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FAITH IS THE EVIDENCE:
FAITH is the EVIDENCE of things not seen.
1Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
-Hebrews 11:1
FAITH is THE EVIDENCE. Notice that it does not say that FAITH is A EVIDENCE, but rather that FAITH is THE EVIDENCE.
What is...
FAITH IS A SUBSTANCE:
FAITH is the SUBSTANCE of things hoped for.
1Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
-Hebrews 11:1
FAITH is a REAL THING.
FAITH is so REAL that it is called a SUBSTANCE by the writer of Hebrews. That is, it has a tangible...
WHAT FAITH IS
WHAT FAITH IS NOT:
Sometimes it helps to discover what something is not, before trying to understand what it is. If we can rule out some common misinterpretations, we can narrow the parameters within which an accurate definition can be constructed.
Biblical Faith is NOT...
HOW FAITH COMES
So faith comes by hearing, and hearing comes by way of the Word of God. We all know that intellectually, and most of us can quote you chapter and verse.
The writer did not say that faith comes by hearing the Word only. Rather, faith comes by hearing, AND hearing by the...
I think many are misunderstanding the gift of discerning of spirits which is found in 1 Corrinthians 12:
All of these gifts are supernatural/spiritual in nature; that is, they allow one for a moment to do something that we normally wouldn't be able to do.
To discern is a verb and it means...
My friend, never let condemnation strong-arm you. I have told my testimony here several times before, but I think it will help for me to repost some of it for you.
I committed my life to Christ while sitting in the hole in prison. In some ways it was almost entirely accidental, in other ways i...