OUR DIVINE FAITH "By faith (believing in God) Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed (did what God said); and he went out, not knowing whither he went. By faith he sojourned in a the land of promise as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs of the same promises: for he look for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God." Hebrews 11:8-10
In being a New Testament Christian, we are walking by a trusting faith in the living God because we are believing in His promises. Therefore, we should keep trusting in the living God so that we can enjoy the Divine Blessings of New Testament Christianity.
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THE NEED FOR OUR DIVINE FAITH I. It takes faith to please God because He is our Creator. Why does it take faith to please the Lord our God? It takes faith to please the Lord our God because He is invisible unto us in this life, but we must believe in the existence and the promises of the living God. "Without Faith (minus faith on our part) it is impossible to please him (God): for he that cometh to God must believe that he is ( that He is alive and doing well), and that he is a rewarder (a promise keeper) of them that diligently seek him." Hebrews 11:6
II. It takes faith to please Christ because He is our Redeemer. Why does it take faith to please Christ the Lord? It take faith to please Christ the Lord because must must believe that He is our Saviour. "I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he (the Christ: the Saviour: the Redeemer), ye shall die in your sins." John 8:24
III. It takes faith to overcome the forces of evil. How can we overcome the powers of Satan without a trusting faith in promises of God? We must have a trusting faith in the promises of God so that we can overcome the world. "This is the victory that overcome the world, even our faith." 1 John 5:4
THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR DIVINE FAITH I. We can increase our faith by hearing the word of God. If we want to increase our faith in Spiritual Things, we must learn more about the word of God. "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." Romans 10:17
II. We can develop our faith by studying the word of God. If we want to develop our faith, we must continue to study the word of God. "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed rightly dividing (handling aright) the word of truth" (the Scriptures: the word of God). 2 Timothy 2:15
III. We can improve our faith by enduring temptations. If we want to improve our faith, we must endure the temptations which come our way. "Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations (many difference kinds of temptation): That the trail of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ." 1 Peter 1:6-7
IV. We can increase our faith by fighting a good fight of faith. If we want to increase our faith, we must continue to fight a good fight of faith. "Fight (battle) a good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witness." 1 Timothy 6:12
THE NATURE OF OUR DIVINE FAITH I. We have a working faith because we are keeping the commandments of God. If we want to have a working faith, we must believe in the commandments of God and then obey (keep) the precepts of God. "Thou believest that there is one God: thou doest well: the devils also believe and tremble. but wilt thou know, O van man, that faith without works is dead?" James 2:19-20
II. We have a loving faith because we are manifesting love to the best of our ability and knowledge. If we want to have a loving faith, we must manifest love in our life to the best of our ability and knowledge. "For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love." Galatians 5:6
THE BLESSINGS OF OUR DIVINE FAITH I. We are justified by faith because we are obeying the laws of God. We are saved by faith because faith is a part of God's plan of salvation. "Therefore being justified by faith (a working faith), we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." Romans 5:1
II. Christ dwells in our heart by faith because we are walking by faith. Christ does dwell in our hearts in a Spiritual Way because we can have Spiritual Fellowship with Him. "That he (God) would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man: that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth and height; And to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God." Ephesus 3:16-17
III. Our faith is not in vain because we believe in a risen Christ who has been raised from the grave. "Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen; And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain: ye are yet in your sins. Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept." 1 Corinthians 15:12-20
THE CONCLUSION I. Our faith is divine because we in being a New Testament Christian have been created and redeemed by three Heavenly Persons (Personalities or Beings) who equally are called God in being the Father, the Word and the Holy Spirit, and who are called Christ in being the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit so that in this world we can become like Them. Equality signifies that those three Heavenly Persons who equally are called God and Christ in being our Creator and our Redeemer are equal in power, rule and authority in matters of Their Own Individual Being of life because They equally possess the same Divine Personage, Powers, Nature and Attributes of life.
II. The Father and the Son Relationship which exist between God and Christ is the being of a Father-head Figure and an Offspring Status Relationship instead of being two ranked Persons because those three God-Persons, who were called the Father, the Word and the Holy Spirit in being our Creator, equally made Themselves to work in the Divine Name of Christ in being called the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit so that They could be our Redeemer. Rank means that the Father would be the first Person in power, rule and authority; the Son (Jesus) would be the second Person in power, rule and authority; whereas the Holy Spirit would be the third Person in power, rule and authority.
III. God and Christ are the two Divine Names in which three Heavenly Persons who equally are working in matters of our own creation and redemption of life because we in being a New Testament Christian been created and redeemed by three equal Persons who are called God in being the Father, the Word and the Holy Spirit, and who are called Christ in being the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit so that in that world which is to come we can become equal (having power, rule and authority) with Them.
A. We in being a New Testament Christian will become equal with those three Spiritual Persons who equally are called God and Christ in being our Creator and our Redeemer because in our Heavenly Home we will equally possess Their Spiritual Personage of life which will be a Spiritual Body, and an Eternal Soul and Spirit in matters of our own individual nature of life. "And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." 1 Thessalonians 5;23 "It is sown a nature body, it is raised a spiritual body, There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body." 1 Corinthians 15:44 "Who (our Lord) shall change our vile body (our fleshly body), that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body (His Spiritual Body), according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself" Philippians 3:21 "And as we have borne the image of the earthy (the earthy man who possesses a physical body, and an Eternal Soul and Spirit), we shall also bear the image of the heavenly" (the Spiritual Person who has a Spiritual Body, and an Eternal Soul and Spirit). 1 Corinthians 15:49 This means that we will be a Spiritual Person who possesses a Spiritual Body, and an Eternal Soul and Spirit in our Heavenly Home because these are the Spiritual Characteristics of a Spiritual Person.
B. We in being a New Testament Christian will become equal with those three Divine Persons who equally are called God and Christ in being our Creator and our Redeemer because in our Heavenly Home we will equally possess Their Divine Powers of life in reference to our own individual being of life. "If we suffer, we shall also reign (rule) with him (the Lord our God). If we deny him, he also will deny us." 2 Timothy 2:12 "To him that overcometh (the forces of evil) will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne." Revelation 3:21 "And to him will I give power over the nations. And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father." Revelation 2:26-27 "And they shall reign (rule) for ever and ever" (over the powers of Satan). Revelation 22:5 This means that we will be Omnipotent, Omniscient and Omnipresent in our Heavenly Home because these are the Divine Powers of a Divine Person.
C. We in being a New Testament Christian will become equal with those three Divine Persons who equally are called God and Christ in being our Creator and our Redeemer because in our Heavenly Home we will equally possess Their Divine Nature of life in matters of our own individual nature of life. "It is written in your law, I said, Ye (created men) are gods. If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scriptures can not be broken." John 10:34-35 "God has given unto us many exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust." 2 Peter 1:4 "Him that overcometh (the powers of Satan) will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name." Revelation 3:12 "Of whom (God) the whole family in heaven and earth is named." Ephesians 3:15 This means that we will be eternal, impartial, self-existing, glorious, accessible, monotheistical, divine, visible, perfect, immutable, spiritual and immortal in our Heavenly Home because these are the Divine Traits of a Divine Person.
D. We in being a New Testament Christian will become equal with those three Divine Persons who equally are called God and Christ in being our Creator and our Redeemer because in our Heavenly Home we will equally possess Their Divine Attributes of life in reference to our own individual being of life. "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect." Matthew 5:48 "Be ye also merciful, as your Father also is merciful." Luke 6:36 "He that overcometh (the powers of sin), the same shall be clothed in white raiment (having his Divine Attributes Perfected): and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angles." Revelation 3:5 "For there shall in no wise enter into it (the Heavenly City) any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life." Revelation 21:27 This means that we will be lovable, holy, merciful, faithful, just, righteous, good, jealous, truthful, longsuffering, unchangeable and gracious in our Heavenly Home because these are the Divine Attributes of a Divine Person.
E. We in being a New Testament Christian will become equal with those three Divine Persons who equally are called God and Christ in being our Creator and our Redeemer because we are heirs of God and joint-heirs (equal heirs) with Christ in matters of our own creation and redemption of life. "The Spirit (the Holy Spirit) Himself beareth witness with our spirit (our character: our personality), that we are the children of God (by creation and by regeneration): And If children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs (equal heirs) with Christ." Romans 8:16-17 This means that in our Heavenly Home all Divine Persons will be equal in power, rule and authority.
F. We in being a New Testament Christian will become equal with those three Heavenly Persons who equally are called God and Christ in being our Creator and our Redeemer because in our Heavenly Home we will equally possess Their Heavenly Immortality of life in reference to our own individual nature of life. "Which in his times he shall shew who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords: Who only hath immortality (the Lord in all of His Power and Glory only has immortality, but the Lord has promised to give unto us those same Spiritual Blessings of Immortality), dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen." 1 Timothy 6:15-16 "To them (the Christians) who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life." 1 Romans 2:7 This means that we will be a deathless Person in our Heavenly Home because a Heavenly Person can not die in a physical or in a Spiritual Way.
1). We in being a New Testament Christian can become all that God will ever be because we can become the fullness of God in our Heavenly Home. Paul prayed that, "Ye (Christians) might be filled with all the fulness (the completeness) of God." Ephesians 3:19
2). We in being a New Testament Christian will become all that God is in the way of Personage, Powers, Nature and Attributes of life because God must become all and in all. Paul said that we will be presented to God in heaven so that "God (the Spiritual Nature of God) may be all (to each Person who has been saved) and in all" (of each Person that is saved). 1 Corinthians 15:28"Of whom (God) the whole family in heaven and earth is named." Ephesians 3:15 Please get others to read this article so that they can learn more about the Divine Blessings of their own immortality of life because their life is precious.
May the Lord bless you and give you wisdom so that you can learn more about the Spiritual Blessings of your own divine nature of life because your life is priceless.
