For whosever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach, except they be sent? As it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! For they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report? So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. (Romans 10: 13-17)
Faith in Christ, therefore, is from hearing by the word of God.
I was not there in Bethlehem when Jesus was born: yet, by faith, I believe he was born just as the word of God tells us.
I was not there in Jerusalem when Jesus was crucified: yet, by faith, I believe he was crucified just as the word of God tells us.
I was not there when Jesus was resurrected from death to live again: yet, by faith, I believe he was resurrected to live again just as the word of God tells us.
And by faith I believe that Christ will return to the earth, just as the word of God tells us.
For unto a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9: 6)
When Joseph and Mary looked into the eyes of baby Jesus, they were looking into the eyes of Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace.
When Joseph and Mary looked into the eyes of baby Jesus, they were looking into the eyes of Almighty God, Creator of the universe. For it is written in the word of God:
All things were made my him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. (John 1: 2-5)
And again the word of God tells us:
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. (Hebrews 11: 1)
Christ is, therefore, the substance of things hoped for (love, joy, peace, life everlasting) as well as the evidence of Him not seen: to be believed by faith and faith alone, and not by the sights and sounds that we see with our eyes, nor hear with our ears.
Christ is the opposite of religion, for religion is a system of man based on sights and sounds; for Christ is above all powers and principalities and kingdoms of man.
By faith, then, we can believe that Christ is Almighty God. And just as we believe that Almighty God came to earth in Bethlehem, we can also believe by faith that He will do it again! For there is nothing---no man, no power, no government---that can stop the return of Jesus Christ! And He will do it again, just as the word of God tells us.
And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. (Matthew 24: 30)
The return of Jesus Christ will be the greatest event in the history of the world. Please do not miss it by missing Him. He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords. Therefore, the return of the King will be a majestic entrance from His throne in heaven, and His light will outshine the sun.
Faith in Christ, therefore, is from hearing by the word of God.
I was not there in Bethlehem when Jesus was born: yet, by faith, I believe he was born just as the word of God tells us.
I was not there in Jerusalem when Jesus was crucified: yet, by faith, I believe he was crucified just as the word of God tells us.
I was not there when Jesus was resurrected from death to live again: yet, by faith, I believe he was resurrected to live again just as the word of God tells us.
And by faith I believe that Christ will return to the earth, just as the word of God tells us.
For unto a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9: 6)
When Joseph and Mary looked into the eyes of baby Jesus, they were looking into the eyes of Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace.
When Joseph and Mary looked into the eyes of baby Jesus, they were looking into the eyes of Almighty God, Creator of the universe. For it is written in the word of God:
All things were made my him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. (John 1: 2-5)
And again the word of God tells us:
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. (Hebrews 11: 1)
Christ is, therefore, the substance of things hoped for (love, joy, peace, life everlasting) as well as the evidence of Him not seen: to be believed by faith and faith alone, and not by the sights and sounds that we see with our eyes, nor hear with our ears.
Christ is the opposite of religion, for religion is a system of man based on sights and sounds; for Christ is above all powers and principalities and kingdoms of man.
By faith, then, we can believe that Christ is Almighty God. And just as we believe that Almighty God came to earth in Bethlehem, we can also believe by faith that He will do it again! For there is nothing---no man, no power, no government---that can stop the return of Jesus Christ! And He will do it again, just as the word of God tells us.
And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. (Matthew 24: 30)
The return of Jesus Christ will be the greatest event in the history of the world. Please do not miss it by missing Him. He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords. Therefore, the return of the King will be a majestic entrance from His throne in heaven, and His light will outshine the sun.
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