THE FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLES
Faith Toward יְהוָה
“Two Kinds of Faith”
INTRO: AN ADROIT
DEADLY ENEMY IS LOOSE IN THE BODY OF Mashiach. IT
IS A THIEF TO יְהוָה ’S GREATEST BLESSINGS.
I. II
Corinthians 5:7
A. Walk
of Faith
Basic
to all who Believe - Hebrews 10:38
Foundation
for the new creation - Ephesians 2:8,9
Demands
development inwardly
B. Walk
by Sight (appearance)
Five
senses (knowledge)
Depends
upon hearing through outward influences
I
Corinthians 2:14
II. MENTAL
ASSENT VS REAL HEART FAITH
A. Hebrews
11:1 AMP.
Real
Bible faith is three things:
a. now
b. substance
c. evidence
Faith is born from יְהוָה
’s Word - Romans
10:17
B. Mental
Assent
Born
out of being sense ruled - (psuche)
Romans
12:1,2 - II Corinthians 3:5
Not
a problem to the world but to Believers. A
treacherous counterfeit
III. CHARACTERISTICS OF
MENTAL ASSENT/SENSE RULED FAITH
A. Revealed
in Confession - Mattityahu (Matthew) 12:34
Mental assent agrees, admires,
admits but never receives. The sense ruled
mind does not settle down on the word and rest quietly.
It says יְהוָה
’s Word is true and is willing to argue about the absolute
integrity of it, yet it continually is repudiated in daily conduct. People who are in mental assent agree every word
in the Bible is true, that they believe every word of it, but when it comes to a crisis it
doesn’t work. They say, “It’s
beautiful, I know I should have it. For some
reason I don’t get it. I cannot
understand it.”
“But”
is a keynote in their vocabularies.
We
know it contradicts real faith because Yeshua said in Yochanan (John) 6:47, He
that believeth hath...
IV. CHARACTERISTICS OF
REAL BIBLE FAITH
Romans
4:19 - Considered not His own (Consider Hebrews 3:1; 12:3)
Yonah
(Jonah) 2:8
Tehillim
(Psalm) 112:6-8
Romans
10:10 - Real faith is of the heart/spirit (Faith is the result of the Word dwelling in us)
Faith
says, “The only evidence I need is יְהוָה ’s Word, to know that He has spoken.
Faith asks for no other evidence than the written word of יְהוָה .” Real
Bible faith trusts, believes, takes, receives, and gladly confesses “It’s mine,
I have it now.” It quietly rests in
assurance.
V. THE SECURING OF
REAL BIBLE FAITH
Mishlei (Proverbs) 4:20-22 - The Word is life to us
Sustains, strengthens, gives quiet rest. Continues to give faith.
Tests
and trials.
Tehillim
(Psalm) 34:19 - Many are the afflictions of the righteous...
- If you are trusting in יְהוָה you are not trusting in anyone
else.
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