Man, Faith and God

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Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Faith never knows where it is being led, but it loves and knows the One who is leading.” - Oswald Chambers The wounds and agony Jesus suffered on the cross help us remember the dedication and love of Father and Son. The grief of his mother, Mary, and the followers of Jesus, are shared in Scripture. We will look at three pieces of the biblical teaching that, while Christ has two distinct and unchanged natures, he nonetheless remains one Person. Just as a body can be dead or living, a dead faith (without works) and a living faith (with works) cannot coexist in the same person. The dead faith is a sign of an unchanged, spiritually dead heart. Faith without works is dead because it does not reveal the transforming work of the Holy Spirit manifested in the fruit of righteousness in a person’s life ( Ephesians 5:8-10; Philippians 1:9-11). (excerpt by Joel Ryan, "What Does James 2:26 Mean by 'Faith Without Works is Dead'?") Key Bible Verses about Faith

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Pulpit Commentary Verses 14-26. - WARNING AGAINST RESTING CONTENT WITH A MERE BARREN ORTHODOXY. Preliminary note: This is the famous passage which led to Luther's depreciation of the whole Epistle, which he termed a "right strawy" one. At first sight it appears, indeed, diametrically opposed to the teaching of St. Paul; for: As we saw earlier, the fact that Christ is two natures means that there are things that are true of his human nature that are not true of his divine nature. And there are things true of his divine nature that are not true of his human nature. For example, his human nature hungered, but his divine nature could never be hungry. So when Christ hungered on earth, it was his humanity that hungered, not his divine nature.What we have seen so far about the deity and humanity of Christ shows us that Christ has two natures — a divine nature and a human nature — that each nature is full and complete, that they remain distinct and do not mix together to form a third kind of nature, and that Christ will be both God and man forever. What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but does not have works? Can such faith save him? Here comes the most fascinating part: Since the two natures are united in one Person, the fact that Christ’s human nature didn’t know when he would return means that the Person of Christ did not know when he would return. Thus, Jesus the Person could truly say, “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone” (Matthew 24:36). At the same time, by virtue of his divine nature, we can also say that the Person of Christ did know when he would return. Knowledge and ignorance of the time of his return are both true of the Christ, but in different ways. In his human nature, the Person of Christ was ignorant of when he would return. In his divine nature, the Person of Christ did know when he would return. Thus, Christ himself both knew and did not know when he would return. Conclusion This strenuous act of faith entered into by man with questions and awe, is the hinge upon which this entire drama depends. At its source, it is a movement of love because it is love that inspires every action towards goodness. It moves the will to follow God and makes faith possible and allows it to deepen.

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What doth it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but have not works? can that faith save him?Through the act of the will, moved by love, the human person is able to make and sustain an act of faith. This act of faith answers his questions and explains his awe. It places him within a complex struggle with various forces within himself and the world around him. If he stays on course and seeks the face of God, his act of faith will deepen and God will be able to work more profoundly. As the person grows in his faith, a deeper sense of God and of his own personhood is given. This unveiling displays to the person the simplicity of God himself. In his growing awareness, man sees ever more deeply God’s image in his own person, as well as his own capacity to enter into God. If he desires to enter God, he meets his mediator and guide. Christ, God-Man, who initiated the call and assistsits completion, encounters the person and allows him to enter the life of the Trinity Himself. However, even a faith in God that motivates us to action is not enough. For faith in God to be genuine, we must accept Him as He has revealed Himself in Scripture. We are not allowed to accept the attributes of God that we prefer and reject the ones we don’t. If we do not accept God as He is, then we are putting our faith in a false god of our own making. Much “religion” does exactly this, but any religion not based on the Bible is a designer religion with a designer god. For faith in God to be genuine, it must be based on the genuine God. For example, the God of the Bible is triune, so true faith in God must accept the deity and personality of the Son and the Holy Spirit as well as the Father. St. Paul, or the Pauline author of the Epistle to the Hebrews, appeals to the case of Rahab as an instance of faith ( Hebrews 11:31); St. James refers to her as an example of justification by works (ver. 25). The opposition, however, is only apparent; for: . . . Righteousness doesn’t refer to the believer’s imputed righteousness which we receive from Christ at salvation but outward righteousness. Because God saved us and made us righteous, believers should pursue a lifestyle of righteousness (Eph 2:10). This includes, but is not limited to, serving others, caring for the neglected, evangelizing the lost, discipling believers, and worshiping God. The man of God is in constant pursuit of these things.

19. Characteristics of the Man (or Woman) of God (1 Timothy 6 19. Characteristics of the Man (or Woman) of God (1 Timothy 6

Strong's 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.Faith can be defined as a gift from God, a supernatural virtue, which calls for a submission of the intellect and will and which, through the grace of God, allows the person to believe, as true, what God has revealed. It can further be defined as a total and free self-commitment to God, through the working of the Holy Spirit, which willingly assents to the revelation which He gives to man. It is only love, therefore, that directs the person to trust and accept communion with a witness and, in the act of faith, the Witness is God Himself. The Witness says “it is so” and the person, using his will, makes the statement his own and is able to see something which he would never have been able to see through his own abilities and talents. It is this turning of the will that makes the act of faith and allows the person to endure the struggles and trials of living by faith. This excellent illustration is consistent with the words of our Lord Jesus: “It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life” ( John 6:63). Clearly, the determinant here is the Spirit of God. Tradition is an offering by which the Father’s gift if communicated to a humanity throughout the world and in successive generations so that, even if separated by time and space, they are nevertheless incorporated into the same, unique, identical reality, the revelation of God especially in his Son, Jesus Christ. It is not only a book or a codex or an anthropology but, by the power of the Holy Spirit, tradition is an environment and atmosphere in which the person sees, smells, hears, tastes and touches the lived faith of a believing community. This holistic encounter forms man and guides him towards the appropriate act of faith. It allows him to see and adopt himself to what his fathers held and what has been held from generation to generation, since the time of the apostles. It calls himto become a beneficiary of the apostles’ heritage through faith. If he accepts, the person approaches the belief in God, which, while profoundly personal, is never individualistic. Man’s faith always relies on and is grounded upon the faith of the whole Church, which is the fellowship of the faithful of Jesus Christ. Why did Jesus become man, and why will he be man forever? The book of Hebrews says it was so that Christ could be an adequate Savior who has all that we need. “He had to be made like his brothers in all things, that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people” (2:17).