Subject: continued pursuit, or saving faith |
Bible Note: Hello Beja, Cutting to the chase with regards to your question: You stated; “Or do you think this is drawing out the fact that for salvation you must not only have faith that He exists but you must also have faith that He will carry out His promised reward of "salvation." What He promises he is able to perform to the uttermost. If He did the most for us at salvation, now that we are His children, shall He not now do much more then the most! My answer is yes that is what I believe. Now to this part of the question: “Do you think that this refers to something after salvation in the sense that after we are saved we must continue to believe that he is worth further pursuit.” I don’t believe that particular verse, Heb. 11:6 is suggesting a particular action after salvation BUT if my faith in Him doesn’t result in a continuous trust in His promises, i.e. the content of faith I will be one miserable believer. I think the happiest people in this world are true believers in Christ; then on the other hand the most miserable people on this earth are also believers in Christ that live their life out of fellowship. I don’t see faith as something that grows or the necessity for it. What needs to grow is the content of our faith. 2 Peter 3:18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen. I haven’t even enlarged my faith, per se, to the size of a mustard seed yet but what I fear is that I might neglect to claim by faith, any of the promises that my Father has for me. Hebrews 4:1 Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. My salvation through faith in Christ Jesus only makes me eligible to enter into God day by day rest, claiming by faith His numerous provisional promises that provide God’s perfect rest in my life. This stresses the need for a daily intake of Bible doctrine, i.e. assimilation of God’s precious Word not just reading it. I think this answer is more in keeping with the KISS objective that’s needed on the forum but I'm guilty of starting to problem. CDBJ |