“How can I increase my faith?”……All Christians want, or should want, to increase their faith. But those who have given their lives to Christ have come to realize that success does not come from our own human attempts; we always fail. (1 Corinthians 4:7) reminds us, "What makes you better than anyone else? What do […]
“How can I learn to trust that God is in control?”……Answer: Before we can learn to trust that God is in control of all of life's circumstances, we have to answer four questions: Is God really in control? How much control does He have? If He is not in complete control, then who/what is? How […]
FAITH TEST INVITATION All Scripture quotations are from the New American Standard Bible. This study is dedicated to our Lord and Savior Jesus ofNazareth the Messiah who inspired Paul to exhort all who claimto be disciples of Jesus to examine their faith. We invite all believers in Jesus the Messiah to take the Faith Test […]
Gen.15:6 believed. This is the first mention of "belief" or "faith" in the Bible, as well as the first mention of "counted" or "imputed." In Noah's case, "grace" preceded imputed righteousness (Genesis 6:9├ö├ç├┤"just" means "righteous"); in Abraham's case, it was "faith." Both are essential for righteousness that satisfies God (Ephesians 2:8-10); one stresses the divine […]
Jy kan ook op water loop !… Al ooit in diepte gedink aan die gedeelte in die Bybel waar Jesus vir Petrus gese het om op die water te loop? Dit was nou verregaande – reg? Hoe kon Jesus dit van Petrus verwag het? Verstaan Hy fisika? Nee dit gaan nie oor "of dit welmoontlik" […]
Faith Christianity is often called a religion. More properly it is called a “faith.” We often speak of the Christian faith. It is called a faith because there is a body of knowledge that is affirmed or believed by its adherents. It is also called a faith because the virtue of faith is central to […]
“Faith vs. fear – what does the Bible say?”… “Faith vs. fear?”…Faith and fear cannot exist together. Faith is described in Hebrews 11:1as being “Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see..” It is an absolute belief that God is constantly working […]