Faith # 6

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The Faith/Faithfulness of Jesus Christ !

Everyone Christ died for, He also lived for, He obeyed the Law for them as Adam failed to do, but Christ was faithful in all that He did in accordance to the Will of God for them He Lived and died for Heb 3:1-2a

Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;


2 Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house.

This was His Covenant Mediator Faithfulness as the Surety of His People, His Church, His Sheep, The Body of Christ. Now this Faithfulness is part of that Righteousness which is imputed to the Elect, when according to His One Obedience [for them], the many were made Righteous Rom 5:19

For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience [fidelity, faithfulness]of one shall many be made righteous.

It can also read without harm, the manny shall be made Faithful by the Obedience of One. That word faithful in the text Heb 3:2a

2 Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house. its the greek word pistos which means:

trustworthy, faithful, believing. Also the root of pistos faithful and pisteou Faith are the same which refers to persuasion . So when God imputes righteousness without works Rom 4:6

Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, He imputes unto them Faith or Faithfulness without works. Its Piety to God without works from them.

Hence thats why Paul testifies to and so does every true believer Christ died for Gal 2:20

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.This is the testimony of all Christ Loved and gave Himself for.

So Imputed Righteousness declares them Faithful before they become believers in time, and its why they must become believers experimentally in time, to show that Christ made them Righteous. All believers believed First in Christ their Surety with the Faith or the Faithfulness of Jesus Christ ! 28

 

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To believe on His Name is given to some !

Jn 6:40

40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

Now religionist erroneously think that believing on the name of the Son is a condition man has to perform in order to get everlasting life, being all so ignorant that naturally no man can believe on the name of Christ, for men in the flesh, naturally cannot please God Rom 8:8, which believing on the Son does please God.

But who is it that seeth the Son and believes on His Name ? Well the context tells us , look at Vs 37 of John 6

37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

In the first place its all that the Father giveth to the Son [election], they come to Him, believing on His Name.

Secondly, its to them that it has been given to, to believe on His Name Phil 1:29

29 For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;

Yes to believe on Him and to believe on His Name are one and the same !

Thirdly, its to all of them that have been appointed to Eternal Life Acts 13:48

48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

And Fourthly its Christ Sheep that believe on His Name Jn 10:26

26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you. 28

 

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Christ is the author/causer of our Faith !


The boastful religionist doesn't believe this, no they believe that they have generated a faith from their flesh that believes the Truth of the Gospel, the Faith Jude 1:1

However the True Believer shall understand that their Faith to believe, was not their own, but the Gift of God, given with the giving of Christ Rom 8:32

32He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

Lets look at Heb 12:2

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

The word author archégos means:

originator, author, founder, prince, leader.

Hes the source of our Faith,

that by which anything begins to be, the origin, active cause


False religion credits themselves for their bogus faith, whereas true Christians credits Christ for their Faith ! 28