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NASB | Matthew 8:5 ¶ And when Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, imploring Him, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 8:5 ¶ As Jesus went into Capernaum, a centurion came up to Him, begging Him [for help], [Luke 7:1-10] |
Subject: A FALSE TEACHING? Yes / No |
Bible Note: DearLionsdensurvivor, "Faith - Faith is in general the persuasion of the mind that a certain statement is true (Phil. 1:27; 2 Thess. 2:13). Its primary idea is trust. A thing is true, and therefore worthy of trust. It admits of many degrees up to full assurance of faith, in accordance with the evidence on which it rests. --Faith is the result of teaching (Rom. 10:14-17). Knowledge is an essential element in all faith, and is sometimes spoken of as an equivalent to faith (John 10:38; 1 John 2:3). Yet the two are distinguished in this respect, that faith includes in it assent, which is an act of the will in addition to the act of the understanding. Assent to the truth is of the essence of faith, and the ultimate ground on which our assent to any revealed truth rests is the veracity of God. --Historical faith is the apprehension of and assent to certain statements which are regarded as mere facts of history (Easton's) Faith is definitely NOT a meta-physical force by which believers manipulate creation for their personal gain! Doctrines that deny this fact, have more in common with witch-craft and magic then they do christianity. The very idea that words are vessels that contain a faith-force is absurd as well as heretical. Flee from these falsehoods! Trust in Christ alone and not your own ability to conjure up positive confessions which purport to change things of themselves. What hog-wash! I suggest you learn from Scripture rather than Copeland, Hinn, and TBN. Hebrews 11 (the entire chapter!) would make a good beginning. I really mean you well my friend. It's just that I fear you have been led astray. John |