, cannot sin. (1 Jn. 3:9) The flesh can’t do righteousness. (Ro. 8:8) Righteousness is God’s grace saying God’s words and doing God’s acts through us. It’s an action. Holiness is a state of being that progresses from glory to glory. It’s Christ formed in us and the veil removed. In a very real sense, we are putting on the Lord, Jesus Christ without any provision for the flesh. (Ro. 13:14) The flesh fights against the Spirit and the Spirit against the flesh. (Ga. 5:17) The word for flesh in Greek is “sarx,” and it means the human body and our animal nature. Without Christ in us, we can be very clever like raccoons, but we are brute beasts merely reacting to what we sense around us and without any truth. (2 Pe. 2:12, Jd. 1:10) Without truth, there can be no rational thought. If the Holy Spirit were not leading us, we would be lost, but now we are on the Path and are coming to know Christ.

OUT ON THIS STORMY SEA, HERE COMES JESUS

Out on this stormy sea, here comes Jesus.
Coming to you and me, He holds out His hand.
Giving us liberty, dispelling all doubt and all fear.
He is the King with all might and all power and He’s very near.

Out on this stormy sea, here comes Jesus.
Coming to you and me, He holds out His hand.
Giving you liberty, for He’s very near unto you.
And if you seek Him you’ll find Him and know Him, the way and the truth.
And if you seek Him you’ll find Him and know Him, the way and the truth.

https://freegospelmusic.org/songs/out-on-this-stormy-sea-here-comes-jesus/

God is fitting you into your place in His pattern.

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Pastors, teachers, and leaders, can you imagine your church members springing into life and action for Christ? Take a look at the class for small group or homeschool to learn a new friendly form of apologetics. We’ve been taught ways that don’t work. Because of the frustration of doing what doesn’t work, many Christians have just stopped trying to bring others to Christ. This is different. No lie can stand up to the Light.
https://realreality.org/downloads/question-based-conversational-soul-winning/

Discerning the Body of Christ

God is fitting you into your place in His pattern. At the same time, God is preparing others to fit into their places.
(Quote from https://realreality.org/downloads/how-god-will-transform-you/)

God is fitting you into your place in His pattern. At the same time, God is preparing others to fit into their places
Be ready for God’s unfolding revelation. God is establishing His Kingdom and will open the way for you from glory to glory.

But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord. ~ 2 Corinthians 3:18

The veil is your sinful fleshly nature. It’s the carnal part of you. When you turn to Jesus, God pulls the veil away. You see the image of God in God’s mirror, and you become what you see.

Thursday’s Featured FREE Book: “Encyclopedia of Logical Fallacies”
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WHATEVER IS NOT OF FAITH IS SIN

Sin is whatever is not of faith. (Ro. 14:23) To state it another way, any thought, word, or deed not authored by and finished by Jesus comes from somewhere else. There is no goodness outside of God, and we access God through Christ. While righteousness by grace through faith builds Christ and diminishes the fleshly nature, sin reverses the process. The Path of the just is a shining light growing brighter and brighter until that final day of completeness, progressively improving our discernment (Pr. 4:18, He. 5:14). In contrast, sin steps off that path to blur our vision and dull our spiritual senses. That’s why it’s so important that we focus on Christ and what He’s saying. Following visions other than the heavenly vision damages God’s temple, so we look to Jesus as He forms Himself within us.

OUT OF THE FIRE

Out of the fire, a voice did speak,
It made me tremble and it made me weak,
But a work has begun and soon I know He’ll give,
Power and authority, that we may live!

Out of the fire, I felt a quake,
It made my earth to crumble and my heavens shake,
But a new Word is forming for all men to hear,
Each man in his own order, Oh, the time is near.

Out of the fire, I shall be made whole,
Established in a sure place, a real true gold,
My book He is writing so that all may see,
That out of the fire, I will set men free.

God is revealing the order and pattern of His church to you. He shows you when something is out of order.

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Pastors, teachers, and leaders, take a look at the new class about how to talk about Jesus without getting into arguments. We’ve been taught ways that don’t work. Because of the frustration of doing what doesn’t work, many Christians have just stopped trying to bring others to Christ. This is different. Never be afraid to ask someone with a godless argument how they know. If what they say isn’t true, they can’t give you a rational answer. They expose the foolishness of the lie when they try to give a reason for the lie.
https://realreality.org/downloads/question-based-conversational-soul-winning/

Discerning the Body of Christ
God is revealing the order and pattern of His church to you. He shows you when something is out of order. He shows you what His true pattern is.
(Quote from https://realreality.org/downloads/how-god-will-transform-you/)

God is revealing the order and pattern of His church to you. He shows you when something is out of order. He shows you what His true pattern is. God is fitting you into your place in His pattern. At the same time, God is preparing others to fit into their places

Be ready for God’s unfolding revelation. God is establishing His Kingdom and will open the way for you from glory to glory.

Wednesday’s Featured FREE Book: “Exposing the Real Creation-Evolution Debate”
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