Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Have Some Faith!
4:31 PM by Christi Bowman
I came across I Peter 1:5 today:
Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
Peter says we are kept by the power of God
THROUGH FAITH.
Does that mean we have to have faith to be kept?
I did some Greek word searches via Strong's Dictionary.
kept-phrou reo-watched in
advance post spies at gates
hem in; protect
power-dunamis-abundance
worker of miracles
strength, violence
mighty wonderful work
through-dia-the channel of an act
faith-pistis-moral conviction of the truthfulness of God
reliance on Christ for salvation
salvation-soteria-rescue or safety and health
Lately I have come against some bogus thoughts on the power of God. People are quick to give up and demand nothing of God, because whatever is going on must be His will because it is happening...THAT IS FALSE...It IS A LIE...and our churches are DYING because of our LACK of faith in the power of God and His salvation.
The Greek word used for salvation is soteria. When soteria was used it meant rescue, safety, and health. The Greek word for faith is pistis, and when pistis was used it meant reliance on CHRIST for salvation. We are to rely on CHRIST for rescue, safety, and health...NOT governments, houses, doctors, and hospitals. It is our LACK of faith that allows us to find our comfort in these tangible things. Does this mean that because of our faith everything will be fine...NO...and that is where His grace is sufficient for us...but let's be honest...His grace is NOT sufficient.
Because we LACK faith we are NOT being kept.
Hebrews 11:6
Without faith it is IMPOSSIBLE to please Him.
To be kept in Greek (phrou reo) meant that you were watched out for in
advance. It meant that whoever was keeping you would send out spies to make sure your enemies were not planning any attacks against you. To be kept meant that your future was always being watched...and because of that you were hemmed in and protected.
Our future is constantly being staked out by the power or violence of Almighty God through our reliance on Christ for our rescue, safety and health.
This concept is foreign to us because we have grown up thinking that this life is now and our salvation comes later. What a brilliant lie of satan to make God look like a liar when we feel like He has deserted us or more brilliant to get us to stop fighting for what is rightfully ours via our birthright as sons and daughters of the King. Our salvation...our rescue, safety, and health is past, present, and future...the SECOND we accept Christ...it is eternal. THAT is the hope that is within us.
Lets Have Some Faith...
James 2:18
Shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith BY my works
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