This week Bro. Leo continues us on a study of Biblical faith by looking at Biblical saving faith.

Jesus defines “saving faith”, in Luke 8:15, as “having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience”. The word “patience” is translated from the Greek word “hupomonē” which means endurance, constancy: – enduring, patience, patient continuance. Saving faith continues, lasts, endures and produces fruit.

In the parable of the four soils, three out of the four soils do not get saved (Luke 8:11-15). In order to understand the difference between the first three soils and the fourth soil we have to understand the definition of the Greek word “pistis” which is translated to “believe” in Luke 8:13. “pistis” has a two part definition, 1) a mental assent to or acceptance of a set of presented facts about something or someone, 2) to entrust, place dependence on and to commit to. There’s a difference between believing about something and believing in something. Three of the soils believed about Jesus but only the fourth soil believed in Jesus. In Luke 8:15 the word ” keep” is translated from the Greek word “katechō” which means to hold fast, seize upon, take possession of with permanence. Saving faith changes our life. When we grab hold of Jesus, He grabs hold of us (John 10:28-29). Saving faith will continue and endure, just believing about eventually turns away (Heb.10:38-39, 1John 2:18-19).

Saving faith enters us into a loving relationship, with Jesus, where we desire to be obedient to Jesus (John 14:15, 21, 23-24, 10, Rom.7:18, Luke 8:15). It is our obedience to Jesus that proves to ourselves and those around us that we possess saving faith (James 1:21-22, James 2:18). God knows our heart and knows when we have saving faith and then He gives us the Holy Spirit and purifies our hearts by saving faith(Acts 15:7-9, Eph.2:8-10, Phil.1:6).

Saving faith creates a desire in us to follow Jesus. In the Scriptures Jesus is recorded saying “follow me” 15 times (Mat_4:19, Mat_8:22, Mat_9:9, Mat_16:24, Mat_19:21, Mar_2:14, Mar_8:34, Mar_10:21, Luk_5:27, Luk_9:23, Luk_9:59, Luk_18:22, Joh_1:43, Joh_10:27, Joh_12:26).

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This week Bro. Leo starts us on a new series of studies on the Biblical definition of faith, it’s purposes and how the Scriptures say it should effect us.

As an introductory to this series Bro. Leo leads us on a study of some of the things Jesus says about faith. Some of the questions this series will help us answer are 1)Do I live by faith? 2) Are there areas of my life where I am not depending on God, instead depending on my self? 3) Am I faithful to God? 4) How do I show God my faithfulness? 5) In what parts of your life do you have great faith? 6) In what parts of your life are you lacking in faith?

Rom.1:17 and Hab.2:4 tells us that the saved folks should be living by faith.

Faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ on the cross is the work of God and the will of God (John 6:27-29, 4.

Jesus prays that our faith does not fail (Luke 22:31-32).

Matt.8:5-10,13 gives us an example of great faith. Most “born again” Christians have great faith that they are indwelt with the Holy Spirit and that they are going to Heaven, but not in there everyday life between salvation and Heaven.

Jesus tells us in Luke 7:50 that faith in Him saves us.

Take away faith and there is no other way to God. Without faith how can we expect to receive anything from God? (James 1:6-7).

In the Gospels we see Jesus taking the concept of faith into a personal, intimate, one on one relationship experience between Him and us (Mark 11:20-24, John 14:1-3). The prior concept of faith was in God, but He was in the place of Holy Holies and not accessible personally.

Faith is not a general term, faith is personal between us and Jesus and it is specific to areas of our lives(John 14:1-3).

In Matt.17:20 the word “faith” is translated from the Greek word “pistis” which means (saving faith) a mental activity or persuasion, a mental assent to, a belief in, agreement with God’s revealed truth that leads to a heart felt entrusting of or commitment to the person of Jesus Christ. It is the heart felt entrusting of or commitment to the person of Jesus Christ that differs “pistis” from “pisteuō” found in James 2:19, which is just believing in something or someone without the heart felt entrusting of or commitment to the person of Jesus Christ.

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This week Bro. Leo continues us on a study of the significance of the Resurrection to Christians.

Last week we learned the doctrinal significances of Christ’ Resurrection, 1)proves all Jesus’ promises are true, 2) proves Jesus is the Son of God, 3) proves Jesus’ sacrifice was sufficient for sins.

This week we look at how the Resurrection affects us personally.

1) Our faith in the Resurrection allows us to believe all the history told in the Bible (Heb.11:1-3). Past

2) Our faith in the Resurrection allows us to understand that this world is not all there is, it gives us a heavenly viewpoint (Heb.11:13-16). Present

3) Our faith in the Resurrection allows us to believe we are going to heaven which allows us to lay up treasures for heaven and not obsess about worldly treasures (Heb.11:35, Phil.1:23-24, Matt.6:19-2. Future

Our faith in the Resurrection should influence our daily lives (Phil.3:20-21). The word “conversation” in Phil.3:20 is translated from the Greek root word “politeuomai” which means how you conduct yourself as a citizen of a certain country.

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"Men are qualified for civil liberty in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral chains upon their appetites; in proportion as their love of justice is above their rapacity; in proportion as their soundness and sobriety of understanding is above their vanity and presumption; in proportion as they are more disposed to listen to the counsel of the wise and good, in preference to the flattery of knaves. Society cannot exist unless a controlling power upon will and appetite be placed somewhere, and the less of it there is within, the more there must be without. It is ordained in the eternal constitution of things, that men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters."
---Edmund Burke

intemperate 1828 Webster Dictionary
Not moderate or restrained within due limits; indulging to excess any appetite or passion, either habitually or in a particular instance; immoderate in enjoyment or exertion.

2Pe 1:5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
2Pe 1:6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
2Pe 1:7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
2Pe 1:8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2Pe 1:9 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
2Pe 1:10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

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