Faith is just believing that what God says He will do.

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* Yes, it is as simple as that! Faith is just believing that what God says He will do. The question is, do we believe God?
* You may say, 'Well I have the whole of the Bible in front of me, do I have to believe all of it? To which I would say, 'Why not?' For He is the Author.
* You may say, 'How can you say that God is the Author if it? When it is obviously written by many hands?' Yes, but each 'hand' is directed by God, the words recorded by them were all of God'
* You may say, 'What proof do you have of that? ' Well all through Scripture the words, 'God said', 'the word of God', 'the word of the Lord' are spoken concerning the words being recorded within it's pages, and in Hebrews 1:1-2, and 2 Timothy 3:16, we have the record of the Scriptures concerning themselves:-

'God, who at sundry times and in divers manners
spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
Hath in these last days spoken unto us by His Son,
Whom He hath appointed heir of all things,
by Whom also He made the worlds; ... '

'All scripture is given by inspiration of God,
and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof,
for correction, for instruction in righteousness: ...'

* If you were to ask me what God said that you need to believe in order to be SAVED from the wrath of God, and receive the gift of eternal life: then I should respond by quoting the words of the Apostle John concerning his writings:-

'And many other signs truly did Jesus
in the presence of His disciples,
which are not written in this book:
But these are written,
that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ,
the Son of God;
and that believing ye might have life
through His Name.'
(Joh 20:30-31)

* The whole of Scripture is God's word to us, and the whole of the Scriptures have something to tell us about the Lord Jesus Christ, God's Son: in type and shadow in the Old Testament; and directly in the New Testament, for He is the One who is chosen of God to be the Saviour of all who will trust Him as their Saviour and Lord, and believe that He died and rose again in order that we through Him may be saved. He is 'The Way' 'The Truth' and 'The Life', and no man can come to the Father, except by Him.

* The Apostle Paul said:-

'But what saith it?
The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart:
that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus,
and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead,
thou shalt be saved.
For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness;
and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.'
(Rom 10:8-10)

 

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Jesus said:-
' It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing:
the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.'
(Joh 6:63)

 

[KingJ]

The A-Z of faith / Christian faith is not merely ''believing God will do what He says''.

Saving faith = Believing Jesus is Lord. This is a faith given that we cannot muster up 1 Cor 12:3, Rom 12:3.

No amount of ''believing God'' has any value to it. God does not care if we believe Him or not.

 

[PloughBoy]

The A-Z of faith / Christian faith is not merely ''believing God will do what He says''.

Saving faith = Believing Jesus is Lord. This is a faith given that we cannot muster up 1 Cor 12:3, Rom 12:3.

No amount of ''believing God'' has any value to it. God does not care if we believe Him or not.

NO CHILD of GOD has to Believe in SAVING FAITH! No One has to Believe in something that they HAVE!


The title is not about "Saving Faith" For Saving Faith is a "GIFT" and after you know, you have the "GIFT". "indicative" You had it before, You knew you had it! Before THE FOUNDATION of The WORLD before All Creation. HE knew YOU! He KNEW your name, He knew how many toes you had, He KNEW you! He knew the sway in your walk, and the size of your hips, he knew you! He knew how many hairs on your head before you had them, He knew you!

Then After you have Receive The Knowledge of The "GIFT", Then "TRUST" GOD! NO Matter what! And Keep it moving.

"Faith is just believing that what God says He will do."​

FAITH is "TRUST GOD" that what GOD says HE WILL DO, HE will do! They walk HAND in Hand, FOR a True Child of THE LIVING GOD. And cannot be SEPARATE. "FAITH, HOPE, LOVE, TRUST, BELIEF" For GOD Has "in-grained" in "The SEED". "The GOOD SEED" and we know:​

That the Rains, The winds, The Flames, The Smoke, The Fires, The Floods, The Wolves, The VIPERS, Sicknesses, Suffering, The Pains, The Darkness, The Light, Loneliness, Tears, Hunger, Distresses, Demons, devils, and the roar of The Thunder, Bring it on!!!!

Romans 8
28And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. 29For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

31What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? 32He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? 33Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. 34Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.


King James Bible Romans 8
Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

"Even though we walk through The Valley of The Shadow of DEATH" For Thou Art with me!

I just wanted to put my "KOIN" in the pot! 1x1x1= 1 Spells "KOINONIA"

 

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The A-Z of faith / Christian faith is not merely ''believing God will do what He says''.

Saving faith = Believing Jesus is Lord. This is a faith given that we cannot muster up 1 Cor 12:3, Rom 12:3.

No amount of ''believing God'' has any value to it. God does not care if we believe Him or not.

' Jesus answered and said unto them,
This is the work of God,
that ye believe on Him Whom He hath sent.'
(Joh 6:29)

 

[B-A-C]

No amount of ''believing God'' has any value to it. God does not care if we believe Him or not.

Heb 11:6; And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for the one who comes to God must believe that He exists, and that He proves to be One who rewards those who seek Him.

This is the work of God,
that ye believe on Him Whom He hath sent.'

..and what does believing in Jesus mean? Believing a man named Jesus existed at one point in time?
Or believing everything about Him, what He did, What He taught, Who He was, and obeying those things. Acting like Him, living like Him, and following Him.

It is interesting that Jesus calls this faith a "work" in John 6:29;

 

[PloughBoy]

Heb 11:6; And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for the one who comes to God must believe that He exists, and that He proves to be One who rewards those who seek Him.



..and what does believing in Jesus mean? Believing a man named Jesus existed at one point in time?
Or believing everything about Him, what He did, What He taught, Who He was, and obeying those things. Acting like Him, living like Him, and following Him.

It is interesting that Jesus calls this faith a "work" in John 6:29;

And is that not something, when he was here, The whole world hated him, and nobody believe he was "The SON OF GOD", BUT ONLY BY MOUTH! no one believe who he was even his disciples. They said it with words but did not believe it. Even when he raised "Lazarus from the dead"

10He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. 11He came unto his own, and his own received him not. 12But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: 13WHICH WERE BORN, NOTof blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

Isaiah 53:3
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.
Isaiah 53:2,3
For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him…

Is that not something. Words are cheap. A man will say anything. The bible say we are liars.


King James Bible
God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.

Watch him, say he ain't a liar! He cannot help but lie. she too! watch. Mouths are drooling now, can't wait to lie, and to say i don't lie!
Who can TAME THAT TONGUE?

One of my teenage age grand sons, 18, told me he don't lie! Serious look on his face, Chest stuck out, I DON"T LIE!

I said, "Lo and behold , GOD has sent us another JESUS" you should have saw the dumb look on his face. he was lost. And I told his Mama, what he said, in front him, She look at him, you could have bought him for a dime. Believe me, your mama, know you!

Now, All Christians step forward. " CHRIST LIKE" people. ,,,,,,,,,Did you have to think? Now we all know "DEMONS and DEVILS" Believe in JESUS and they know He is "THE SON OF GOD" For it is written in The BOOK that they do, and they Know his name. They do not need no faith they know.

King James Bible
And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?

James 2:19
You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that--and shudder.


American Standard Version
And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
King James Bible
And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.

Oh yes, they know him, JESUS is their "CREATOR".

Is that something, the devil and all demons know their creator! Now when it comes to Man and a woman. I woman will curse GOD out! But A DEMON won't! Now that ought to tell you something. And you sleeping with one and she ain't your wife.

PS I remember one time, I told GOD she don't listen to me.. His reply: what make you think she is going to listen to you, she Don't listen to me! I burst out laughing! And couldn't stop!

 

[KingJ]

Heb 11:6; And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for the one who comes to God must believe that He exists, and that He proves to be One who rewards those who seek Him.

James 2:19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.

It is hardly an achievement of faith to believe God exists. Heb 11:6 is addressing the fools that would not believe. I call them clowns that troll. But David says it correctly Psam 14:1 For the director of music. Of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good.

 

[B-A-C]

James 2:19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.

That doesn't say faith isn't required. It just says Faith alone isn't enough. ( Jas 2:24; )

 

[Twistie]

Jesus said:-
' It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing:
the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.'
(Joh 6:63)

Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.

 

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This is the work of God,
that ye believe on Him Whom He hath sent.'

@B-A-C said:-
..and what does believing in Jesus mean? Believing a man named Jesus existed at one point in time?
Or believing everything about Him, what He did, What He taught, Who He was, and obeying those things. Acting like Him, living like Him, and following Him.

It is interesting that Jesus calls this faith a "work" in John 6:29;

Hello there,

Without faith it is impossible to please God. Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. The entrance of God's Word brings light. I heard the word of God concerning His Son, and believed God and it was counted unto me for righteousness. The Lord Jesus Christ began a work in me which will continue until the day of Christ. For He saves to the uttermost all who come to God through Him.

There is none other name under heaven, given by men, whereby we must be saved.

Praise His Holy Name!

Within His love and grace.
Chris

 

[KingJ]

That doesn't say faith isn't required. It just says Faith alone isn't enough. ( Jas 2:24; )

Read it properly. It is sarcasm. ''Big deal, you believe God exists''.

Faith in a God or Him being powerful is something only a fool would not have. IE Scripture is not saying believing this is an achievement of faith.

An achievement of faith would be trusting God, as Abraham did when he sacrificed his son or believing a man who walked the earth 2000 years ago is God of the universe.

There are many who say you must believe God exists and can do great things. They put it in songs. They teach it is something of value. It is not. It should be a given. Dealing with someone who does not believe this is evidence that you are dealing with a fool.

 

[KingJ]

Hello there,

Without faith it is impossible to please God. Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. The entrance of God's Word brings light. I heard the word of God concerning His Son, and believed God and it was counted unto me for righteousness. The Lord Jesus Christ began a work in me which will continue until the day of Christ. For He saves to the uttermost all who come to God through Him.

There is none other name under heaven, given by men, whereby we must be saved.

Praise His Holy Name!

Within His love and grace.
Chris

Just to add, it is always very important for a Christian to clarify exactly what faith it is that pleases God. I can have faith in a dishwasher washing my clothing.

On second read, I do see that your OP is actually accurate. You are explaining the need to have faith 'in' God. I am jumping on ''faith of a God or Him being powerful''.

 

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The A-Z of faith / Christian faith is not merely ''believing God will do what He says''.

Saving faith = Believing Jesus is Lord. This is a faith given that we cannot muster up 1 Cor 12:3, Rom 12:3.

No amount of ''believing God'' has any value to it. God does not care if we believe Him or not.

' That their hearts might be comforted,
being knit together in love,
and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding,
to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God,
and of the Father, and of Christ;
In Whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.'
(Col 2:2-3)

Hello @KingJ,

Believing what God says concerning His Son the Lord Jesus Christ, as Saviour and Lord is a saving faith, on that I am sure we would agree, yes? For it is on the basis of that faith in Christ that God's righteousness is imputed to us.

Yet there are many things that God has said concerning our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, that many are ignorant of, I believe. Things that they have yet to acknowledge and fully enter into. For example, it took a long time for me to see and acknowledge that I was 'complete' in Christ, nothing wanting. It took a long time for me to understand that I was, 'accepted in the beloved', and 'made meet' to partake in the inheritance of the saints in the light. That I could enter into God's presence with confidence because I was (in His sight) 'holy and without blame', in Christ Jesus my Lord.

I could not enter into these things, and rejoice in them, because I was ignorant on them. Only as God's word enters does it give light, that is why we need to let the word of God dwell in us richly. It brings confidence and assurance, the more we see and acknowledge the work of God in Christ Jesus, doesn't it? Faith indeed comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Thank you
In Christ Jesus
Chris

 

[Garee]

..and what does believing in Jesus mean? Believing a man named Jesus existed at one point in time?
Or believing everything about Him, what He did, What He taught, Who He was, and obeying those things. Acting like Him, living like Him, and following Him.

It is interesting that Jesus calls this faith a "work" in John 6:29;

It has nothing to do with believing man .Mankind is not the source of Christ's faith that works in us .

Faith is a work of our eternal God not seen . It works in us who have no power to both hear his will and empower us to do it to His good pleasure .

The key is both.

Philippians 2:13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.