What I find difficult around the words “believe” or “have faith” is I need to have a good understanding and security around what I am putting my faith into and seek answers.
Even quoting scriptures at times doesn’t feel helpful around my question (if I’m in the right religion) because anyone in any religion could quote their scriptures. This is why I asked for a confirmation from God that I am on the right path in prayer. I feel like a child trying to find her way but feeling lost but trying to do what is right.
I think it is important to have knowledge and understanding in areas mentally working upto having an understanding to the Bible you must grow mentally to a point before understanding, the Holy Spirit of coarse will also help with understanding.
I just hate not feeling secure and questioning things as I feel lost in those times. The Bible makes sense to me especially when Jesus talks, it’s the Old Testament I struggle with. But still I will continue with my faith, God and Christianity as I have made a commitment to Him. I just hope I am doing what is right not only for my sake but my children’s also because the thought of Hell haunts me.
yes but what of you didn’t look at it as “
Quoting that scripture “ but instead you were
hearing what God teachings to believers for everlasting life ?
“It is written in the prophets, And
they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.”
John 6:45 KJV
“For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed
all judgment unto the Son:
Verily, verily, I say unto you,
He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.”
John 5:22, 24 KJV
when he says all judgement it doesn’t just mean judgement like end time judgement for sin , but it’s all of Gods judgements about life and death good and evil even subjects like prayer .
I suppose what I’m saying is you came to a Bible discussion forum to inquire about prayer and faith and the scripture is what Gods answer is , our place in this what I was saying is this the word needs time to rest in your believing heart before you see it fully working or even understand it
it’s metaphorically like our heart is a plot of soul , and the seed of God is his word in the gospel the word of the kingdom. What he says is if we receive his word , and continuing in it believing and seeking as you are now understanding is like a seed growing in your mind and heart and over lersevering and putting it into practice in our own lives as we learn first hearing what he said , believe him , eventually faith accomplishes a changing of our minds so that we begin to grow a bit more and then more and more as we continue on following Christ we’re going to grow in his light in our understanding faith is when our thinking begins to change by belief and perseverance
“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye
transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”
Romans 12:2 KJV
it comes because we believe his word in the gospel so like our thinking about prayer and our belief of prayer needs to be shaped by the gospel of we’re reading it , discussing it directly or just learn what he said and talk about those things
we don’t have to quote scripture but we need to stick to what he taught and have to first hear what he said in the gospel that’s important part of scripture otherwise we could claim God said anything but now we have his own words recorded and offered to all for belief
Regarding prayer of you look at the ot it builds a lot of faith also if you hear and believe the scriptures and the testimony they give of a man praying that it didn’t rain for three and a half years , and it didn’t until he prayed that it would again .
Or Daniel praying among a pride of starving lions all night and being untouched in the morning while his captors thrown in were devoured before they hit the ground it builds faith but it’s found in scripture
a man praying to God for more years added to his life even as God had declared his time and God answering his prayer and giving him more years . It’s not just quoting scriptures that would t help but to believe them becomes faith