Faith Comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God The fundamental truth of this Word is that the more we know and experience of the Word of God the greater our faith and the more confident we are in the truth of it and the power it holds to accomplish God’s purpose through it. Our faith is only faith when it is applied to our lives in tangible, measurable ways. Faith both speaks and acts. Most likely, we have all read this passage and heard it preached many times. But ha

“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.” 1 John 4:18 Fear is what happens in our minds when we imagine something will happen because of what we think we know, and therefore believe about our future. We don’t fear for someone else. Fear is personal. Just like love is personal. No one can love for you. Love is your emotion, your feeling, your unique experience. It is your th

Faith works by love “For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.” Galatians 5:6 Faith does not operate in a vacuum. It is not ethereal nor is it a mystical ritual in which we must posture ourselves to have it and appropriate it in our lives. It’s not a commodity that we can acquire like shopping for groceries or buying furniture or a car, a house or any such things. It is given to us by God our Maker and o

"But that no one is justified by the law in the sight of God is evident, for “the just shall live by faith.” Galatians 3:11 The just shall live by faith. We could also say it that this way. The just, those whom Jesus has forgiven and gave His life for, and who have received Him as Lord by faith and been born again by His Spirit, they are the just. And being found now in Christ redeemed by His blood we have been freely justified by faith in Him. So now we have within us the a

"For we walk by faith, not by sight." 2 Corinthians 5:7 From birth we learn to navigate the world by what we see, by what we learn through experience and by what we are taught by our parents, teachers, pastors, and so forth. Without sight we are limited in our ability to move about freely without the aid of someone else or something else. So, sight is important, obviously. But, as Christians we are given an extra gift of “sight” called faith, that allows us to see beyond the