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1 | All of the above? | Heb 11:39 | charis | 43371 | ||
Dear heisthe1, Greetings in Jesus' name! Friend, I don't quite agree that our faith requirements are different from any other age in the new covenant. Christians of every generation have always needed to walk in faith. I am not sure what you mean about 'sixth sense' faith. Faith should produce fruit that can be measured, just not measured in the same way that the world measures blessing, i.e. wealth, power or fame. The fruit we should pursue is the fruit of the Holy Spirit as described in Galatians 5:22 and 23. "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law." (NASB) Peace and joy in Christ Jesus, charis |
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2 | All of the above? | Heb 11:39 | heisthe1 | 43460 | ||
Charis, I agree that "Christians of every generation have always needed to walk in faith." I mentioned that faith is like a "sixth sense", you can't see faith, nor feel, taste, smell or hear it, it exists outside of our normal five physical senses. God designed us, the believers, to live (or function) by faith. In the Old Testament, the prophet wrote, "..the just shall live by his faith" (Habbakuk 2:4.) What this doesn't mean Charis, is that we only use our faith when we have a big problem or in cases of an emergency. No! Faith is not to be used that way. It is to be used every day, constantly, and used in every area of your life, from prayer, to marriage, to money matters, to getting relatives saved, or whatever. God wants us to manifest His abundant life in the earth, the life that Jesus spoke about when he said, "..I am come that they (you) might have life, and that they (you) might have it more abundantly" (John 10:10). And the way we do it is by faith! Now do we pursue the fruit of the Spirit, or are you saying that we live by the Spirit? The fruit of the Spirit is in us, they will manifest. As opposed to living as mentioned in Galatians 5:19-21. Hebrews 11:39, We have even more reason to have faith than these heroes, of the faith. Even though they showed faith, they never saw the promise in the same way that we do, on this side of the Cross. They could not be made complete until the work of Jesus; the looked forward to Jesus and His work, we look at it from behind. May the Lord continue to bless you richly! |
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3 | All of the above? | Heb 11:39 | charis | 43465 | ||
Dear heisthe1, Greetings in the name of the Lord Jesus! Thank you for getting back to me. I do agree that faith itself is only seen by God. But the faith of the righteous is evident in the fruit of the Holy Spirit. The world and it's slaves cannot see these fruit and the faith of God's people except the Holy Spirit quicken it to their eyes. This is what we would call a 'testimony.' The world has false equivalents of all of the fruit of the Spirit, and sometimes even the church is misled by the counterfeit. I believe this is where the church sometimes gets the idea that physical blessing is equal to faith. Thank you for your blessing, and may the Lord also pour upon you His goodness. In Christ Jesus, charis |
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