WHAT IS FAITH?  FAITH IS THE SUBSTANCE OF THINGS HOPED FOR, THE EVIDENCE OF THINGS NOT SEEN HEBREWS 11:1. THE BIBLE SAYS FAITH IS THE COMPLETE TRUST AND BELIEF IN GOD. HEBREWS 11: 6 ALSO SAYS  WITHOUT FAITH IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PLEASE GOD.JOHN 20:29 TELLS US THAT BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO HAVE NOT SEEN, AND YET  BELIEVED. FAITH WITHOUT WORKS IS DEAD FAITH. ONCE A PERSON RECEIVES SALVATION, THEY BEGIN TO HAVE FAITH IN CHRIST BECAUSE A PERSON IS SAVED BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH AND NOT BY WORKS. HOWEVER, ONCE YOU ARE SAVED, THE WORD OF GOD NEEDS BELIEVERS TO ADD WORK TO THEIR FAITH. GOD GAVE EVERYONE A GIFT, AND HE WANTS US TO USE THAT GIFT IN MINISTRY. IT MIGHT BE THE GIFT OF SINGING IN THE CHOIR, EVANGELIZING, PLAYING AN INSTRUMENT IN CHURCH, HELP IN WONEN'S MINISTRY OR YOUTH MINISTRY. WHEN WE STAND BEFORE GOD, WE NEVER WANT GOD TO ASK THE QUESTION, "WHAT DID YOU DO WITH THE GIFT I GAVE YOU? THERE WILL BE CONSEQUENCES FOR NOT USING YOUR GIFT FOR THE GLORY OF GOD. YOUR REWARD WILL NOT BE GIVEN. TO YOU. THEREFORE, WE RUN THE RACE HERE ON EARTH AND MUST FINISH THE RACE WELL; GOD WILL SAY, "WELL, DON THOU GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT?"






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