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NASB | 2 Timothy 2:15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Timothy 2:15 Study and do your best to present yourself to God approved, a workman [tested by trial] who has no reason to be ashamed, accurately handling and skillfully teaching the word of truth. |
Bible Question: where can I find in the bible. To step out on faith, Jesus will always be with me? |
Bible Answer: If "step out on faith" means to justify any irrational act a person might do in the name of Christ, then you then you'll find this concept in Romans ten where the Apostle Paul says, "For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not in accordance with knowledge." While it is true that a Christian is convinced of things "not seen," (Heb 11:1) faith is never "blind." it acts "in accordance with knowledge," the knowledge of God's word, the knowledge of God's promises in Christ. God's word is the light to our path. Believing God's word we courageously step out, doing his word. (Josh 1:7 "Only be strong and very courageous; be careful to do according to all the law...) Yes, we are blind to our immediate future, but we trust Him who works out all things for the good. Our faith does not see the immediate future, "but we do see Him who was made for a little while lower than the angels, namely, Jesus.(Heb 2:9) Biblical faith is never irrational or blind. Biblical faith is always based on the knowledge of God's word. Biblical faith is the faith of Abraham. God made promises to him and he courageously acted on them. "For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants that he would be heir of the world was not through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith. For if those who are of the Law are heirs, faith is made void and the promise is nullified; for the Law brings about wrath, but where there is no law, there also is no violation. For this reason it is by faith, in order that it may be in accordance with grace, so that the promise will be guaranteed to all the descendants, not only to those who are of the Law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all, (as it is written, "A FATHER OF MANY NATIONS HAVE I MADE YOU") in the presence of Him whom he believed, even God, who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist. In hope against hope he believed, so that he might become a father of many nations according to that which had been spoken, "SO SHALL YOUR DESCENDANTS BE." Without becoming weak in faith he contemplated his own body, now as good as dead since he was about a hundred years old, and the deadness of Sarah's womb; yet, with respect to the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief but grew strong in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully assured that what God had promised, He was able also to perform." Rom 4:13-21 |
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