Therefore, we may say that no on can trust in Christ for true salvation unless he trusts in Him for holiness. This does not mean the desire for holiness must be a conscious desire at the time a person comes to Christ, but rather that the Holy Spirit who creates within us saving faith also [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Faith’
He Does Not Create One Without the Other
Posted in Bridges, Jerry, tagged Faith, Holiness, Holy Spirit, Salvation on November 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Is Your Faith in Christ Genuine?
Posted in Bridges, Jerry, tagged Faith, Hebrews, Holiness, Holy Spirit, Salvation on November 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So the writer of Hebrews is telling us to take seriously the necessity of personal, practical holiness. When the Holy Spirit comes into our lives at our salvation, he comes to make us holy in practice. If there is not, then at least a yearning in our hearts to live a holy life pleasing to [...]
Influential Leaders Live a Life of Faith and Trust in God
Posted in Haggai, Dr. John E, tagged Abraham, Faith, Hebrews, Influential Leader, Trust on October 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Influential Leaders live a life of faith and trust in God. They abandon forever the need for certainty about where they will end up in this life. As the author of Hebrews says, Abraham did not know where he was going. But he knew by faith the God who was taking him there.
- Haggai, Dr. [...]
What Distinguishes the Influential Leader
Posted in Haggai, Dr. John E, tagged Ambiguity, Cicumstances, Faith, Influential Leader, Motivation, Vision on October 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What distinguishes the influential leader derives from his ability to live by a statement of faith rather than by the appearance of circumstances around him. A person who cannot face ambiguity cannot do this. In the end, any vision expresses a statement of faith. Man can never have a certainty of tomorrow. He believes God [...]
What Makes Visions Real
Posted in Haggai, Dr. John E, tagged Confidence, Experience, Faith, Skills, Visions on September 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Visions don’t require experience. They don’t require academic degrees. They key word is potential. Your wisdom may take you into an area you have never been before. You will need to learn new skills. What matters then is not what you know already, but how much confidence and self-belief you have based on your faith [...]
Vision Requires Faith
Posted in Haggai, Dr. John E, tagged Faith, Vision on September 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Very often, those who feel called to a vision find, in that same calling, the strength to pull through when times are hard. If you don’t believe in God, you will perhaps have a conviction that your vision is the right thing to do. It requires faith to cherish the vision and implement it.
Very likely, [...]
We Live and Plan Like We Don’t Believe God Even Exists
Posted in Chan, Francis, tagged Christian Living, Faith, God's Promises on August 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I wrote this book because much of our talk doesn’t match our lives. We say things like, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me,” and “Trust in the Lord with all your heart.” Then we live and plan like we don’t believe God even exists. We try to set our lives up so [...]
The Blind Faith of the Atheist
Posted in Geisler, Norman L., Turek, Frank, tagged Faith, Atheist, Anthropic Principle, Design on August 10, 2009 | 7 Comments »
This blind faith of the atheist reveals that the rejection of a Designer is not a head problem – it’s not as if we lack evidence or intellectual justification for a Designer. On the contrary, the evidence is impressive. What we have here is a will problem – some people, despite the evidence simply don’t [...]
Why We Don’t Have Enough Faith to be Atheists
Posted in Geisler, Norman L., Turek, Frank, tagged Faith, Big Bang, Anthropic Principle, Atheists on August 10, 2009 | 11 Comments »
Believing without observation is exactly what the atheists accuse “religious people of doing. But, ironically, its the atheists who are pursuing a religion of blind faith. Christians have good reason based on observation (such as the Big Bang and the Anthropic Principle) for believing what they believe. Atheists don’t. That’s why we dont’ have enough [...]
Remember, You Have No Other Option
Posted in Lundgaard, Kris, tagged Christ, Ephesians 3, Faith, Flesh, Holy Spirit, John 15, John 6, Romans 8, Words of Life on July 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you ask what foundation you have to build your expectations on, remember that you have no other options. To whom will you go? Christ alone has the words of life (John 6:68). Without him you can do nothing (John 15:5). Your only strength comes from Christ dwelling in your heart by faith (Ephesians 3:16-17). [...]
