Listening to a pastor on TV from Albany Ga. This is what he said.Quote: The just shall live by faith, and it’s His faith not our faith. Stan Glass, Pastor, Life Christian Center International, Albany Ga________________Recorded Sermons @ www.pastorwiley.com
The grammatical structure of Romans 1:17places the emphasis on the one believing/trusting in God.
But the reason Hagin et al said that was to get people to have the kind of faith to believe in the God who calls things that be not as though they were. God is faith. He knowns His Word will come to pass. We need to believe it too. So, Hagin was merely using a device to encourage people to have greater faith in God and His Word. Consider Heb. 11:1. We use that as a definition of faith but does God hope His Word will come to pass? Of course not, so why should we? Shouldn’t we just expect it to come to pass like God does? Why then is it the substance of things hoped for?
The massive problem with the above is should one use faulty exegesis to build one’s faith? Does it take twisting and distorting scripture to build one’s faith? Is correctly interpreted scripture not enough to develop and mature one’s faith?
Amen, Ole Timer.
Why does God need faith?Because He lives in relationship with the Son and the Spirit. These 3 live have eternally lived and will always live in a relationship of faith, hope and love.John 6:28Therefore they said to Him, “What shall we do, so that we may work
Does God have faith in God? Does the Bible say that anywhere? I see a lot of inferences about what the Bible must have meant (to back up preconceived notions of God) but not any verse that God has faith in himself________________
Nay dear Brad, not one of the passages you cite has even a hint of reference to God having faith. God is sovereignty. God is omniscience. He knew sovereignly what His Son would do because He is omniscient. This has nothing to do with God having faith. God is
So God has faith that he can do what he says – his faith is the substance of things HOPED for – the evidence of things not seen.There are things God can not see?Interesting theology________________
Uh Oh, Tom is gittin real serious here. No Strong’s Concordance fer Tom, he’s done gone runnin with the big dogs.
Uh Oh, Tom is gittin real serious here. No Strong’s Concordance fer Tom, he’s done gone runnin with the big dogs. I only listen to them and you…my standards are high.
Not seen doesn’t mean not known. Not seen simply means it hasn’t come into existence yet.God knows all and possesses the evidence of that which cannot yet be seen.I find it odd that you would argue against God’s character including any of the 3 eternal things – faith, hope and love.I also find it odd that you could or would even want to argue that the
Unpack this statement.
Not seen doesn’t mean not known. Not seen simply means it hasn’t come into existence yet.God knows all and possesses the evidence of that which cannot yet be seen.I find it odd that you would argue against God’s character including any of the 3 eternal things – faith, hope and love.I also find it odd that you could or would even want to argue that the
This has cleared things up! I am glad I only thought I was a preacher, simplicity of the gospel sure does get complicated by what y’all call: Exegesis. ________________Some facts but mostly just my [email protected]/
Does Father God need faith in Son or Spirit when they (three) are one?If the three are all God and all have same mind, they do not need faith in eternity. Christ operated in faith while He was on earth, though because He was not dwelling in eternity while here.
I am so ‘unlearned’ about the mysteries of God. Amazing one day, in THE ETERNITY that I, even I, will know some stuff (But then it might not be important, just common knowledge), if there is such a thing in the Presence of God. WOW, the thought! ________________Some facts but mostly just my [email protected]/
Faith, hope and love remain. They are eternal. As long as we live in relationship, we live in faith, hope and love. A lot of things will cease when that which is perfect has come, but not faith, hope and love________________I’m not saved because I’m good. I’m saved because He’s good!My website: http://www.bradfreeman.comMy blog: bradcfreeman.tumblr.com/