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NASB | Romans 10:17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 10:17 So faith comes from hearing [what is told], and what is heard comes by the [preaching of the] message concerning Christ. |
Bible Question: It's seem like I've been tested by the devil for most of my life and he appears in all shapes and forms...I'm sure if this happens to any person for a long period of time their faith begins to dwindle. My quetion is how can i put the devil under my feet? How can I renew my faith??? |
Bible Answer: Dear Kent, Yes, Satan can sometimes have a field day (or week, year, etc.) with us. But, my friend, the secret to the Christian life is not the amount of your faith. The secret is WHO your faith is in. Faith is only the conduit by which we access the power of Christ. Faith, by its very nature, requires an object. Everyone has faith in someone or something. The object of the Christian faith is not faith, but Christ. It is believing what God says is true. Faith is accepting God's viewpoint no matter what we may think, feel, or want. Christians put their faith totally in Jesus Christ - what He accomplished and what He will continue to do through us as His body. Satan was defeated at the cross by Christ. His major weapon, death, was taken away from him. Christ came to give us LIFE and life more abundant. So, Kent, you, by yourself, can never put Satan under your feet. But we can go to Christ as our head and He ever lives to make intercession for us. Satan will accuse us, not only to ourselves, but to God. But for the Christian, there is no condemnation because the Spirit of life in Jesus Christ has set us free from the law of sin and death. Brother, its not our faith that needs to be renewed, its our minds. And this is done through the work of the Holy Spirit taking the things of Christ (in the Bible) and making them known to us. This 'known' is not just an intellectual knowledge, it is an intimate knowledge. It is believing Christ at His word and knowing that you know. Faith is merely the means by which we accept it because we can't sense it or see it. I pray this helps you. In Christ, Bill Mc |