What is Faith?

Text: Rom. 10:6-17
More Lessons: Matt. 21:21
Bible Reading in one Year: 1 Timothy 1-3

Faith is one strong force that connects heaven to the earth. And for the believer, having faith in God makes all things possible. The inability of a believer to trust fully in the Lord is a spiritual attack from the pit of hell. Moreover, to refuse to believe in God is to doubt and that insults God. What then is faith?

a. Faith is not a supernatural charge or feeling; it is the consciousness of “God has said” and therefore it is true: Phil. 4:19, Gen.1:3.
b. Faith is a by-product of knowing God's Word: Rom. 10:17.
c. Faith goes ahead; it doesn't stop or wait until everything is clear: Mk. 5:25-29.
d. Faith is knowing your place, your right, your privileges and your authority in God: Lk. 7:8.
e. Faith is a product of the spirit, the inward conviction called assurance; you cannot explain it, yet you know it.
f. Faith is the reality of greater is He that is in me than him that is in the world.
g. Faith is not having confidence in physical manifestation or physical evidence but it is always in simple words: Lk. 1:37.
However, there are several enemies of faith that must not be tolerated by the believers. Some of which are:
1. Ignorance- the believer must be knowledgeable in the Word of God: I Cor. 2:12.
2. Hope mentality- this is the attitude of always pushing things to the future; it is an enemy of faith.
3. Mental assent- this is believing but not acting while faith is active and acting.
4. Sense knowledge- this is the mentality of unless I see it. It is contrary to faith: Jn. 20:24-29.
5. Unbelief- it may be due to lack of knowledge and is contrary to faith because faith is full persuasion with proofs.

Dearly beloved, to be a believer who has active faith, you must be a man of prayer. Prayer is a process of joining force between you and God; without prayer God is limited.

Prayer / Action
* Ask God for a personal encounter with the spirit of faith.
* Pray that the enemies of faith will not prevail over your heart and mind.
* Ask for faith enough to pray until something happens.

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