Joh 20:27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.
Joh 20:28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
Joh 20:29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
Heb 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Heb 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.
1Co 2:9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
1Co 2:10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
God wants us to have faith, and to know that He is a rewarder to those who diligently seek Him, which we have to believe in a God we cannot see, and a kingdom we cannot see, for if we seen we would only believe because we have seen, but there is evidence that it is true even though we cannot see it, and God will reveal it to those who have the Spirit of God.
Rom 13:10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
1Co 13:13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
Charity, love in action, works, is greater than faith, so we have to have works of love or else we have no faith, and cannot please God, for then we are acting fleshy and not spiritual to love people, for love is the fulfilling of the law.
Ti 6:5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness(money, material things): from such withdraw thyself.
1Ti 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
1Ti 6:7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
1Ti 6:8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.
1Ti 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
God only blesses us with our needs, and not our wants, and to help the poor and needy if possible.
The love of money is the root of all evil, for is neglects the poor and needy, which is how God created the earth to operate by love, and anybody that goes by their wants falls victim to it.
So we have to have faith, and works of love to have faith, for love is greater than faith, and God wants us to know that He rewards those that follow Him, for He will not leave us empty handed.
Rom 1:17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
Rom 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
Rom 1:19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
Rom 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
Rom 1:21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
Rom 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
Rom 1:23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
Rom 1:25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
1Co 3:18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
1Co 3:19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
1Co 3:20 And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.
Creation testifies that there is a God, and of His attributes, which one of them is love, for He provided food, and the means to make clothing, and shelter, so the world is without excuse, and covers the 2 greatest laws, love God, and love people.
But some people did not want to believe in God in the truth, but in a natural sense, like occultists, and nature worship, or something like evolution that things came about by another means than a God created everything.
But the world has no excuse for it has been shown to them the invisible things of God shown in creation that covers all of mankind's history of the law of love.
So the God we cannot see, and kingdom we cannot see is revealed to all to know, and believe by faith, whether they heard the word of God, or not.
But we surely see that many do not see this love in creation, for they fight like the dickens, and are selfish, and arrogant.
But Jesus said since iniquity shall abound the love of many shall wax cold, and Paul said evil men shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived, for that is the direction the world is going that do not accept the truth, they get worse according to the flesh, which Paul said there is no good thing that dwells in the flesh, and the flesh and Spirit are contrary to each other.
Which will result in a falling away of the world as the nations come together and try to establish peace, and stop the preaching of the Gospel, and the transgressors come to the full, and follow the New Age Christ, then God will end this sin business on earth.
1Co 9:24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
Php 3:14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Nobody has an excuse, and we have to have faith, and works of love, and God wants us to know that He rewards those that follow Him, which Paul said keep your focus on the prize.
But love is the most important trait we can have, and people that claim Christ that lack love the Bible says they erred from the faith.
