Faith

Dear mighty warriors of Christ! Today, I'm going to talk about faith!

What is faith?

- Hebrews 11:1 says, "Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see."

- 1 Peter 1:21 says, "Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him, and so your faith and hope are in God."

- Ephesians 2:8 says, "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this i not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - "

- Ephesians 3:12 says, "In Him and through faith in Him we may approach God with freedom and confidence."

- Galatians 2:21 says, "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me."

People with this gift:

- believe the promises of God and inspire others to do the same.

- act in complete confidence of God's ability to overcome obstacles.

- demonstrates an attitude of trust in God's Will and His promises.

- advance the cause of Christ because they go forward when others not.

- ask God for what is needed and trust Him for His provision.

Bible verses about faith:

- Matthew 14:31 says, "Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and caught Him. "You of little faith," He said, "why did you doubt?" "

- Matthew 17:20 says, "Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, "Move from here to there," and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."

- Matthew 21:21 says, "Jesus replied, "Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what has done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and it will be done."

- Mark 11:24 says, "There I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours."

- Colossians 2:12 says, "having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised with Him through your faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead."

- 1 Corinthians 15:14 says, "And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith."

- Galatians 5:6 says, "For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love."

- James 1:2-3 says, "Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance."

- James 2:26 says, "As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead."

- James 5:15 says, "And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven."

- Romans 14:1 says, "Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters."

- Malachi says, "I hate divorce, says the Lord God of Israel... So guard yourself in your spirit, and do not break faith."

- 1 Peter 1:7 says, "These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith - of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire - may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed."

- 1 Peter 1:9 says, "for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls."

- 1 John 5:4 says, "for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith."

Bible verses telling you to have faith:

- 1 Thessalonians 5:8 says, "But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet."

- Ephesians 6:16 says, "In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one."

- 1 Peter 5:8-9 says, "Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings."

- 1 Corinthians 16:13 says, "Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong."

- 2 Corinthians 8:7 says, "But since you excel in everything - in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in the love we have kindled in you - see that you also excel in this grace of giving."

- 2 Peter 1:5 says, "For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge;"

- 1 Timothy 4:12 says, "Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity."

- 2 Corinthians 13:5 says, "Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you - unless, of course, you fail the test?"

- Hebrews 11:3 says, "By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible."

- Hebrews 13:7 says, "Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith."

Have faith in God, not men:

- 1 Corinthians 2:5 says, "so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God's power."

Do you want to stand firm?

- 2 Corinthians 1:24 says, "...it is by faith you stand firm."

Wandering from the faith:

- 1 Timothy 6:10 says, "For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs."

- 1 Timothy 6:20-21 says, "...Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge, which some have professed and in so doing have departed from the faith."

Consequences of not having faith:

- Hebrews 11:6 says, "And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek him."

Final Conclusion: Have faith!

- 1 Timothy 6:11-12 says, "But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses."

- 2 Timothy 2:22 says, "Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart."

- John 14:12 says, "Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in Me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father."

- Galatians 3:11 says, "...the righteous will live by faith."

- 2 Corinthians 5:7 says, "For we live by faith, not by sight."

- Mark 4:40 says, "...Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?"

- Mark 11:22 says, " "Have faith in God," Jesus answered."

My brothers and sisters in Christ, it's time to have faith in God! =)

- Have faith soldiers in Christ -