The Faith of Christ (believe, disciple, Jesus Christ, Bible)

[Rose2Luv]

Friends: A little something has been stirring in me today regarding faith.

What is faith?

Faith=pisteo= strong persuasion

Pisteo akin to peitho

We read of the "faith of God" -Romans 3.3

"Your faith" -Rom. 1.8 /2 Cor.2.5/ 2 Cor. 15.17/ Eph. 1.15/ 2 Tim. 1.3/1 Tim. 3.9/ 2 Tim. 1.3

"The faith of Christ" -Gal. 2,16

"The faith of the Son of God" -Gal. 2.20"

"The faith of Christ" -Phil. 3.9

"Profession of our faith." -Hebr. 10.23

"Christ the Author & Finisher of our faith" -Hebr. 12.2

Hopefully we will pursue this further in coming posts

What are your thoughts?

[Jerwade]

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.

Helen Keller

[Jerwade]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsOOT0FUkSQ

"Father, into your hands I commit my spirit."

When he had said this, he took his last breath.

[Rose2Luv]

Originally Posted by Jerwade

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsOOT0FUkSQ

"Father, into your hands I commit my spirit."

When he had said this, he took his last breath.

His Hands are worth falling into!

Questions=

1. Is the faith of Christ & our faith synonymous?

2. What is the faith of Christ?

3. If our faith & His faith are not synonymous what differentiates the two?

[hljc]

Jesus said in Matthew 7:21-23 ...... ``I never knew you depart from me you that work iniquity `` ...... See people who work iniquity are of a wrong spirit and by this would have faith blocked , so with out faith Jesus said ``I never knew you `` Faith is very important to God

[pcamps]

Paul said he lived by the son of God's faith, i have no doubt whatsoever that Jesus lived by faith (absolute assurance)in the awareness of the reality of being one with God, and being aware of that oneness it could not but manifest itself.

[Rose2Luv]

Originally Posted by pcamps

Paul said he lived by the son of God's faith, i have no doubt whatsoever that Jesus lived by faith (absolute assurance)in the awareness of the reality of being one with God, and being aware of that oneness it could not but manifest itself.

Dear Pcamps: indeed he did. The author (unknown) of the Hebrews writes>>>

"Looking unto Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of [our] faith."

Yup! There is no "our" in the passage.

Jesus Christ is the Author & perfecter of faith.

If He perfected faith, and He did, was the perfection as a man or as Deity? If it was as Deity, what does it mean He emptied himself? What did the Master of Reconciliation empty himself of?

"But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:”

[Rose2Luv]

The States of Jesus Christ=

1. He did not send himself.

2. He did not come in his own name, but the Father's.

3. He did not do his works in his own name, but the Father's.

4. He could not do the works. The Father abiding in him did.

5. All works were given to him by the Father.

6. He was taught all he knew by the Father.

7. He did not do his own will. He did the will of the Father. He pleased not himself.

8. He spoke no words of himself.

9. The Father is greater than I.

10. The Father gave to him.

11. He was made a little lower than the angels for 33 yeaars.

Hebrews 2.13

"I will put my trust in Him."

https://www.biblestudytools.com/hebr...3-compare.html

"Again, he puts himself in the same family circle when he says, Even I live by placing my trust in God. And yet again, I'm here with the children God gave me."

[Rose2Luv]

"And now , O Father, glorify me with your own self with the glory which I had with you before the world was."

1. Jesus asked to be re-instated, or restored to his former glory.

2. In Phil.2.6-9 Jesus the Christ "emptied" himself of his former place in the Father.

3. What did he empty himself of?

4. What does it mean in Hebr. 2.17 "that in all things he was made like his brethren"?

I am forced to believe his brethren are created beings who started at zero. I am also forced to believe that Jesus the Christ "emptied himself" of that which made him "equal" with God. He did in that glorious episode actually become a man of faith.

[Rose2Luv]

"Though he was God's Son, he learned trusting-obedience by what he suffered, just as we do."

The faith of the Son of God, is the faith we are to enter into as His "especially." It is the road of trusting obedience thru suffering.

"He learned obedience"=

Manthano=

To learn/ to increase one's knowledge/ be increased with knowledge.

Akin to mathetes

Mathetes= "a disciple".

https://www.biblestudytools.com/hebr...8-compare.html