“Now without faith it is impossible to please God, since the one who draws near to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him” (Heb. 11: 6 CSB)
- We’ve got to believe He exists, so He is there for us to seek (Why Should We Seek God?).
- The foundation of salvation is belief. That has components of faith, access, and reward (Belief: The First Step in Salvation).
- We have to take someone else’s testimony and determine if we believe that to be true (The Morality of Diligence).
- The first aspect is our comprehension of the subject. It starts with knowledge. We have to know the evidence presented and believe it to be true (Belief: The First Step in Salvation).
- God will tell us what we need to know. He will reveal Himself to us — even more than is in the Scriptures — once we have submitted our lives to Him (The Morality of Diligence).
- Our faith is limited to our understanding. And let’s be realistic here. There is much that is beyond our understanding (Belief: The First Step in Salvation).
- Because our understanding is limited, the second aspect is we have to trust God in what we don’t understand (Belief: The First Step in Salvation).
- Our sinful nature makes that comprehension process harder. Noel reminded us that sin deadens our ability to identify spiritual things (Design of the Temple)
- We have to have faith to please God (Why Should We Seek God?).
- Scriptures also give us evidence to support faith (Belief: The First Step in Salvation).
- Because we have faith, we seek God (Belief: The First Step in Salvation).
- We have to have faith that, as we ask in prayer, God will reward us
- We have to have faith to please God (Why Should We Seek God?).
- We’ve got to believe He exists, so He is there for us to seek (Why Should We Seek God?).
- Faith calls us to turn away from worldview standards and submit to God’s laws and commandments (The Morality of Diligence).
- Then after we choose to believe, we have to make changes in our lives to align with what we now believe (The Morality of Diligence).
- He will reward those who seek Him — no qualifications – but it may not be what we are expecting (Why Should We Seek God?).
- Faith unlocks all the blessings associated with being God’s children (The Morality of Diligence).
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