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We come to praise sees it’s self as a first centruy group of believers in the WAY. The way we follow is by Faith in Jesus and his finish work upon the cross. It is the same message the Apsotle Paul taught. Jesus brought us into a relationship with Father GOD. By GRACE GOD gives us what we don’t deserve. That is the message we want you to live your life by, and we preach and teach the Jesus of the bible only.
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FAITH
HEBREWS 11
Now Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
In order for you to really understand this we will need to break this down for understanding. “Now” Faith, it starts with this very present thing, the word now gives us the starting place. Faith is, notice the word (is) this word is defined as (third person singular present of be)(be means to exsist or to be present) the substance – what is substance (a particular kind of matter with uniform properties – the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists and which has a tangible, solid presence) your thoughts have a weight, an unseen weight. of things hoped for,- what is the definition of hope? (a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen). the evidence of things not seen. (what is the definition of evidence – the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid. Information given personally, drawn from a document, or in the form of material objects, tending or used to establish facts in a legal investigation or admissible as testimony in court
GRACE IS NOT A THING BUT A PERSON
Titus 2:11
For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men
GRACE, the unmerited FAVOR from GOD the Father
May GRACE and peace be mulitplied to you through the knowledge of GOD and of Jesus our LORD.
May the unmerited divine assistance given for their regeneration or sanctification (FAVOR), undeserved Goodness from a greater source and Shalom ( Shalom means completeness, wholeness, health, peace, welfare, safety soundness, tranquility, prosperity, perfectness, fullness, rest, harmony, the absence of agitation or discord. Shalom comes from the root verb shalom meaning to be complete, perfect and full.
Be mulitplied to you through the knowledge (the fact or condition of knowing something with familiarity gained through experience or association)
of GOD our Father and of Jesus Christ our LORD.
Hope – to cherish a desire with anticipation : to want something to happen or be true
What is hope? Is it a wishy washy maybe or a kind of unsure optimism? The modern idea of hope is “to wish for, to expect, but without certainty of the fulfillment; to desire very much, but with no real assurance of getting your desire.”
In Scripture, according to the Hebrew and Greek words translated by the word “hope” and according to the biblical usage, hope is an indication of certainty. “Hope” in Scripture means “a strong and confident expectation.” Though archaic today in modern terms, hope is akin to trust and a confident expectation.
Hope may refer to the activity of hoping, or to the object hoped for—the content of one’s hope. By its very nature, hope stresses two things: (a) futurity, and (b) invisibility. It deals with things we can’t see or haven’t received or both .
Romans 8:24-25 For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one also hope for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.
Being a Christian is more than just an instantaneous conversion – it is a daily process whereby you grow to be more and more like Christ.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing.
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