Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. (Hebrews 11:1)
You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder. (James 2:19)
Thoughts: It is not enough to believe intellectually in God, but not allow Him into your heart and life. True faith is a confidence, a whole-hearted trust. Jesus said many will say “Lord Lord” but He will tell them, “Depart from me, for I never knew you.” Just because we say we have faith does not mean we really do either. On the other hand, there is an assurance of our faith that cannot be shaken. Many years ago a Wycliffe Bible translator was in a remote jungle translating the scripture. The people had no word for faith. But he noticed that at the end of a long, hard day, they would rest in their hammocks, and would say that they “put their whole weight down” in the hammock. So he said faith was “putting your whole weight down” on Christ. Our task is to trust Him with our lives, and not hold back.
Prayer: Help me to put my trust in you.
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Q. 20. Will all men, then, be saved through Christ as they became lost through Adam?
A. No. Only those who, by true faith, are incorporated into him and accept all his benefits.
Q. 21. What is true faith?
A. It is not only a certain knowledge by which I accept as true all that God has revealed to us in his Word, but also a wholehearted trust which the Holy Spirit creates in me through the gospel, that, not only to others but to me also God has given the forgiveness of sins, everlasting righteousness and salvation, out of sheer grace solely for the sake of Christ’s saving work.
Q. 22. What, then, must a Christian believe?
A. All that is promised us in the gospel, a summary of which is taught us in the articles of the Apostles’ Creed, our universally acknowledged confession of faith.
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