Word Of God By: Joyce Meyer | - Speaking the word of god rather than your circumstances. Speaking the word of god rather than how you feel or even what you think. I know for me, almost 32 years ago when I really became a serious student of the word of god, I didn't have an understanding of who I was and who I was in christ.
Joyce Meyer started learning that when I received christ as my savior, I was actually made right with god by the blood of christ, so that meant that I had a right-standing with god; I didn't ... Tags:religion, faith, self improvement, joyce meyer
Psychic Elizabeth Asks - Do You Really Know The Meaning Of The Word Faith? By: Elizabeth Holloway | - Do you know the meaning of the word faith? What does the word faith mean to you and in your experiences? Todays Daily Quote is from John Dewey, the American philosopher. His birthday is today, October 20th. One interesting fact about Mr. Dewey is that he was a major influence in education reform in the United States. He believed that nature, art, logic, questioning, ethics and democracy were important things for children to learn. He taught high school for two years and then decided to go bac ... Tags:the word faith, meaning of faith, psychic Elizabeth, John Dewey
Ways To Share Your Christian Faith With Your Kin By: Marcy Watson | - Your believes and your faith has given you the confidence to stand up and be something, it made you see God, Know him and believe in him, the teachings of the Gospel has thrown new light to your life, has given you a new perspective to live your life. If you think this is your story then its time you stood up to spread your christian faith and the best place to start is of course your own home and your own family, the more word you will spread about christian life and its benefits the more good ... Tags:christian life, christian faith
What To Do When The Christian Faith Is Under Siege By: Jayde Johannsen | - The Christian faith today is being questioned. Undoubtedly many Christians fail to realize the essence of their faith leading to them to unconsciously sin. Undeniably they have been influenced with earthly desires that are contradictory to their faith. It is a sad truth that many ignore.
Even if we read the Bible often and spread the Word of God if we do not follow through, it is useless. Despite the trials, we should completely trust His unconditional love and live a happy disposit ... Tags:Christianity, Catholic, Christ, religion, faith, worship, society
Faith Divides Then Defines Your Life By: David Stephens | - What separates the Christian experience from that of a Muslim? Hindu? Jehovah Witness? Mormon? Jew? Buddhist? New Ager? Or any other religion?
Religions remain viable for the mere fact that the author of all those religions (Satan) has set them up to mirror the truth he saw in heaven:
Christianity believes in God; religion believes in a god.
Christianity prays and worships to God; religion prays and worships to a god.
Christianity evangelizes and work ... Tags:Faith, Jesus, living the Christian life, religion
Christian Living With Christian Faith By: Marcy Watson | - A Christians life is the same as any other persons. They have jobs, families to feed and care for just like anybody else. The only difference is that they live their lives with faith in God and dedicate it to praising him by being good to others and living a healthy life.
The Christian faith teaches everyone to love one another no matter how they have been treated. If wrong has been done to you, it should never be that you do the same to that person. Forgiveness is a way of th ... Tags:Christian life, Christian faith, Christian Events
Universe Of Faith By: Universe Faith | - The Internet, the long arm of information; found in almost every home in the world is a vital tool for maximizing communication and outreach awareness for countless millions of products, services and causes, to varied and numerous demographics. With the multitude of Internet-established brands and businesses, one would think that there would be at least one solid, viable and established Christian web presence that is universally known for its unique services and/or products. Well, that is all ab ... Tags:Universe Faith
Abraham's Faith (faith Accounted For Righteousness) By: Denny Smith | - Every person who truly believes that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, is interested in having what we might term "saving faith." The Bible could not be any clearer than it is on our need for such faith. Paul tells the Ephesian Christians, "By grace you have been saved through faith." (Eph. 2:8 NKJV) To the Christians at Rome he speaks of them "having been justified by faith" (Rom. 5:1 NKJV) and then there is perhaps the best known passage in all of scripture, John 3:16, "For God so loved ... Tags:Abraham, faith, righteousness, saving faith, Abram, Isaac
Abel's Sacrifice By Faith Versus Cain's Sacrifice By: Denny Smith | - Abel, the son of Adam and Eve, is the first person listed among many in Hebrews chapter 11 commended by the Holy Spirit for their faith. Of Abel it is said, "By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead still speaks." (Heb. 11:4 NKJV) Men have long been troubled by this passage trying to figure out why Abel's sacrifice was pleasing to God while his brother Ca ... Tags:Abel's sacrifice, Abel, Cain, by faith, sacrifice, faith
Scripture Prayer: Prayers Of Faith And Power By: Jeanie Rose | - Most folks who have grown up in Christian homes have been exposed to prayer, maybe even taught some prayer. Prayer is part of the culture - the Christian culture. Unfortunately, prayer that is cultural and not based in faith sounds and feels empty. At some point, people praying in this fashion begin to question the whole idea of prayer. Then they either go deeper or completely jump ship.
If this is you or anyone close to you, don't jump ship before finishing this article. Prayer is an exer ... Tags:Psalm 91, Scripture prayer, faith, prayer, prayer power
Faith And Baptism In Paul's Preaching By: Denny Smith | - How does a person become a Christian? What does it take to make a person a Christian (a saved individual)? Over the years there has been an enormous amount of debate over this very question. It is a question that can only be resolved by seeing what the Holy Spirit inspired apostles preached, taught, and practiced as they went out into the world preaching the gospel. In this article I want to take a look at the apostle Paul and what he taught and practiced in making Christians in the city of ... Tags:faith and baptism, faith, baptism, Paul's preaching, Lydia
Utilize The Best Marketing Strategies For Faith Based Marketing By: Bob O Hutchins | - Are you looking for top quality marketing strategies for your business? These days there are lots of tools available which can help you in this case. Without proper marketing you cannot even think of taking your business to height. Unless you utilize the best strategies available you would not be able to taste success.
Living With Faith By: Marcy Watson | - Few people have not heard the line In God We Trust. Faith goes by many synonyms-- acceptance, allegiance, assent, assurance, belief, certainty, certitude, confidence, constancy, conviction, credence, credit, credulity, dependence, faithfulness, fealty, fidelity, hope, loyalty, reliance, sureness, surety, troth, truth and truthfulness. When it comes to belief in a higher being the synonyms change-- canon, church, communion, confession, connection, conviction, credo, creed, cult, denominatio ... Tags:Christian faith, Christian life, Christian news paper
Today"€™s Headlines: Faith By: Marcy Watson | - What is faith? Ask a priest, an old man, a teenager and a kid. You will, invariably, get different answers. But, they will always point towards the same idea. To have faith means you believe. People with troubled lives seem to think that it is anger which helps them survive, but they overlook the fact that so can faith. In Heb 11:1 it is said, ...faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. The Christian Faith was born in the time when the son of God, the Mess ... Tags:Christian News, Christian faith
How To Build Your Faith In God By: Rhonda Jones | - There are times when we feel that our lives are so off track, even though we are still walking with the Lord. We have the faith to believe that Jesus Christ came down from heaven, was born of a virgin, and walked among men. We believe that he bared our sins on the cross as he died. We also believe that our God and Father, resurrected Jesus with all power and that he sits at the right hand of his God interceding on our behalf to God. We believe that he is the redeemer of our souls, and yet we can ... Tags:faith in God, keep the faith, Christian faith, prayer of faith, increase your faith, build, keep the faith
Faith In The New Testament - Different Meanings By: Denny Smith | - The word "faith" is a word that has different meanings in different places where it is found throughout the New Testament. It can be a little disconcerting when one first learns this but at the same time we benefit from knowing it.
In preparation for this article I looked up the word "faith" in a little paperback Merriam Webster Dictionary that I have curious as to what I would find. I found 4 meanings listed as follows: (1) allegiance to duty or a person which you could call loy ... Tags:faith, New Testament, trust, the faith, by faith, word, God
I Can Do All Things Through Christ By: Denny Smith | - The passage written by the apostle Paul and found in Philippians 4:13, I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me, (NKJV) is a verse I became very familiar with when our young son entered kindergarten many years ago. Tears and fear is what we had on a regular basis that first year. It tears a Dad and Moms heart out to send them off into what is for them the dark terrifying unknown when as they leave the house it is all they can do to keep from crying. Night after night at ... Tags:do all things, Christ, strengthens, God, word of God, power
Does God Always Heal? By: Dale Haven Cox | - If you are familiar with the Bible at all, you may know that the 11th chapter of Hebrews is called The Hall of Faith. In there are some of the greatest names of the Bible that everyone in the world has heard of either from Sunday School, church, or the movies - names like Abraham, Moses, Samson, and others. This is a catalogue of people who had great faith in God and trusted Him and His promises completely in everything. This chapter also defines the word faith. So if you are wonderi ... Tags:God's will, healing, cancer, Hebrews 11, extraordinary faith
Paul's Conversion "€" Justified By Faith By: Denny Smith | - The conversion of Saul of Tarsus, who was soon to be known as Paul the apostle, is one of the most interesting accounts of conversion to Christianity found in the Bible. One can read about Paul's conversion in 3 different accounts given in the book of Acts Acts 9:1-19, 22:1-16, 26:9-20. Saul of Tarsus was one of the really bad men we read about in the New Testament which makes his conversion even more dramatic. How bad a man was Saul?
Faith, Works, And Baptism By: Denny Smith | - Many are the men and women who believe that since the Bible teaches justification by faith (Rom. 5:1) and not by works (Eph. 2:8-9, Titus 3:5) that baptism is excluded as an act essential to salvation despite many passages that teach the contrary (Acts 2:38, 22:16, 1 Peter 3:21, Titus 3:5, Eph. 5:26, 1 Cor. 12:13 compared with Eph. 5:23, John 3:5, Gal. 3:26-27, etc.). They are greatly mistaken.
Did Christ Rise From The Dead Or Is Faith Folly? By: Denny Smith | - Paul, in answer to the question proposed, would say faith is but folly if Christ did not rise from the dead. For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen. And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins! (1 Cor. 15:16-17 NKJV) If Christ did not rise from the dead what hope do we have as we grow old and face the inevitable? Are we but animals?
For By Grace You Have Been Saved Through Faith Alone By: Denny Smith | - No, Eph. 2:8-9 does not read that way but that is the way most seem to want to read it. Let me quote the verses for you from the New King James version.
"For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast."
There is no believer in his right mind who would discount the grace of God in man's salvation. You do not believe you deserve to be saved do you? If you cannot count your own si ... Tags:grace, saved, faith, baptism, wash, sins, baptized, Christ
What I Learned From The--gasp!--word Of Faith Movement By: Aaron Taylor | - Perhaps you've heard of them. Televangelists with bouffant hairstyles and Rolex watches saying send me a dollar and God will give you a hundred, women with gaudy make-up, and the ever-famous "Be healed in the name of Jeeeee-sus" while pushing people to the ground. These are the excesses that come to mind when the average Christian thinks of the "Word of Faith" movement. I've been writing progressive evangelical articles for about a year now on the Sojourners website, but I think it's time for m ... Tags:Word of Faith, liberation theologians, postmodernism, emergent, televangelists, Anabaptists, Pentecostalism, deity of Christ, incarnation, Sojourners
Saved By Faith Or Saved By Holy Spirit Baptism - Which Is It? By: Denny Smith | - Is a man saved by faith or saved by Holy Spirit baptism? I personally do not believe either but there are many advocates of one or the other. (Yes, I believe faith is essential but just not that it is the final step to salvation.)
There are a number of people in what is commonly called the Christian community who are thoroughly convinced that one is saved by Holy Spirit baptism. I do not believe they are in the majority but they are out there nonetheless.
The Best Food Is Faith Food By: Lisa Buldo | - What you read will affect what you believe. When you feed the Word of God (Bible Scriptures) into your spirit by reading the Bible, listening to good teachings and preaching on CDs, DVDs and/or television; and by meditating (thinking about) the Word of God throughout your day, faith actually begins to come alive and becomes a living force within you. That's a very good thing!
Read the Bible. Get an easy to read Bible such as the New Living Translation or the New Century Version t ... Tags:Faith, Bible, Christian, victory, God
Faith Comes By Hearing The Word Of God "€" The Implications By: Denny Smith | - So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. (Rom. 10:17 NKJV) On its surface this proclamation by Paul is very simple and easy to understand and yet the failure to grasp its implications has brought much division and strife among those who believe Jesus is the Son of God. Faith and opinion are mixed and it seems no one is able to separate the two. It appears to the casual observer that one mans faith is another mans opinion and that it is nearly hopeless to fin ... Tags:faith, word of God, hearing, opinion, faith comes, God
Have Faith In Faith: This Is Vital For Your Existence By: Allen Jesson | - Faith is a word that can be described in different ways. The first and more common description states that faith is a confident belief in something or someone without having material evidence. In the Bible, for example, faith is defined as the evidence of things hoped for and of things not seen. The Bible further explains that, through faith, one can understand all mysteries and have knowledge. In most dictionaries, however, you will find that the meanings provided are more or less the same as t ... Tags:faith, religion
Faith Is Not Just What You Believe By: Denny Smith | - Sometimes I think faith is about the only subject everyone is an expert on but faith is a complex subject involving far more than just the mind and its thoughts and is a subject that needs continual study to mine all its depths.
Faith is not just thought but action. It is a driving force, an inward power that drives man to act and do, to sacrifice, to seek, to suffer, to endure, to commit, and drive on when there appears to be no longer reason nor common sense in doing so. Tags:faith, believe, works, love, commandments, obedience, grace
The Cleansing Of The Church At Ephesus (the Washing Of Water) By: Denny Smith | - Many believe the church at Ephesus (the church being the membership) was cleansed from sin by faith based on the teachings of their denomination and the famous Ephesian passage found in chapter 2 verses 8 and 9, For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, that no one should boast. (NAS) Many, many passages of the New Testament teach that salvation is a matter of Gods grace (Acts 15:11, Rom. 3:24, Gal. 2:21 ... Tags:faith, Christ, baptism, grace, cleansed, spirit, church, sin
O Ye Of Little Faith! Do You Find That Offensive? By: Penny Shellswell | - If after learning French for a few months you went to France you would struggle to hold a conversation. So if someone were to say to you, you have too little French you need to learn more, you would probably heartily agree with them!
And yet by the same token if someone says, we don't have enough faith, we throw up our hands in horror and retort, 'how dare you say that'. We are deeply offended.
They say faith cannot be known
They say it is hard to capture
They say faith can do great things
But it is hard to endure.
They say the saints used their faith
They say that men of great faith do great things
They say it takes faith to get your dreams
God says without faith no man impresses Him
The bible is full of scriptures that teach us that God wants us to eat a healthy diet. The most important in my opinion is Genesis 1:29 where God says "Look! I have given you the seed-bearing plants throughout the earth and all the fruit trees for your food." This means to me that as God created the earth and the air, water, plants and animals; he created the best for us. He told us that we should eat fruit, vegetables and that which grows from the ground as our ... Tags:god's word, healthy diet, eat a healthy diet
You Gotta Have Faith By: Michael A. Verdicchio | - For some people, the word, "faith," is misunderstood, and at times, even mysterious. If your faith is big enough you will make it to heaven. Blind faith is the way you prove to God that you really are serious. Having faith and doing what is right in God's eyes is what will get you saved.
Statements like those above, and others like them, do not help people to get closer to God. Many times they do just the opposite. And they also can cause one to doubt, wonder or even to wander.< ... Tags:faith, blind faith, take it on faith, believe
The Kind Of Faith In God That Destroys By: Denny Smith | - There is a faith, a so called Christian faith, that destroys. Those who hold such a faith, while sincere, do not understand faith from a scriptural point of view. Faith is all too often defined as "what I believe." There is more to saving faith than just believing in Jesus, believing he is the Son of God.
If faith alone, defined as what one believes, could save by itself then even the demons could be saved for James says, "even the demons believe--and tremble!" (James 2:19 NKJV) ... Tags:faith in God, faith, works, grace, faith that saves,
Daily Devotion: How To Have Real Faith By: Edwin Joseph | - For the past few months I've been searching for answers regarding the direction and message that God wants me to share and the cellgroup / bible study that I am handling. I search and was desperately seeking God. Fortunately God provided me an answer in a very unexpected situation. I was browsing the internet when I came to see a very intriguing ebook title which is "How To Have Real Faith." It was written by Rick Warren (One of the famous christian authors) who wrote the best selling book "P ... Tags:How To Have Real Faith, Bible Devotionals, Daily Devotion,
Faith Based Wealth: A Blessing Or A Curse? By: Jay Peroni | - Many people assume that any book that has the word "millionaire" associated with "Christian" is one that promises health and prosperity to those who are Christians who adhere to the Bible. Nothing could be further from the truth. God does wish to bless us but He does expect us to be good stewards with the blessing he bestows upon us. God doesn't need our money. He uses it as a tool to help His people. Those blessed with wealth have a greater responsibility.
5 Claims Of Jesus You Should Consider By: Jeanine M | - The decisions we make in life sometimes have lasting consequences. One of those lasting choices has to do with what you believe about Jesus Christ.
Who do you say Jesus is? This is a question that has eternal significance. What you do with Jesus will determine your eternal destiny.
And what is the decision regarding Jesus? We choose to believe in Him or we choose to walk away from Him. He stands with open arms, waiting for us to put our faith in Him. If we ... Tags:Jesus, Jesus Christ, God, salvation, gospel, faith, sin, believe
God's Word In: The Power Of Effective Communication By: Debbra Sweet | - I have made a very conscious effort over the years to be as precise as possible in my speech so as to avoid misunderstandings with people. This has worked well for me overall although a recent event proved to me that even with very carefully chosen words people can still have problems with effective communication and understanding.
We as believers who have the foundation of God's Word, and the tools to research God's Word, should have the focus of effective communication ... Tags:Faith, Believing, God, Success, Wisdom, Communication
Faith Vs. Fear: Are You Running Scared Or Believing In God? By: Debbra Sweet | - The word (the written bible) is filled with instruction in the areas of faith and fear. It is up to us to work the word, study it, learn it and hold onto the information God has so beautifully laid out for our learning.
The word also speaks often of rumors of wars in divers (many) places'. It talks about famine, upheavals of people and the bad decisions people made and the consequences that come along with it.
The Shield Of Faith By: Karin Peavy | - Simply put, faith is believing, taking God at His word without reasoning or questioning. When I get ready to sit down in my chair at the office I don't wonder if the chair is going to support me. I sit down **anticipating** that it **will** support me. This is the attitude we must have towards God and the many wonderful promises He has given us.
Here are 9 important facts you need to know about faith:
Journey Of Faith By: Francis Hirak | - What is our journey of faith and how do we get the true understanding of how faith works in our lives? How do we structure and build upon faith as we take our journey through life to where we become strong to the point of maturity?
Faith is the assured expectation of things hoped for, the evident demonstration of realities though not beheld. It coveys the idea of something that underlies visible conditions and guarantees a future possession. Faith is, therefore, the basis for hope ... Tags:journey of faith, faith
The American electorate cannot be expected to buy into the myth that a candidate's faith will not influence their electability. Platform and politics over prayer. Spin over spirit. Facts over faith. The electorate needs to reconsider its position in the coming season of elections, especially as it votes for the next President of the United States. The vote should not ... Tags:mitt romney, president, presidential election, oprah, obama, faith, hillary clinton, vote, voters, guilani
Parable Of The Sower: A Lesson On Faith And Abundance By: Rob Marshall | - Many people have heard the statement, "You reap what you sow." Or, as my wife learned when she was making drapes for a living, "You rip what you sew." When it comes to sowing and reaping we often fail to enjoy the blessings that God has for us because we don't fully understand the lesson of the parable of the sower.
The parable of the sower is important because Jesus told his disciples that they needed to understand it in order to be able to understand all the parables (Mark 4:1 ... Tags:faith
