Faith comes from hearing the Word, but that is the first stage ... there are two more stages to living as Christ lived we must go thru. Belief and Reception. Belief is where, in my heart I agree with God wholeheartedly as to who He says He is and to what He did for mankind and that He sits at the right hand of the Father interceding for us, this revelation would not be possible outside of hearing or reading the Word..hence, where faith comes from ... Yet, there is another stage, not of redemption, but of Salvation. And that is receiving Christ. This is where we are employed by God to act upon our own will in cooperation with His, as He empowers His will over our own, and we obey Him in what He makes clear for us to do spiritually.
The middle stage of life in Christ is belief, yet belief is the start and finishing point of redemption; the purification of Christ's application of sacrificial offerings on the Cross for our sake..Receiving Christ, is where I die to the right to myself, and therefore live my life fully dependent on God's redemptive facts thru Christ Jesus who becomes my Lord in a practical and real way thru the Holy Spirit's role of guidance and empowerment. Thus, we have the Bible say:
(John 1:12): ...New American Standard Bible (NASB)
12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name,
Belief therefore, starts in the heart, and leads to the mind and our soul which controls the outcome of our bodily actions; the part of us that makes up who we are agrees with God wholeheartedly.
The middle stage of life in Christ is belief, yet belief is the start and finishing point of redemption; the purification of Christ's application of sacrificial offerings on the Cross for our sake..Receiving Christ, is where I die to the right to myself, and therefore live my life fully dependent on God's redemptive facts thru Christ Jesus who becomes my Lord in a practical and real way thru the Holy Spirit's role of guidance and empowerment. Thus, we have the Bible say:
(John 1:12): ...New American Standard Bible (NASB)
12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name,
Belief therefore, starts in the heart, and leads to the mind and our soul which controls the outcome of our bodily actions; the part of us that makes up who we are agrees with God wholeheartedly.
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not that I don't like apples but those strawberries are so delicious indeed.
