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WHAT IS ‘FAITH’ – REALLY Part Three: WHAT IS ‘FAITH’ – REALLY

Hebrews 12:2 the AUTHOR and PERFECTOR of FAITH… [2] FIXING our EYES on JESUS, the AUTHOR and PERFECTOR of FAITH…

WHAT IS ‘FAITH’ REALLY

What FAITH IS NOT – FAITH is not a FORCE or some sort of POWER! FAITH is not a FORMULA or a MATHEMATICAL EQUATION…! FAITH is not a SPIRITUAL ATM! FAITH is not a BLIND LEAP in the dark!

Hebrews 11:1 [1] Now FAITH is the ASSURANCE of things HOPED for, the CONVICTION of things not seen.

Hebrews 11:1 ASSURANCE [NASB] [1] Now FAITH is the SUBSTANCE [NKJV; KJV] CONFIDENCE [NIV] of things hoped for… [1] Now FAITH is the Greek noun 5287: The GROUND of a guarantee, or proof. ‘SUBSTANCE’, what ACTUALLY EXISTS under any appearance, the essential nature.

Hebrews 11:1 CONVICTION [NASB] [1] Now FAITH is the… EVIDENCE [NKJV; KJV] ASSURANCE [NIV] … of things not seen. (about what we do not see). [1] Now FAITH is the… Greek noun 1650: The MANIFESTATION of the TRUTH of the EVIDENCE that brings about the CONVICTION.

Hebrews 11:1 (AMP) of the things [we] HOPE for, (the confirmation, the title deed) [1] Now FAITH is the ASSURANCE (the confirmation, the title deed) of the things [we] HOPE for, being the PROOF of things [we] do not see and the CONVICTION of their REALITY [faith perceiving as a real fact what is not revealed to the senses].

Romans 10:17 [17] So FAITH COMES from HEARING, and hearing by the WORD of CHRIST (God).

“… whatever passes through the paths of the seas.” Psalm 8:8 and Matthew Maury, a pioneer oceanographer (1860) Psalm 8:8 “… whatever passes through the paths of the seas.”

Ecclesiastes 11:5 [5] Just as you do not know the PATH of the WIND and how bones are FORMED in the womb… … so YOU DO NOT KNOW the ACTIVITY of GOD Who makes all things.

John 3:8 and you HEAR the SOUND of it, [8] “The WIND BLOWS WHERE IT WISHES and you HEAR the SOUND of it, but DO NOT KNOW where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

UNDERSTANDING the RELATIONSHIP between ‘FAITH’ and ‘GRACE’?

GRACE TOWARD OBEDIENCE of FAITH Romans 1:1-6 [1] Paul, … set apart for the gospel… [3] concerning His Son… [5] through Whom we have received GRACE and apostleship (to bring about) [TOWARD] (the) obedience of FAITH among all the nations…, GRACE TOWARD OBEDIENCE of FAITH TOWARD OBEDIENCE of FAITH

Romans 4:16 FAITH GRACE PROMISE CERTAIN [16] For this reason (it is) (by) [THROUGH] FAITH, that it might be IN ACCORDANCE WITH [DOWN FROM] GRACE, in order that the PROMISE may be CERTAIN… FAITH [down from] GRACE in order that PROMISE CERTAIN

Ephesians 3:11-12 through FAITH in Him. [11] (This was) in accordance with the ETERNAL PURPOSE which He carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord, [12] in Whom we have boldness and confident ACCESS [G4318] [RIGHT of APPROACH] through FAITH in Him.

(the INSTRUMENT through which) Ephesians 2:8 [8] For by GRACE you have been SAVED FAITH and that not of yourselves, (it is) the GIFT of God; (the INSTRUMENT through which) through out of faith

+ GRACE + FAITH + LOVE AN OVER ABUNDANCE 1 Timothy 1:14 [14] and the GRACE of our Lord was more than ABUNDANT, with the FAITH and LOVE which are (found) IN Christ Jesus. + GRACE + FAITH + LOVE AN OVER ABUNDANCE

Romans 5:1-2 [1] Therefore having been JUSTIFIED by FAITH, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, J U S T I F D F A I T H [out of; or out from]

(the INSTRUMENT through which) Romans 5:1-2 [2] through Whom also we have OBTAINED our INTRODUCTION [G4318] [RIGHT of APPROACH] [to the] by FAITH in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God. this GRACE INTO (the INSTRUMENT through which)

WHAT IS ‘HOPE’

Since FAITH is the ASSURANCE of that for which we HOPE – WHAT IS HOPE? HOPE IS NOT: WANTING something TO BE with NO GUARANTEE that it WILL BE, That is a WISH.

HOPE [G1679] – HOPE is TRUSTING. is DESIRE joined together with EXPECTATION for a certain thing to happen. HOPE is TRUSTING. HOPE is CONFIDENT, EXPECTANT ASSURANCE that something WILL BE!!!

and that HE WILL DO what HE has PROMISED to DO! HOPE with ASSURANCE FAITH is ASSURED CONFIDENCE that GOD IS – and that HE WILL DO what HE has PROMISED to DO! FAITH looks PASSED LIFE’S CIRCUMSTANCES to WHAT God has PROMISED!

Hebrews 11:3 that the worlds were prepared by the WORD of God, [3] By FAITH we UNDERSTAND that the worlds were prepared by the WORD of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.

Discipleship Lesson from Hebrews 11:3 FAITH brings about UNDERSTANDING!

Living by

[7] FOR we WALK by FAITH, NOT BY SIGHT – 2 Corinthians 5:7 [7] FOR we WALK by FAITH, NOT BY SIGHT – We WALK SEEING what CAN ONLY be SEEN through FAITH that BELIEVES God with EXPECTANT TRUST!

Galatians 2:20 [20] I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the LIFE which I now LIVE in the flesh I LIVE by FAITH in the Son of God, Who loved me, and delivered Himself up for me.

Romans 1:17 [17] For in it the RIGHTEOUSNESS of God is revealed from FAITH to FAITH; as it is written, “BUT THE RIGHTEOUS man SHALL LIVE BY FAITH.”** [** cited from Habakkuk 2:4; also see Galatians 3:11, 12; Hebrews 10:38]

Genesis 12:2-3 – FIVE Promises of the PROMISE! [2] “And I WILL MAKE YOU A GREAT NATION, And I WILL BLESS YOU, And (I WILL) MAKE YOUR NAME GREAT;…”

Genesis 12:2-3 – FIVE Promises of the PROMISE! [2] “… And so YOU SHALL BE A BLESSING; [3] “… And IN YOU all the families of the earth SHALL be BLESSED.”

The PROMISE – In Genesis 22:18, God said, [18] “And in your SEED all the nations of the earth shall be BLESSED, because you have obeyed My voice.”

The PROMISE Fulfilled – Galatians 3:16 Now the PROMISES were SPOKEN to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, “And to seeds,” as (referring) to many, but (rather) to ONE, “And to your SEED,” that is, CHRIST.

DIED in FAITH, WITHOUT RECEIVING the PROMISES, Hebrews 11:13 [13] ALL these (in Hebrews chapter 11) DIED in FAITH, WITHOUT RECEIVING the PROMISES,

Discipleship Lesson from Hebrews 11:13 LIVING by FAITH IS TRUSTING that God KEEPS HIS PROMISES!

Mark 1:40-42 [40] And a leper came to Him, beseeching Him and falling on his knees before Him, and saying to Him, “IF You ARE WILLING, You CAN MAKE me CLEAN.”

“I have FAITH that PRESUMES that You WILL MAKE me CLEAN!” NOT – “I have FAITH that PRESUMES that You WILL MAKE me CLEAN!” BUT – “IF You ARE WILLING...”!

Discipleship Lesson from Mark 1:40-42 FAITH LEADS us to the place where we BELIEVE God is WILLING to do what He has PROMISED!

Another Discipleship Lesson from Mk 1:40-42 & Heb 11:13 FAITH KEEPS us TRUSTING in God – EVEN WHEN we DO NOT RECEIVE …

The leper HAD COMPLETE FAITH “IF You ARE WILLING...”! The leper HAD COMPLETE FAITH – WHY? – BECAUSE Jesus HAD HEALED others.

Mark 1:40-42 [41] And MOVED with COMPASSION, He stretched out His hand, and touched him, and said to him, “I AM WILLING; BE CLEANSED.”

Another Discipleship Lesson from Mark 1:40-42 FAITH IS NOT – BELIEVING God WILL do something –

Another Discipleship Lesson from Mark 1:40-42 FAITH IS – KNOWING that God CAN DO what He says He CAN DO – and WILL DO – IF it is IN His WILL to do! and WILL DO –

Mark 1:40-42 [42] And IMMEDIATELY the leprosy LEFT him and HE WAS CLEANSED.

The WONDERFULNESS of God’s LOVE IS NOT that He answers prayers The WONDERFULNESS of God’s LOVE IS NOT that He answers prayers! The WONDERFULNESS of God’s LOVE IS that He GAVE His Son Jesus TO DIE FOR YOU!

CHRIST DIED for US. Romans 5:8 in that while we WERE YET SINNERS, [8] But God DEMONSTRATES His own LOVE toward us, in that while we WERE YET SINNERS, CHRIST DIED for US.

John 1:4-5 and the LIFE was the LIGHT of men. [4] In HIM was LIFE, and the LIFE was the LIGHT of men. [5] And the LIGHT shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not (comprehend) [‘overtake’] it.

Discipleship Lesson from John 1:4-5 The LIGHT of Jesus the LIFE, KEEPS ON SHINING and the DARKNESS CANNOT KEEP IT FROM SHINING!

Here is Your Invitation to FIX Your on JESUS!