FAITH

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FAITH

By Dennis Schmidt 3/2007

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This paper discusses faith and some of the things God gives us through faith. There are over 7000 promises in the Bible and we can have them all if we meet God's conditions. All scriptures are from the King James' version Bible.

INDUCTIVE COMMENTS:

THEME: Faith is a gift from God to men. We need faith to please God and to receive God’s promises.

Ephesians 2:8-9 "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: <it is> the gift of God: {9} Not of works, lest any man should boast." Grace is un-merited gift from God to us.

PURPOSE: To please God and to receive the promises of God.

Hebrews 11:6 "But without faith <it is> impossible to please <him>: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and <that> he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him." God wants us to live/walk a life of faith in every area (health, needs family, desires, eating, etc) of our lives.

Hebrews 10:23 "Let us hold fast the profession of <our> faith without wavering; (for he <is> faithful that promised;)"

KEY VERSE: God is faithful and wants men to be faithful also.

Hebrews 10:23 "Let us hold fast the profession of <our> faith without wavering; (for he <is> faithful that promised;)"

WHO: God mainly by Bible authors David, Isaiah, Matthew, John, and Paul

TO WHOM: Elected Christians

WHAT: The prayer, of faith, should be made in the name of Jesus. It should be in the will of God. A search of God's word on the subject should be made first. A large number of scriptures have been presented which cover most subjects. Since the subject is according to the will of God, we can pray with expectation for an immediate manifestation to result. If it does not we are to hold on to the request in faith. When you pray, your request should be made once for each subject. Any additional requests for the same subject would be made in un-belief. Prayer in the future, on that same subject, should be a praise and thanksgiving prayer for the finish work. Since the first prayer was done in faith, then the work is completed in the faith dimension. When God manifests the work, in this dimension, is in His timing. We are to believe it has been completed already.

Hebrews 1:3 "Who <Jesus> being the brightness of <his/Father's> glory, and the express image of his person <substance>..." Just as Jesus is real (He exists & His disciples touched Him (1 John 1:1), so faith (the same greek word for substance) exist and is real.

Hebrews 11:1 "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Faith is not the same as hope. Hope is wishing for something. Faith is having it in a faith dimension.

When God reveals (manifests) it to this dimension is up to Him.

WHY: The way to please God is through faith.

Just shall live by faith (4) : Hab.2:4, Rom.1:17, Gal.3:11, Heb.10:38

Hebrews 10:38 "Now the just shall live by faith: but if <any man> draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him."

Romans 14:23 "And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because <he eateth> not of faith: for whatsoever <is> not of faith is sin."

WAY: The prayer, of faith, should be made in the name of Jesus. It should be in the will of God. A search of God's word on the subject should be made first. A large number of scriptures have been presented which cover most subjects. Since the subject is according to the will of God, we can pray with expectation for an immediate manifestation to result. If it does not we are to hold on to the request in faith. When you pray, your request should be made once for each subject. Any additional requests for the same subject would be made in un-belief. Prayer in the future, on that same subject, should be a praise and thanksgiving prayer for the finish work. Since the first prayer was done in faith, then the work is completed in the faith dimension. When God manifests the work, in this dimension, is in His timing. We are to believe it has been completed already.

Jesus was whipped before going to the cross for our sicknesses and diseases. His death on the cross was for our sins. Matthew 8:17 shows that Jesus healing all the sick was to fulfill Isaiah 53 the atonement chapter. Therefore, healing is included in the atonement.

Matthew 8:16-17 "When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with <his> word, and healed all that were sick: {17} That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare <our> sicknesses." See Isaiah 53:4-5 to show faith for healing is in the atonement.

Isaiah 53:4-5 "Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. {5} But he <was> wounded for our transgressions, <he was> bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace <was> upon him; and with his stripes we are healed." Faith is in the atonement to heal.

1 Peter 2:24 "Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed."

3 John 1:2 "Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth."

WHEREAS: Faith for meeting our needs and desires.

God promises include conditions on our part. Just as we would not give a child a gun, even if he wants it, God will do only what is good for us. We are to study God's word to find the conditions. Often our conditions are in the same scriptures as the promise.

Matthew 6:33 "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."

The condition, in this scripture, is to first seek God's kingdom.

Matthew 7:7 "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:"

Matthew 7:11 "If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?"

Matthew 18:18-19 "Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. {19} Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which in heaven."

Matthew 21:22 "And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive."

Mark 11:24 "Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive <them>, and ye shall have <them>."

John 14:13-14 "And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. {14} If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do <it>."

John 15:7 "If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you."

John 15:16 "Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and <that> your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you."

John 16:23-24 "And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give <it> you. {24} Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full."

1 John 3:21-22 "Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, <then> have we confidence toward God. {22} And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight."

1 John 5:14-15 "And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: {15} And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him."

WHERE: Earth

WHEN: All Times

WHILE: The source of faith.

Romans 12:3 "For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think <of himself> more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith." God is source of faith.

Romans 10:17 "So then faith <cometh> by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." Increased faith by hearing the Word of God=Bible.

Isaiah 55:11 "So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper <in the thing> whereto I sent it." God's word (not man's) is to be read, heard, & studied.

2 Timothy 2:15 "Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."We are to study His word (Bible) to know faith conditions.

2 Timothy 3:16 "All scripture <is> given by inspiration of God, and <is> profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:" Study to do, by faith, right things.

WANT: God is true to what He says.

Numbers 23:19 "God <is> not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do <it>? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?"

2 Corinthians 1:20 "For all the promises of God in him <are> yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us." God will do them all.

Hebrews 10:23 "Let us hold fast the profession of <our> faith without wavering; (for he <is> faithful that promised;)"

WAIT: Conditions for receiving God’s promises.

Isaiah 1:19 "If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:"

James 4:3 "Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume <it> upon your lusts."

PAPER OUTLINE:

I) WHAT IS FAITH?:

II) FAITH - THE WAY TO PLEASE GOD:

III) SOURCE OF FAITH:

IV) IS GOD TRUE TO WHAT HE SAYS?:

V) FAITH FOR SALVATION (RE-BIRTH, REGENERATION, NEW LIFE):

VI) FAITH FOR MEETING OUR NEEDS AND DESIRES:

VII) FAITH FOR HEALING:

VIII) FAITH FOR HOLY SPIRIT AND POWER:

IX) FAITH FOR PROSPERITY:

X) CONDITIONS FOR RECEIVING GOD'S PROMISES OF FAITH:

XI) HOW TO USE YOUR FAITH FOR GOD'S PROMISES:

I) WHAT IS FAITH?:

When God reveals (manifests) it to this dimension is up to Him.

II) FAITH - THE WAY TO PLEASE GOD:

Just shall live by faith (4): Hab.2:4, Rom.1:17, Gal.3:11, Heb.10:38

Hebrews 10:38 "Now the just shall live by faith: but if <any man> draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him."

Romans 14:23 "And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because <he eateth> not of faith: for whatsoever <is> not of faith is sin."

III) SOURCE OF FAITH:

Romans 10:17 "So then faith <cometh> by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." Increased faith by hearing the Word of God=Bible.

2 Timothy 2:15 "Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." We are to study His word (Bible) to know faith conditions.

IV) IS GOD TRUE TO WHAT HE SAYS?:

See my paper: "Triunity - Father, Son, & Holy Spirit" for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Just Who Is God?" for more information on this subject.

2 Corinthians 1:20 "For all the promises of God in him <are> yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us." God will do them all.

Hebrews 10:23 "Let us hold fast the profession of <our> faith without wavering; (for he <is> faithful that promised;)"

V) FAITH FOR SALVATION (RE-BIRTH, REGENERATION, NEW LIFE):

See my paper: "What is a Born-Again & How Does One Become One?" for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "True Gospel for Salvation be the Imputed Righteousness of God" for more information on this subject.

See my paper: "Imputed/Reckoned/Counted Righteousness of Jesus" for more information on this subject.

Romans 10:9-10 "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. {10} For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." Believe = faith = trust in God & He will respond.