The Exploits of Faith 1
The Christian race is not a play fair. It’s a warfare
If you play, you will be a prey – Matt 11:12
Faith is a fight and life is a battleground – Eph 6:13
Your faith foundation should be solid. Psalm 11:4
What is Faith?
Heb 11:1
It is a force in the world of the spirit that can be expressed In the realm of the physical.
Evidence is something that is undeniable. Something you can draw conclusion from .
Principles are something effective. They are guiding rules. Principles are the high ways of life.
Definition of Principles of Faith
1.Guiding rules or order that makes faith produce.
2.The foundational truth that makes for effective faith – Habakkuk 2:4
We have two worlds:
- The physical world
- The spiritual world Heb 11:3
You must be spiritually minded.
2 Cor 4:18
Kinds of Faith
1. The Sense Knowledge Faith
Their faith comes alive only by what they see. This is elementary faith.
Sense knowledge is very limited. When you depend on sense knowledge faith, you will not make so much impact in life – Jn 11:16, Jn 20:26-29, 4:48,lk 24:10-12,Mark 16:11,14
- The Revelational Knowledge Faith.
Faith from revelation encounter from God’s Word. It spurs up faith and produces results.
1 Jn1:10-12,Luke 4:17-21
The location of faith is in the heart of man. Hebrews 4:1,2, 1 Cor 2:10
Faith is made up of three things:
- Knowledge Rom 10:14,17
- Belief
- Trust
Faith is not blind. Faith sees by revelation and not speculation or presumption. Faith is not foolishness.
How to receive Faith
Conceived by the revelation of the word. Nurtured by concentrating on the truth
Birthed by …
Our heart is the seat of the incubation of our faith.
The word of God carries life but it needs a womb to grow and that is your heart. Luke 8:15