What is faith? According to the Bible, “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1). James Strong confirms faith is the glue in the Christian belief system, because all Christians are righteous by faith in Jesus Christ whether they are Jew or Gentile (Strong, 7-9). Ephesians 2:8 states, “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and is not your own doing; it is the gift of God.” How can a Christian have a balanced view of faith? First, they need to know exactly what faith means. The Greek word for faith is pistis and means the conviction of the truth of anything, belief, or in the New Testament it specifically is referring to a religious belief that Jesus Christ is the son of God
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Without unwavering faith in Jesus Christ, God, and His Word, I would not be here. My entire life has been a battle against my own body. However, “Man is a spirit; he has a soul, and he lives in a body” (Hagin, 24). Although I was not a normal child, could not eat normal foods, or function at a normal level, my spirit has always stayed strong in knowing God and His promises for my life. For, “My flesh and heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever” (Psalm 73:26). At age six, I was presumed by doctors to be dying, with absolutely “no hope.” But, I had a mother whose faith in God would not accept that reality or in other words she refused their presumption of fact and choose to walk by faith. According to Hagin, “Some people accept defeat in life because they don’t fully understand the Word” (p. 41). This was not the case for my mother. She was fully persuaded by the Word of God and His promises. Because of this faith, she pursued other alternatives to save my life. Ultimately, it was the ketogenic diet that gave my body health for a temporary time until God revealed the true root of the problem, Chiari Brain …show more content…
God showed me that putting faith in Him and His word is the only way to receive His promises. I had allowed myself to doubt that God could open the doors to save my life. I began believing my body over His word. And in His grace and mercy, He showed me His marvelous love. It stretched my faith and helped me understand the kind of faith I needed to live a victorious life. God used my circumstances to cultivate a faith in Him which would not be swayed by medical reports, or natural evidence. Now, I am believing by faith for a healthy child that will not have any genetic illness. I will not accept defeat, nor allow myself to doubt the promises of God because all of God’s promises are “yes” and “amen” (2 Corinthians
Without unwavering faith in Jesus Christ, God, and His Word, I would not be here. My entire life has been a battle against my own body. However, “Man is a spirit; he has a soul, and he lives in a body” (Hagin, 24). Although I was not a normal child, could not eat normal foods, or function at a normal level, my spirit has always stayed strong in knowing God and His promises for my life. For, “My flesh and heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever” (Psalm 73:26). At age six, I was presumed by doctors to be dying, with absolutely “no hope.” But, I had a mother whose faith in God would not accept that reality or in other words she refused their presumption of fact and choose to walk by faith. According to Hagin, “Some people accept defeat in life because they don’t fully understand the Word” (p. 41). This was not the case for my mother. She was fully persuaded by the Word of God and His promises. Because of this faith, she pursued other alternatives to save my life. Ultimately, it was the ketogenic diet that gave my body health for a temporary time until God revealed the true root of the problem, Chiari Brain …show more content…
God showed me that putting faith in Him and His word is the only way to receive His promises. I had allowed myself to doubt that God could open the doors to save my life. I began believing my body over His word. And in His grace and mercy, He showed me His marvelous love. It stretched my faith and helped me understand the kind of faith I needed to live a victorious life. God used my circumstances to cultivate a faith in Him which would not be swayed by medical reports, or natural evidence. Now, I am believing by faith for a healthy child that will not have any genetic illness. I will not accept defeat, nor allow myself to doubt the promises of God because all of God’s promises are “yes” and “amen” (2 Corinthians