“Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” (Rom. 10:17)
The Apostle Paul in this verse tells us that no one can believe unless they hear. In the same context, he also says that no one can hear unless “a preacher” is “sent.” (vss. 14,15) Thus, without question the “sent preacher” is a gift from Yahweh, the Author of Salvation.
Faith can be considered a gift from Yahweh.
“We have knowledge of Yahweh, and this knowledge, which is granted us as a grace or favor, brings us to the place where we are enabled to exercise faith.”
Faith in a great measure rests upon knowledge. Knowledge reveals Yahweh’s character as our Great Savior, the Divine Revelation makes known to us certain facts respecting Yahweh’s purposes, and we see the purposes thus outlined to be in harmony with the character of Yahweh.
This enables one to believe the promises; and believing them, we are enabled to act upon them.
“This is faith. Our faith, while it is of ourselves in the sense that we must exercise it, is of Yahweh in the sense that He supplies the necessary elements from which that faith is to be compounded.”— What Pastor Russell Said, pp. 266,267
Everything received now, and which the world of humanity will receive in the next age, soon to come, is because of Yahweh’s Grace. Yahweh has given us opportunities to hear about Him through His Word and through those who have explained that Word to us.
And without our Redeemer Jesus, who is Yahweh’s appointed Representative, who Yahweh sent to us to show us the way to Him.
Thus, through Jesus Christ our Head we learn the Almighty Heavenly Father’s Character and come to know the true Savior.
Jesus always pointed us to his God and our God, his Father and our Father. Jesus did the will of Yahweh and willing because he loved his Almighty Creator and died to pay the price required as his part of salvation and we love him for his great sacrifice for our behalf, and not only ours, but the whole world of humanity.
Jesus covers us with his Sin Offering merit and without it, we would never be able to grow in the Grace our Heavenly Father so much wants us to have.
May we never lose our faith. It is faith that made us acceptable to Yahweh, and it is faith that insures our ultimate salvation.
“The just shall live by faith: but if any draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.”
“Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.”
“This is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith!”
(Heb. 10:38,39; 1 Tim. 6:12;
1 John 5:4)
John Harris (the Word of God is more precious than gold) HeChar
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Additional reading
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Further reading
- The Sin Offering
- All That Jesus Is Before God, You Are
- Numbers 7
- Leviticus 9
- SOAP Journal – 02 February 2017 (Leviticus 4:16-18)
- 20 February 2017 Bible Reading
- Atonement as Liturgy: The Cross Re-examined
- Catrina’s Understanding of Leviticus 1-13
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