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The Just shall LIVE by Faith

Praise God!  The just shall Live by Faith (Romans 1:17).  The power of life and death is held in the tongue (Proverbs 18:21).  For if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead then you shall be saved (Romans 10:6-10).  This was the battle cry of the reformation and now it the Gospel of Peace to be shouted from the mountaintops.  To put it another way if you ask Jesus He will save you.  By asking Him you are demonstrating that you need to be saved from something (sin and its eternal punishment) and that you believe that He is the man (God's Son) to do it.  This is as simple as ABC.

Yet the life of faith only begins here.  The blessing of eternal life by Grace through Faith is only the tip of an iceberg of wealth and riches of the Holiest variety.   Although it is a big blessing, like most icebergs the other 2/3 of the blessing lies beneath the surface waiting to be uncovered.  This is to be uncovered by a daily walk of faith (II Corinthians 5:7).

This means simply that every part of every area of everything in every way in life should be done through faith in Jesus Christ.  What sin is there that is not the result of some form of doubting Him?  The Pride of Life is faith in "self" more than Jesus so that is caused by a lack of faith in Him.  The Lust of the Flesh is caused by faith in feelings more than Jesus so that is a lack of faith in Him.  The Lust of the Eyes is caused by a faith in appearance more than Jesus so that is caused by a lack of faith in Him.  

To have faith in Jesus is a key that unlocks abundant life.  To begin to receive the transforming power of the Spirit you must Live by Faith.  When confronted with the sin of screaming and cussing at a person in anger the solution is to have faith in Jesus.  The only reason to scream and cuss is fear of injustice or harm being done.  When there is faith in Jesus there is no fear and no need to scream or cuss.  Perfect Love cast out fear (I John 4:18).  When confronted with the sin of an affair the solution is to have faith in Jesus.  The only reason to carry out an affair is if Jesus is wrong when He says to be faithful to a spouse.  When there is faith in Jesus there is no need to please the flesh because it is known that Jesus way is better.  Why go to trouble to please that which will die?  The flesh will die someday.  It is better to nurture your spirit which will live forever in Him.  So it is with all sin.  Where faith is no sin can entise.

Still some might say, "I do not have enough faith.  Increase my faith."  Jesus was asked this by his apostles when He walked on the earth and He answered them with encouragement of how little faith it takes to accomplish great things. (Luke 17:5-6)  Still to increase your faith is no great challenge.  It is easily accomplished because "faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God." (Romans 10:17)  Immerse yourself completely in His word and increase your faith because "Without faith it is impossible to please God because in order to please Him you first must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him." (Hebrews 11:6)