Faith fundamentals I

Romans 10:17 So then faith [cometh] by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. 

Faith is an important aspect of the Christian faith. In fact its the word we preach that brings men to salvation. If there's a subject any believer should be strong and established in, it is faith. 

When you see an athlete compete at the world stage competition, what do you think got that athlete to that stage? It must be a number of things. They may actually do the same things like those who never reached that stage. However they may have had to work at their game or sport all day and all night. Studying it, thinking it, planning about it, sleep over it etc. They take time to watch videos of the opponents and Studying their tactics. They also watch their own games to discover where they would have been better and improve next time.

I had heard that some sportsmen play video games of the very games they play! Since they are big names, they can choose characters in a team with themselves included! Why wouldn't they be better at it? They have fitness coaches, personal doctors, counsellors, agents, promoters etc who steer them in the direction of the game.

Although that is true, above all else champions are masters of the fundamentals. They have mastered the abc's of the game that has got them to the big stage. In we ought to aspire to be faith Champions who have mastered the fundamentals of faith. Faith fundamentals are woven all over the scriptures?

First fundamental is you need to hear God's word. Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. Without hearing God's word, you will become hardened to some truths of God's word. Sometimes you can even oppose those very truths if you aren't careful. The word is the seed that contains faith. 

Further scriptures 

Mark 11:22-26 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive [them], and ye shall have [them]. And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.

KC




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