Faith First

Faith what is it? Many men have wrote about it. men have tried to study it.

Faith is not in the logic of man when it comes to the LORD．　Ｓｏ　ｗｈａｔ　ｉｓ　ｉｔ？　Ｗｅｌｌ　ｏｎｌｙ　ｔｈｅ　Ｈｏｌｙ　Ｓｃｒｉｐｔｕｒｅ　ｃａｎ　ａｎｓｗｅｒ　ｔｈａｔ．

”Ｎｏｗ　ｆａｉｔｈ　ｉｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｓｕｂｓｔａｎｃｅ　ｏｆ　ｔｈｉｎｇｓ　ｈｏｐｅｄ　ｆｏｒ；　ｅｖｉｄｅｎｃｅ（ｅｌｅｇｃｈｏｓ；ｐｒｏｏｆ，　ｃｏｎｖｉｃｔｉｏｎ）　ｏｆ　ｔｈｉｎｇｓ　ｎｏｔ　ｙｅｔ　ｓｅｅｎ．”　Ｈｅｂｒｅｗｓ　１１：１．　Ｓｅｅ　ｉｔ　ｔｈｅ　ｃｏｍｆｏｒｔ　ｔｈａｔ　ｂｒｉｎｇｓ　ｊｏｙ　ｗｈｅｎ　ｔｈｅｒｅ　ｉｓ　ａ　ｓｉｔｕａｔｉｏｎ　ｉｎ　ｏｎｅ　ｌｉｆｅ．　ｐｕｔｔｉｎｇ　ｔｈａｔ　ｔｒｕｓｔ　ｉｎ　Ｃｈｒｉｓｔ　ｆｏｒ　ａｌｌ　ｔｈｉｎｇｓ．　Ｓｅｅ　ｓｏｍｅ　ｍｅｎ　ｔｒｕｓｔ　ｉｎ　ｔｈｅｉｒ　ｒｉｃｈｅｓ　ｏｒ　ｔｈｅｒｅ　ｅａｒｔｈｌｙ　ｐｏｓｓｉｏｎｓ　ｙｅｔ　ｔｈａｔ　ｄｏｅｓ　ｎｏ　ｇｏｏｄ　ｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｈｅａｒｔ　ａｎｄ　ｓｏｕｌ　ｏｆ　ｔｈｅ　ｐｅｒｓｏｎ．

Ｓｅｅ　ｅｖｅｎ　ｔｈｏｓｅ　ｓｉｔｔｉｎｇ　ｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｃｈｕｒｃｈ　ｄｏｅｓ　ｎｏｔ　ｍａｋｅ　ｙｏｕ　ｏｒ　ｍｅ　ａ　Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ．Ｎｏ　ｏｎｅ　ｃａｎ　ｇｅｔ　ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ　ｆｒｏｍ　Ｇｏｄ　ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ　ｉｔ，　ｆａｉｔｈ　ｍｏｖｅｓ　ａｎｄ　ｆａｉｔｈ　ｇｅｔｓ　ｙｏｕ　ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ　ｆａｉｔｈ　ｉｎ　Ｃｈｒｉｓｔ　ａｌｏｎｅ．

”ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ　ｆａｉｔｈ　ｉｔ　ｉｓ　ｉｍｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ　ｔｏ　ｐｌｅａｓｅ　ｔｈｅ　ＬＯＲＤ：Ｈｅｂｒｅｗｓ　１１：６．　Ｔｈｅｒｅ　ａｒｅ　ｓａｄｌｙ　ｍａｎｙ　ｍｅｎ　ｗｈｏ　ｓｉｔ　ｉｎ　ｐｏｓｔｉｏｎｓ　ｎｏｔ　ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ　ｏｆ　ｆａｉｔｈ　ｉｎ　ＧＯＤ　ｂｕｔ　ａ　ｆａｉｔｈ　ｉｎ　ｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｆ．　ａｎｙ　ａｂｉｌｉｔｉｅｓ　ｗｅ　ｈａｖｅ　ｗｅ　ｄｉｄ　ｎｏｔ　ｃｒｅａｔｅ　ｔｈｅｍ　ｔｈｅｙ　ｂｅｌｏｎｇ　ｔｏ　ｔｈｅ　ＬＯＲＤ　Ｊｅｓｕｓ．　Ａ　ｐｒｅａｃｈｅｒ　ｐｒｅａｃｈｅｓ　Ｉ　ｈｏｐｅ　ｂｙ　ｆａｉｔｈ　ａｓ　ｈｅ　ｔｈｒｏｗｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｓｅｅｄｓ　ｏｕｔ　ｔｈｅｒｅ　ｏｒ　ｌａｙｓ　ｈａｎｄ　ｏｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｓｉｃｋ．　Ｔｈｅ　ｐｒｅａｃｈｅｒ　ｍｕｓｔ　ｐｒｅａｃｈ　ｏｒ　ｔｅａｃｈ　ｗｉｔｈ　ｃｏｎｖｉｃｔｉｏｎ　ａｎｄ　ｎｏｔ　ｏｐｉｏｎ．

ｆａｉｔｈ　ｉｇｎｉｔｅｓ　ａｃｔｉｏｎ．Ｆａｉｔｈ　ｉｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｓｐａｒｋ　ｒｅａｄ　ｔｈｅ　ｔｅｘｔ　ｏｆ　Ｈｅｂｒｅｗｓ　ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ　１１；　ｂｙ　ｆａｉｔｈ　Ｎｏａｈ　ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｄ；

Ｂｙ　ｆａｉｔｈ　Ａｂｒａｈａｍ　ｏｂｅｙｅｄ　ａｎｄ　ｗｅｎｔ：Ｂｙ　ｆａｉｔｈ　Ａｂｅｌ　ｏｆｆｅｒｅｄ．

Ｔｈｅ　ｇｏｓｐｅｌｓ　ｒｅｃｏｒｄｅｄ　ｔｈｅ　ａｃｔｓ　ｏｆ　ｆａｉｔｈ　Ｇｏｄ　ｅｖｅｎ　ｔｅｓｔｉｆｙｉｎｇ　”Ｔｈｙ　ｆａｉｔｈ

ｈａｓ　ｍａｄｅ　ｙｏｕ　ｗｈｏｌｅ”　ｔｈｅｒｅ　ｆａｉｔｈ　ｗａｓ　ｉｎ　Ｊｅｓｕｓ　Ｃｈｒｉｓｔ．

ｂｅｆｏｒｅ　ｏｎｅ　ｃａｎ　ｒｅｐｅｎｔ　ｆｒｏｍ　ｓｉｎ　ｔｈａｔ　ｐｅｒｓｏ　ｍｕｓｔ　ｂｅｌｉｖｅ　ＧＯＤ　ａｎｄ　ｔｒｕｓｔ　Ｈｉｍ　ｗｉｔｈ　ｔｈｅ　ｍｏｓｔ　ｐｒｅｃｉｏｕｓ　ｇｉｆｔ　ｗｅ　ｈａｖｅ　ｏｕｒ　ｓｏｕｌ．　Ｔｈｅｎ　ａｆｔｅｒ　ｔｈａｔ　ｍａｒｋ　１６：１６　”　Ｈｅ　ｔｈａｔ　ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅｓ　ａｎｄ　ｉｓ　ｂａｐｔｉｚｅｄ　ｗｉｌｌ　ｂｅ　ｓａｖｅｄ　ｂｕｔ　ｉｆ　ｙｏｕ　ｄｏ　ｎｏｔ　ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ　ｏｎｅ　ｉｓ　ｄａｍｎｅｄ”

Ｔｏ　ｔｈｅ　ｂｅｌｉｖｅｒ　ｉｔ　ｉｓ　ａ　ｓｈｅｉｌｄ　ｉｔ　ｈｅｌｐｓ　ｐｕｔ　ａ　ｈａｌｔ　ｏｎ　ｄｏｕｂｔ．

ｔｈｅｒｅ　ｉｓ　ｏｎｅ　ｍｉｓｃｏｎｃｅｐｔｉｏｎ　ｔｈａｔ　ｐｅｏｐｌｅ　ｈａｖｅ　ａｎｄ　ｔｈａｔ　ｉｓ　ｐｒｉｄｅ　ｉｓ　ｎｏｔ　ｆａｉｔｈ　ａ　ｐｒｏｕｄ　ｐｅｒｓｏｎ　ｉｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｏｎｅ　ｗｈｏ　ｔｈｉｎｋｓ　ａｂｏｕｔ　ｈｉｓ　ｏｒ　ｈｅｒ　ｓｅｌｆ　ｉｔ　ｉｓ　ａｒｒｏｇｅｎｔ．

Ｒｉｇｈｔｏｕｓ　ｆａｉｔｈ　ｉｓ　ｈｕｍｂｌｅｓｓ　ｂｕｔ　ｉｔ　ｉｓ　ｎｏｔ　ｗｅａｋｎｅｓｓ．

Ｂｙ　ｆａｉｔｈ　ｗｅ　ｃａｎ　ｔｕｒｎ　ｔｈｉｓ　ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ　ｏｆ　ｔｈｅ　Ｕｎｉｔｅｄ　Ｓｔａｔｅｓ　ｂａｃｋ　ｔｏ　ｔｈｅ　ｒｉｇｈｔｏｕｓｎｅｓｓ　ｏｆ　ＧＯＤ．