REASON FOR FAITH : Casual Study

What is the purpose of faith and why does it not always seem to work? Why is it sometimes wrongly applied and where does it have the greatest impact or influence? Can Christianity effectively express itself in terms of morality, standards, and actions without faith or is faith simply a means of reinforcing our testimony in these areas once certain criteria or goals have been reached or a certain level of good character has been established?

2/6/2023 11pm. "Thanks to feedback, we revised this section faithfully for readership, to relate this vital topic of reasoning for faith: Could correspond to our 'reasoning' in faith on other parts of the 'process,' that we overlook. It was actually one of those small gems we overlooked in our drafting.

SYNOPSIS: 
What highlights are prefacing our discovery.

  • The reason and point of faith
  • The ineffectiveness of faith in certain settings
  • The effectiveness of faith in certain settings
  • The incorrect application of faith
  • The correct application of faith
  • Christianity's expression of morality, standards, and efforts
  • The role of faith in expressing these things
  • The impact of faith on Christianity's expression of morality, standards, and efforts
  • The criteria for establishing good characteristics
  • The role of faith in reaching goals and having proper effect reflected on the hand of God in our lives.

Casual Study-Desk Series: Perspective

Unlocking the Keys of Power: How the Bible Illustrates the Historical, Spiritual, and Practical Basis for Faith

I am writing to you with candor to express the importance of faith and how it plays a crucial role in a complete gospel. Faith is not limited to physical objects or experiences, nor can it be overcome by intellectual prowess or advanced designs.

 

This is not a new concept and we have covered it on our platform before. But let me emphasize that faith is a complete language in itself. It must be embraced and asserted with the value that God places upon it, viewed through the lens that God created it with, and demonstrated with the intent that God intended it to have. The Bible refers to faith as evidence of what we cannot see, as it is of a divine nature and a response to the power of God in the Gospel. And the results of faith are in line with what God has promised in the Gospel. Faith is a hope for the outcome, producing patience in the belief that God will accomplish what He has promised. We must look at ourselves, recognizing when our condition is not suitable for faith's merits, or when our merits are not addressing what is unsuitable, and turn to what God recommends instead.

 

The Bible provides historical, spiritual, and practical foundations for faith to exist. We cannot accurately value truth or provide a believable testimony without faith being in alignment with scripture.

 

However, there is a self-destructive pattern in our flesh that can lead to unbelief and cloud our understanding of God's ability. We may not accept God's ability or believe that He is enough, causing us to blame Him when things go wrong. Our need for faith is to confront this pattern of defeat before God. Our broken processes and powerlessness under the law can cause instability and doubt in the Word of God. We may try to fix, solve, or reform things on our own, but this falls short of divine power.

 

Our inconsistent understanding of what God is capable of and our questioning of His care for us can lead to a separation from God's perfect image as revealed in scripture and fulfilled through Christ.

"The lack of coherence in our broken flesh can lead to unbelief and a misunderstanding of God's capability. We're talking about not accepting God's power and when things go wrong, blaming God instead of recognizing His ability.

Faith is necessary to overcome this pattern of self-defeat and confront our brokenness. Our inability to live up to the Law leads to unstable emotions and doubts about God's Word. We often try to fix things on our own instead of relying on divine power.

Our flawed perspective of what God can do raises questions about His caring nature. Our belief that God can or will do something is based on our relationship with an accurate representation of God. This line of thinking reflects our own self-victimization and leads to a separation from the perfect image of God revealed through inspired accuracy and fulfilled by Christ.

Does God care about us? Our relationship with the accurate representation of God in the New Testament depends on our perception of Him. If we hold onto a view that questions God's ability or willingness to fulfill us, then we are separating ourselves from the image of God that is given to us in the inspired word and fulfilled through Christ. We are making our current view of the Bible in this incomplete conclusion.

"Our faith in God is the key to unlocking a life filled with empowerment, longevity, and spiritual fruit. We often struggle with doubts and a lack of trust, which can cause us to believe that God is not able or does not care. This is rooted in our own limited perspectives and incomplete views of God's ability.

However, faith brings us into covenant with God, inviting His extended power into our lives. By believing in what God says about Himself and His promises, we allow Christ to move within us and lead us towards our divine purpose. This requires patience and consistency, as we wait for God to build us up in His image through the life-giving power of the Spirit. Our knowledge and principles in this walk come from the witness of the Spirit over Christ and our faith in His completeness."

A view no longer built on trust, but based on our incomplete views of what God has accomplished; an inaccurate opinion of Christ is, He only completed a percentage of what He promised! A deluded opinion of our own broken perception of how God restores and heals.

These inconsistent patterns of unbelief are all built on protest, contention. A trial against Biblical testimony and witness of Christ over the Word. If we don’t recognize the Points of conflict in demonstration against the voice of God are of our own striving and fear, placing us into spiritual seasons of warfare that contend with divine power, and are ourselves manipulated by our own doings serving the trap of the enemy, is where we only agree where God has failed- but never on the source of our failing to walk in agreement with what the Word Says He is able to do.

Any work of the flesh is somewhat of a mistaken identity trying to prove itself in a separate system apart from God. Is one thing within this lack of faith against the provision of Christ. But the flesh itself has to behave against faith for it to become an inhabitable expression of wrong for it to be in violation of what resists a walk in the Spirit of God serving the fulfillment of the Law. Including a surpassing of and acting on our own desire to do wrong with knowledge it is wrong.

              Our moment of truth before a worst case scenario or collapse is to believe what God says is true over the battle; what God says of Himself over that battle, and what God has promised to do on the other side of that battle if we will believe.


With every struggle, false reality or self-defeat we hold on scripture, Christ promises substance as He produces His cause within us, and evidence for His completeness we will see as an outcome of His fulfillment regarding the Law. Our own desire and our own unbelief being the only thing in our faith we can give Him. Faith produces agreement in which Christ is obligated to move upon that faith to lead, direct and empower us through His completeness in the vision, goal or work He has called us to before we went through this faith process.


Faith is bringing us into Covenant that invites extended empowerment when we let go of doubt initially in our weaknesses.


Its the wide-ranging ramifications, extended longevity and scope of the fruits of this life in the Spirit; not immediately experienced in the short term until we see God is able, and will patiently wait on Him to build us up in His image as a consistent life of Faith. Our consistency and patience is our virtue within His completeness, our principles and our basis for knowledge in this walk is found through His Spirit's witness over Christ in regard to faith.

The Bible tells us, "Ultimately, the fruits of this life in the Spirit are long-lasting and far-reaching, as we consistently live a life of faith empowered by the witness of God's Spirit in Christ," to help us affirm faith is indeed providing the keys of power given by Christ working in us."


Topics Covered Here:

 

Faith has a specific purpose in a complete gospel

Faith cannot traverse in higher or lower dimensions

Faith does not involve physical objects or disembodied experiences

Faith cannot be out-maneuvered by intellect or next level design

Faith is a complete language

Faith is embraced and assertive to the value God places over it

The Bible calls faith evidence of what we don't see

The results of faith are substantive to what God has indicated they will do

Faith is a hope of passage producing patience in God's worthy accomplishment

Faith is the final result of gospel power once it was complete

Faith helps us find a condition unsuitable of its merits or address what is unsuitable and points us toward what God recommends instead.

 

 

KEY TAKE AWAYS

"The Bible refers to faith as evidence of what cannot be seen, a demonstration of the power of God in the gospel"

"Our broken perspective of God's ability often leads to questions about God's care and a disconnect from the perfect image of God as revealed in scripture."

"Our understanding of faith is informed by the historical, spiritual, and practical basis of faith in the Bible. Without faith that aligns with scripture, it is impossible to accurately value truth or provide a meaningful testimony."

"The human condition is characterized by self-destructive tendencies that can lead to disbelief and ignorance. We often reject God's ability and, when things don't go as planned, blame God for our problems."

"The purpose of faith is to confront these tendencies and break the cycle of self-defeat. The brokenness in our flesh, combined with our inability to meet the demands of the law, creates an unstable emotional basis and a tendency to question God's word."

"However, our broken perspective of God's ability often leads to questions about God's care and a disconnect from the perfect image of God as revealed in scripture. Faith helps us to overcome these tendencies and align with God's perfect will."


Faith, a comprehensive language that signifies resolution, closure, acquisition of worth, and fulfillment of obligations, enables us to fully comply with all the laws and commandments that God established in the Mosaic Covenant and its sacrifices.

By establishing faith in God, we become righteous in His eyes and are granted divine power, capability, and privilege. This is evident when we accept Christ's Covenant of salvation, redemption, and repentance and embrace the truth, which leads to receiving the gift of faith.

Heb 11:1 "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."

KEVIN SIMON,

CDCS RESEARCH

COMPILED GLOSSARY- "A walk in the Spirit: A key to complete faith"

  • The Necessity of Faith: Faith is necessary for a complete gospel and its purpose is to confront the pattern of self-defeat in our lives.

  • The Testimony of Faith: The testimony of faith is the Biblical witness and testimony of Christ over the Word.

  • The Goal of Faith: The goal of faith is to bring us into a Covenant with God, which invites extended empowerment and the fruition of a consistent life in the Spirit.

  • The Pattern of Self-Defeat: There is a pattern of self-defeat in our flesh that clouds our understanding of God and leads to unbelief and idolatry.

  • The Basis of Need for Faith: The basis of our need for faith is to confront the pattern of self-defeat and broken processes in our flesh.

  • The Source of Unbelief: Unbelief is rooted in our inability and powerlessness under the Law and our unstable emotional basis.

  • The Idolatry of Protest: When things don't work out, we embrace the idolatry of protest against God and blame Him for the problem.

  • The Relationship with God: Our relationship with God is a reflection of our belief in His ability, which is revealed as a revelation of Himself in the New Testament.

  • The Unstable Emotional Basis: Our unstable emotional basis and claims against the Word of God are rooted in our broken perspective of what God is able to do.

  • The Flesh vs. Spirit: Any work of the flesh is a mistaken identity trying to prove itself apart from God and is in violation of the Spirit's walk in faith.

  • The Moment of Truth: The moment of truth is to believe what God says about Himself and His promises over the battle.

  • The Cause and Evidence of Completion: Faith produces agreement in Christ, who is obligated to move upon that faith and produce substance and evidence of His completeness.

  • The Benefits of Faith: The benefits of faith include extended longevity and scope of the fruits of the life in the Spirit and being built up in God's image.

  • The Virtues of Faith: The virtues of faith include consistency, patience, and knowledge found through the Spirit's witness over Christ.