There is One faith and it is used in many ways.
Yes we need faith to enter into Gods presence
Yes we need to faith to activate Gods promises
Yes we need faith to do anything in Christ.
There is NOT several types of faith
There is strong faith and weak fiath
Faith that stand and faith that crumbles under pressure from being weak.
Gentile is any one who is seperated from God. We once were a gentile but once saved we are adopted into His family and no more a gentile then the man in the moon wrote the bible.
Faith matures by feeding it with the word of God.
The blood of Christ is the only thing that washed us clean.
Faith is meant to be a life style.
Agreed. It is important to realize, however, that there are different kinds
of faith, but only one that is truly "saving faith".
We might call these ki9nds of faith names...............
James 2:14-17 describes........ "
DEAD FAITH".
"What
does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him?
uIf a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food,
vone of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what
does it profit? 17
Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead."
Is only an INTELLECTUAL faith!
a. In one's mind, he or she knows the doctrine of salvation
b. But they have never really submitted themselves to God and
trusted in Jesus for salvation
c. They know the right "words", but they do not back up their
words with their "works"!
James 2:18-19
............"DEMONIC FAITH!
"But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. You believe that there is one God. You do well.
Even the demons believe—and tremble! "
The Bible says that even demons have faith!
WHAT KIND OF FAITH DO "DEMONS" HAVE?
1. We saw that the man with "dead faith" was "touched only in his
intellect"
2. The demons are "touched also in their emotions" (note that they
"believe and tremble")
3. This is one step above a "dead faith" - it involves both INTELLECT and EMOTIONS.
Then James describes
DYNAMIC FAITH in verses (20-26)........
"But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?
Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect? And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called the friend of God. You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only. "
Likewise, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent
them out another way?
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
1. Other passages say that such faith is based upon the Word of God, such as Romans 10:17.
2. Dynamic faith involves the WHOLE MAN
a. DEAD faith touches only the intellect
b. DEMONIC faith involves both the mind and the emotions
c. DYNAMIC faith involves the intellect, the emotions, AND the WILL!
1) The MIND understands the truth
2) The HEART desires and rejoices in the truth
3) The WILL acts upon the truth
3. True, saving faith, then, LEADS TO ACTION
a. It is not intellectual contemplation
b. It is not emotionalism
c. It is that which leads to obedience in doing good works