"But without faith it is impossible to please (God): for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that dilligently seek Him."
Faith in Christ is the key to everything in the Christian life. The eleventh chapter of Hebrews is known as "The Hall of Faith," because it lists a number of Old Testament saints whose lives portrayed that they had faith. I think that the chapter is pointing that a relationship with God has always been the result of faith. In fact, it was faith in the promise of Christ that they were saved. Hebrews 11:13 will show you what I mean: "These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on earth." Faith in Christ is all-important for our salvation and for our sustenance. We are saved by grace through faith, but beyond that we are sustained by faith. Hebrews 11:1 gives us the essence of faith: "Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Faith makes possible that which seems impossible.It makes real that which seems unreal. Without faith we cannot see the need to be saved, nor can we understand the works of God. We should just have faith in a great big God, with Whom "all things are posslbe." I have faith in a great God Who is with me all of the way, and works it all out according to His will. Do not understand me to be bragging about my faith. I am bragging about a great God Who made faith possible. He made it possible for you too. If you realize that, this blog has acheived its purpose. I truly hope that you have been saved by faith in Christ. Salvation is impossible without faith in Christ. I also truly hope that your life is sustained by your faith in Christ. Make no mistake about it, if you are saved by faith, you can surely be sustained by faith. You can face whatever you have to face in life with your faith in Christ. I'm not saying that you will never be afraid again, nor am I saying that things will always turn out the way you want them to because of your faith. I'm saying that by faith, Jesus will enable you to face all of life, the good and the bad, with poise and a good attitude. If you haven't already, placed your faith in Christ do it now. If you have, take full advantage of that faith as you live each day. Bro. Joe
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