But without faith it is impossible to please Him; for He that cometh to God must believe that He is, & that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him. Hebrews 11:6
Did you notice the first part of that verse, it says "But without faith it is impossible to please Him...,"
God demands us to have faith. He places within our hands the means for faith to be produced. That it is our responsibility to receive it.
God said that we needed faith to please Him & He has also told us how to obtain faith. He has said how faith comes.
So then faith cometh by hearing, & hearing by the Word of God. Romans 10:17
So if we lack faith it is our fault not God's.
Our salvation "cometh by hearing, & hearing by the word of God."
Apostle Paul said that we are saved by faith. "For by grace are ye saved through faith; & not of our self: it is the gift of God" Ephesians 2:8
Now take a look at how you receive faith for salvation. Take a look in Romans 10.
But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, & in thy heart: the word of faith, which we preach;
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, & shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raises Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; & with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
For whosoever shall call upon the Name of the Lord shall be shaved.
How then shall they call on Him in whom they have have not believed? & how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? & how shall they hear without a preacher?
So then faith cometh by hearing, & hearing by the word of God. *Romans 10:8-10,13,14,17
We can see here that faith for salvation comes by hearing the Word of God. Now let us go to *Acts 11:13 & 14, "And He shewed us how he [Cornelius] had seen an angel in his house, which stood & said unto him, Send men to Joppa, & call for Simon, whose surname is Peter; HOW SHALL I TELL THEE WORDS, where by thou & all thy house shall be saved."
Cornelius was not saved but he was a good man. Jesus has said, "Go ye into all the world, & preach the gospel to every creature." Mark 16:15 Cornelius was not saved because he had not heard the Gospel.
Cornelius was told by God to send for Peter so he could learn about salvation.
We are saved by hearing words. This is because "faith cometh by hearing , & hearing by the Word..
Head Faith vs. Heart Faith
John Wesley once said that the devil has given the Church a counterfeit for faith & many people can not tell the difference. Many people read & agree with what the Word says, but they are agreeing with their minds. It is with the heart that gets the job done. This is were we receive from God.
Heart faith will say that God said it, then therefore it is mine & I have it now.
Head faith says that I know that God has said & I know that He has promised it. But for some reason I can't get it. Often we will say that we don't or can't understand why we don't have it.
Jesus told us to have faith in God. The margin note in my King James Bible says, "Have the faith of God." God wants to have His kind of faith. The God-kind of faith believes & speaks. That's how God created the universe, He said it & it happened. Read *Genesis chapter 1.
Faith begins where the will of God is known & if you know what His Word promises, then you know you can receive.
Take a look at *Philippians 4:19-But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
*1 John 5:14 &15-And this is the confidence that we have in Him, that, if we ask any thing according to His will, He heareth us:
And if we know that He hears us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of Him.
Faith is a spiritual force, faith is a spiritual issue; it is not a natural issue. Faith is of man's spirit, not of his mind or body.
We are dealing with faith in God, faith from God, &the faith of God, we must realize that God is Spirit (John 4:24).
The Bible says that we are spirit beings. Man is a spirit, he has a soul, & he lives in a body.So Bible faith is of man's recreated spirit, not his mind or flesh.
1 Thessalonians 5:23-And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; & I pray God your whole SPIRIT & SOUL & BODY be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
That's why Bible faith is of man's heart or recreated spirit; it is not mental. It is a spiritual force! The Bible calls it "the spirit of faith."
2 Corinthians 4:13-We having the same SPIRIT OF FAITH, according as it is written, I BELIEVE, & therefore have I SPOKEN; we also BELIEVE, & therefore SPEAK.
Head Faith vs. Heart Faith
John Wesley once said that the devil has given the Church a counterfeit for faith & many people can not tell the difference. Many people read & agree with what the Word says, but they are agreeing with their minds. It is with the heart that gets the job done. This is were we receive from God.
Heart faith will say that God said it, then therefore it is mine & I have it now.
Head faith says that I know that God has said & I know that He has promised it. But for some reason I can't get it. Often we will say that we don't or can't understand why we don't have it.
Jesus told us to have faith in God. The margin note in my King James Bible says, "Have the faith of God." God wants to have His kind of faith. The God-kind of faith believes & speaks. That's how God created the universe, He said it & it happened. Read Genesis chapter 1.
Faith begins where the will of God is known & if you know what His Word promises, then you know you can receive.
Take a look at Philippians 4:19-But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
*1 John 5:14 &15-And this is the confidence that we have in Him, that, if we ask any thing according to His will, He heareth us:
And if we know that He hears us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of Him.
Faith is a spiritual force, faith is a spiritual issue; it is not a natural issue. Faith is of man's spirit, not of his mind or body.
We are dealing with faith in God, faith from God, &the faith of God, we must realize that God is Spirit (John 4:24).
The Bible says that we are spirit beings. Man is a spirit, he has a soul, & he lives in a body. So Bible faith is of man's recreated spirit, not of his mind or his flesh.
*1 Thessalonians 5:23-And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly;& I pray God your whole SPIRIT & SOUL & BODY be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Bible faith is of man's heart or their recreated spirit; not with the mind. The Bible calls it "the spirit of faith."
*2 Corinthians 4:13-We having the same SPIRIT OF FAITH, according as it is written, I BELIEVED, & therefore have I SPOKEN; we also BELIEVE, & therefore SPEAK.
The spirit of faith is Bible faith is believing with the heart & confessing with the mouth.
Romans 10:9 &10- That if thou shalt CONFESS WITH THY MOUTH the Lord Jesus, & shalt BELIEVE IN THINE HEART that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shall be saved. For WITH THE HEART MAN BELIEVETH unto righteous; & with THE MOUTH CONFESSION IS MAD unto salvation.
NOTE.-"Faith cometh by hearing, & hearing by the word of God"(Romans 10:17). By hearing or reading the word of God, the sinner receives evidence by which, with the assistance of the Holy Spirit, he believes in the promise of God. Having this, he is enabled to go to God believing that He does exist, & that He will hear hear the cry of the penitent. But after coming to God & confessing his sins, with a petition for parson in the Name of Jesus Christ, the sinner may then know that his sins are forgiven, simply upon the evidence of his own faith in the promises, regardless of surrounding circumstances.
NOTE.-Our faith in what God will do for us must be circumscribed by what we learn from God's word concerning that point. No one can confidently look for that which God has never promised.
Real faith in the Word says, "If God says it is so, it is so.
Real faith is built on the Word.
Since the Word of God is spirit, it has the ability to produce a spiritual force within our hearts called "faith." Faith in God's Word can change circumstances & move "mountains" in our lives (Mark 11:23 & 24).
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