Is My Faith Enough?
Really, does it matter?
Prayers to the saints, the Rosary, apparitions, Catholics, Charismatics, the Bible, Islam, and the Quran.
Does it really matter?
Faith, prayer, God. What God? Who is Jesus? Just believe.
That is the word we hear today. That's what matters! Really?
Thou believeth that there is one God, thou doest well. The Devils believe and tremble. James 2:19 - Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
That's hard to believe, but the Devils believe there is an enemy. What about the Devil, deception, death? The Devil, Satan himself, could care less if we talk God, faith, prayer, and values.
There are many religious people, politicians, preachers, in all walks of life that talk about Jesus. Some even support abortion and talk about Jesus. Some are fornicators, rock-and-roll stars and they talk and sing about Jesus, but live contrary to Jesus.
Does it really matter? But does their walk and talk reveal a godly changed life changed by Jesus? Dead faith and demonic faith lead to a devil's hell. Only the dynamic faith, the delivering faith demonstrated by the devoted life to Christ, is soul-saving, redeeming transforming faith. The dynamite of God has blasted away the diamond treasure of a Christ-changed life, changed by the power of Jesus Christ.
Do you remember what James said? Devils believe, but of course they're not saved. Let's repeat that and think on it. They believe, but Devils are not saved. James said that Devils have emotion, and they have emotion about their belief. Devils tremble. Devils believe and Devils tremble. You can shake, quake, weep, rattle, rock-and-roll with Jesus and Jesus' words, but that which is contrary to the Word - the Word of God - His Word - if it's contrary to the Word, it ain't saving faith.
Rev. 1:11 says, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
The NIV and the ESV omits I am Alpha and Omega the first and the last .
Does that matter? It's sneaky the way words are changed. Whole phrases, definitions, verses are omitted in modern Bibles. Over and over again the true and living Lord Jesus Christ is attacked subtly. Yea, hath God said. That's what the devil said.
Salvation and the forgiveness of sin is in and through the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Apostle Paul tells us this in Colossians 1:14:
In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
The NIV and the ESV omits through his blood .
Does it really matter? Think about it.
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