29 May 2011
Errol Atterbury
James2:17-19 you believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that and shudder.
What do the words faith and belief have in common? They are very similar Greek words.
Belief – “pissuo” - to have faith in believe in and trust Him.
Faith- “pisstus” - persuasion a conviction of truth.
We can know something but have no mental agreement with the truth. We need to grow up in our faith. Believing is good but we need to grow up into faith.
What is faith? Heb11:1 being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. Being persuaded without the evidence. Perceiving as real fact that which has not impacted the senses. Faith needs to be without seeing, feeling, touching, tasting. Faith is holding fast till it sticks. Like gluing on the donkeys ears just need to hold them on for a little longer. Rev1:7 when all see Jesus they will believe, but that is not faith. We need faith in order to get saved. Does God’s Word fully persuade you?
Faith without action is dead. Faith is dead when we are not exercising it in helping others and meeting the needs of others. Deed faith is speaking about something but not acting on it.
We prove our faith by our actions. No one can consistently live with a belief and not act upon it. What we believe impacts on our behavior. Faith that is alive is demonstrated by practical caring and generousity. Is the Kingdom of God being advanced by our faith? Faith is an action. Actions speak louder than words. After all is said and done let us hope that all that was said is done.
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