WHAT IS FAITH?
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. What is faith?
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good testimony. By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible. (Hebrews 11:1-3 NKJV)
a) The word “substance” is the Greek word “hupostasis” it means the essence of God, the reality of something not seen, the frame and foundation of something, and it also means confidence.
Who [Jesus Christ] being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, (Hebrews 1:3 NKJV)
b) The word person above is the same word “hupostasis”. Jesus is the essence of God the Father. Faith is the substance of God, a particle of faith is a God particle.
c) When we receive faith from God we are receiving Him.
For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end, (Hebrews 3:14 NKJV).
d) The word confidence in this verse is the same word again “hupostasis”. The way that we hold on to faith and see the end result is by believing. By choosing to believe God’s word we come into agreement with God. When God imparts faith into a person they receive Him; that means they receive everything needed to see the end result. God will supply matter, energy, blueprints, and confidence as needed.
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, (Ephesians 2:8)
e) A person may think that faith comes from them self and they must somehow work up faith to believe in God. However, faith is a gift from God, just like everything else we receive from God it is by His grace. Our part is to believe God’s word, trust Him. But the Scripture has confined all under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. (Galatians 3:22 NKJV)
f) “Faith” is translated from the Greek word pÃsteōs it is a noun, a substance. The word “believe” is translated from the Greek word pisteúsō it means to trust or believe; it is a verb, an action on our part. When we receive faith through hearing God’s word then we connect with the promise by believing until the promise is fulfilled. Believing is how we lock onto faith and hold on to it until we see the result. Believing in God is not so much an effort on our part as it is simply trusting Him, resting in Him.
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1. What is faith?Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good testimony. By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible. (Hebrews 11:1-3 NKJV)
a) The word “substance” is the Greek word “hupostasis” it means the essence of God, the reality of something not seen, the frame and foundation of something, and it also means confidence.
Who [Jesus Christ] being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, (Hebrews 1:3 NKJV)
b) The word person above is the same word “hupostasis”. Jesus is the essence of God the Father. Faith is the substance of God, a particle of faith is a God particle.
c) When we receive faith from God we are receiving Him.
For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end, (Hebrews 3:14 NKJV).
d) The word confidence in this verse is the same word again “hupostasis”. The way that we hold on to faith and see the end result is by believing. By choosing to believe God’s word we come into agreement with God. When God imparts faith into a person they receive Him; that means they receive everything needed to see the end result. God will supply matter, energy, blueprints, and confidence as needed.
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, (Ephesians 2:8)
e) A person may think that faith comes from them self and they must somehow work up faith to believe in God. However, faith is a gift from God, just like everything else we receive from God it is by His grace. Our part is to believe God’s word, trust Him. But the Scripture has confined all under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. (Galatians 3:22 NKJV)
f) “Faith” is translated from the Greek word pÃsteōs it is a noun, a substance. The word “believe” is translated from the Greek word pisteúsō it means to trust or believe; it is a verb, an action on our part. When we receive faith through hearing God’s word then we connect with the promise by believing until the promise is fulfilled. Believing is how we lock onto faith and hold on to it until we see the result. Believing in God is not so much an effort on our part as it is simply trusting Him, resting in Him.
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