Sunday, April 21, 2013

Chap. 111---What is Faith?


Faith is believing in God and His promises Only.

"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not
seen." Hebrews 11:1.

"Faith in Christ is not the work of nature, but the work of God on human
minds, wrought in the very soul by the Holy Spirit, who reveals Christ, as Christ
revealed the Father. Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of
things not seen. With its justifying, sanctifying power, it is above what men call
science. It is the science of eternal realities. Human science is often deceptive
and misleading, but this heavenly science never misleads. It is so simple that
a child can understand it, and yet the most learned men cannot explain it. It is
inexplainable and immeasurable, beyond all human expression."

"The acceptance of Christ’s atonement is the groundwork of true faith....
Those who will look long enough into the divine mirror to see and despise their
sins, their unlikeness to the meek and lowly Jesus, will have strength to overcome.
All who truly believe will confess and forsake their sins. They will cooperate
with Christ in the work of bringing their hereditary and cultivated tendencies to
wrong under the control of the divine will, so that sin shall not have dominion
over them. Looking to Jesus, the author and finisher of their faith, they will be
changed into His likeness. They will grow up into the full stature of men and
women in Christ Jesus.... Those who truly believe, who confess and forsake their
sins, will grow more and more like Christ, until of them it can in heaven be said,
“Ye are complete in him.” Colossians 2:10.

“Ask, and it shall be given you” (Matthew 7:7) is the promise. Our part is to
rest on the Word with unwavering faith, believing that God will do according to
His promise. Let faith cut its way through the shadow of the enemy. When
a questioning doubt arises, go to Christ and let the soul be encouraged by
communion with Him. The redemption He has purchased for us is complete. The
offering He made was plenteous and without stint. Heaven has a never-failing
supply of help for all who are needy."

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