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How Can I Stay Faithful?

5/27/2018

 
by: Gary L. Hutchens
​   Jesus said, “Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life” (Rev. 2:10).  True faith is not just believing, it is belief put into action through obedience and continued, consistent dedication (Jn. 14:15; Jas. 2:14-26).  Inherent within the New Testament concept of saving faith is repentance (Lk. 13:3; Acts 3:19), open confession of faith in Christ (Matt. 10:32; Rom. 10:9-10) and baptism into Christ (Rom. 6:3; Gal. 3:27) for the remission of sins (Acts 2:38; 22:16) in order to be saved (Mk. 16:15-16; 1 Pet. 3:21).  True faith is not a part of a faithful Christian’s life- it is his life! (Gal. 2:20).

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Sound Doctrine And Strong Faith

5/20/2018

 
By: Gary L. Hutchens
​   By this point in this series of articles and sermons on “Faith,” it should be apparent that true faith is not primarily subjective in nature.  While emotion is a natural result, real faith, as taught in the New Testament, is not a feeling, a wild wish, unrealistic desire or hope, or simply blind belief.  Faith, by definition, is based on “substance” and “evidence” (Heb. 11:1), strong terms denoting a position reached as a result of examining facts and proof. 

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Faith Without Faithfulness Will Not Do

5/13/2018

 
by: Gary L. Hutchens
​   When a person develops true faith, based upon the truths he learns from God’s word (Rom. 10:17), he will naturally make up his mind to live in faithfulness.  Jesus instructed, “Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life” (Rev. 2:10).  Faithfulness exhibits faith that is being lived.  To live faithfully (synonymous to living in faithfulness) is to live by the teachings of the faith (the word of God Rom. 16:26; Phlp. 1:27; Col. 1:23).  Faithfulness is the outward expression, the active demonstration, of one’s faith.  Faith without faithfulness is “dead” (Jas. 2:14-26)!

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Acceptable Faith

5/6/2018

 
by: David Hersey - Granby, MO. (edited)
  ​The Bible defines faith as “the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1). Simply stated, this means that faith is the foundation of our hope and a conviction in our hearts of things we cannot see. In fact, the words faith and belief are from the same original root word in the Greek New Testament, pistis, a noun that has to do with being convinced of something. 

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