Never thought of it that way before, the faith God gives us being part of
his nature. It makes sense, though.
Thanks for that.
JulieMelton
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www.heart-and-music.com
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From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 10:21 AM
Subject: Faith - Installment 2
> The Force Of Faith
> Installment Two.
>
>
> Part One. The Origin Of Faith.
>
> Note. Four controversial statements about faith.
>
> One. Faith is a fixed value.
> Two. God has faith.
> Three. You will never have any more faith than you do right now,
> that is, since you were born again.
> Four. Faith, and more faith, isn't what we need.
>
> Question. How, and where, and from whom, did we get our faith.
>
> To answer these questions, we will address the following outline.
>
> A. The Source of Faith.
> B. The Strength of Faith.
> C. The Size of Faith.
>
>
>
> A. The Source of Faith.
>
> Romans 12:3
> God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
>
> The Greek word for "dealt" in this verse is Dividing or
> separating into portions. The implication is in equal parts.
>
> Illustration. We give candy to our children. To be fair, we give
> each child the same exact amount.
>
> Note. God is fair, too. He has given to each of His children,
> the same exact amount of faith.
>
> The Greek word for "measure" in this verse is (an instrument
> used for measurements). The Greek word for "measurement" in this
> verse is where we get our word metric.
>
> Examples. A ruler is a good example because it can mark off
> exact measurements, even to fractions of measurement if needed.
> The metric system is a method of exact measurements. A
> metronome, is placed on a piano, which in turns, allows the
> musician to keep perfect time as the metronome ticks off the
> measurement of perfect time required for that specific piece of
> music.
>
> Question. Why did God give each of us an exact measurement, or
> portion, of faith?
>
> Answer. So that we would harmoniously resonate perfect spiritual
> timing with Him.
>
> Question. What time is it with God?
>
> Answer. Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever.
> Hebrews 13:8
>
> Note. God's timing never changes. He is never late. He never
> forgets what time it is. He never forgets where you are or loses
> track of you. His desire is for you to keep perfect time with His
> will for your life.
>
> Question. According to Romans 12:3, God hath dealt to every man
> the measure of faith, so from whom do we get our faith?
>
> Answer. God.
>
> Question. Where did God get it?
>
> Note. God is righteousness. God is holy. God is sinless. God
> is love.
>
> Question. If God is all of these things, and much more, they are,
> therefore, natural to Him as part of His eternal nature and
> character.
>
> Question. so then, can it then be said, since we receive our
> faith from God, that God is also faith?
>
> Note. At this point, people who find this totally unacceptable
> reasoning, not to mention poor Biblical interpretation, begin to
> say that God can't have faith, even though they agree we get our
> faith from Him. Why do they argue the point? Because, they
> confuse the identity of faith as if it were a human character
> trait. Of course, it is no such thing. Not if we receive it by
> the hand of God, it isn't, and cannot be, human in quality and
> origin.
>
> Question. So, where did we get our faith then?
>
> Hebrew 12:2
> Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith.
>
> The Greek word for "author" in this verse is rendered (head,
> leader, captain) as in commander and chief.
>
> The Greek word "finisher" in this verse is used this one and
> only time in the entire New Testament. It means ( a prefector),
> or one who makes something perfect.
>
> Question. Would Jesus be the author and finisher of something
> that wasn't of God's nature in the first place?
>
> Question. I ask again. Where did we get our faith?
>
> Answer. According to the Bible, we receive our exact measure of
> faith from the source of faith which is God.
>
> Note. Human faith is nothing more than confidence and can never
> remove mountains as Jesus said the faith He has given us could.
> Therefore, the faith we have could not have any other source than
> God or it wouldn't do what Jesus said our faith could do in His
> name.
>
> End Of Installment Two.
>
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