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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Faith



2 Chronicles 19:9
Then he charged them saying, "Thus you shall do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully and wholeheartedly.



What is Faith?



1.confidence or trust in a person or thing:
faith in another's ability.
 
2.belief that is not based on proof:
He had faith that the hypothesis would be substantiated by fact.
 
3.belief in God or in the doctrines or teachings of religion:
the firm faith of the Pilgrims.
4.
belief in anything, as a code of ethics, standards of merit, etc.:
to be of the same faith with someone concerning honesty.
5.
a system of religious belief:
the Christian faith; the Jewish faith.
6.
the obligation of loyalty or fidelity to a person, promise, engagement, etc.:
Failure to appear would be breaking faith.
7.
the observance of this obligation; fidelity to one's promise, oath, allegiance, etc.:
He was the only one who proved his faith during our recent troubles.


There are many different definitions of what faith means.
According to these definitions has your thoughts on faith changed?
According to these definitions are you FAITHFUL to GOD?




A good example of faithfulness is the apostle Paul, who was the Saul who PERSECUTED Christians , Paul was thrown into prison for his beliefs and later was persecuted but even through those hard times Paul stuck to the Word of God just like we should today. Imagine if Paul didn't stick to his beliefs and went back to persecuting Christians...He would not be such a good guy...right?  Just like us...if we don't stick to our faith and our beliefs in Jesus Christ we will not receive Eternal Life with Him. I am CERTAIN that Paul is in Heaven with Jesus.
       Now It is your turn to be like Paul, I am not saying you are going to be persecuted, but have faith in God even in when it comes to a life or death situation.




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