Without faith it is impossible to please God, Heb 11:6. Anyone who wants to please God must use faith to please Him. So since it is impossible to please God without faith I thought I would do a little study of the Holy Scriptures to determine what real faith is and what it is not. Faith First you have to hear a message (Rom 10:7-17)
How do you hear?
Rom 10:14, How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in him of who they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?
God does not preach the good news of salvation in Christ through angels or from speaking from heaven but through the mouths of men.
Mathew 7:24, Jesus said, therefore whosoever hears these sayings of mine and does them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock
What do you hear?
Rom 10:17, faith comes from hearing and hearing from the word of God
Mathew 4:4, but he (Jesus) answered and said, it is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God
Luke 11:28, but he (Jesus) said, blessed are they that hear the word of God and keep it
How to determine truth from error?
Mark 7:09,13, and he(Jesus) said unto them, full well you reject the commandment of God that you may keep your own tradition. 13, Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which you have delivered and many such like things do you
Mark 16:20, and they went forth and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following, amen (may it be so)
1 Cor 1:6, even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you
When there is confusion about the truth from God, then ask God to confirm His word of truth so that you will not be led astray. He did it for the first people that became Christians and there is no reason He will not do it now.
How to determine truth from error?
Mark 7:09,13, and he(Jesus) said unto them, full well you reject the commandment of God that you may keep your own tradition. 13, Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which you have delivered and many such like things do you
Mark 16:20, and they went forth and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following, amen (may it be so)
1 Cor 1:6, even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you
When there is confusion about the truth from God, then ask God to confirm His word of truth so that you will not be led astray. He did it for the first people that became Christians and there is no reason He will not do it now.
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