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FAITH PRINCIPLES - No. 2
FAITH IS A FUNCTION OF THE REDEEMED HUMAN SPIRIT
When a person is born again their spirit, which was formerly dead
to God (Eph. 2:1) begins to function again, and its various
faculties are restored to a correct operation, energised and
directed by the Holy Spirit - I Cor.-6:17 & 20. John 3:6.
Note that the first part of 1 Cor. 6 deals with spiritual
authority. Then the subject_changes to that of fornication. The
emphasis of this ' chapter is that ye must glorify God is our
spirit, and live by faith instead of mixing human methods or
motivations with our_spiritual faculties. This is spiritual
adultery. The redeemed have a totally new motivation and a new
"modus operandi". We do not work as the world does - manipulating,
pulling strings, etc. We live by faith in Almighty God and are
enabled to move mountains in His name and live beyond ourselves in
the miraculous dimension, thus glorifying God. 1 Cor. 6:20, John
14:13, and Heb. 1:6.
LIVING OUT OF OUR SPIRIT IN THE REALM OF FAITH
With many people "faith" is a hit or miss affair. Often when we
"feel" it, nothing happens, and on other occasions when we "feel"
nothing, God works mightily on our behalf. We can be confused
wondering either what we did wrong or even what we
did right. Without a correct understanding of the various
parts of man's nature
we will not be able to exercise the faculty of faith
consistently or effectively.
Man is made up of 3 major Parts - Spirit, Soul and Body.
BODY - When this area of our life dominates, our faith it
affected by the desires, feelings or needs of the flesh,
and there is a concentration on circumstances, symptoms
or visible effects. The body does not, and cannot live
in the unseen and visionary realm of faith. If it does
not see or feel the thing, then it can't believe - John
20:25. The body is motivated by the immediate and the
temporal interpreted by its 5 senses.
SOUL - The mind of man is not the source of faith - it is
instead the area of logic, will-power or emotions. it is
in this area that psuedo-faith is generated. The soul
must be carefully controlled if the person is to truly
walk by faith.
SPIRIT - It is from this area that true faith is expressed. The
redeemed spirit of man contains three primary parts and it is
by the development and expression of these faculties of the
spirit that the faith received as a Gift from God is released.
These faculties are: Fellowship, Intuition and Conscience.
a) fellowship - Through a development of our love for God
and the_building up of the spiritual relationship there
comes an increased confidence in God's ability. Just as
love in the marriage union promotes trust and confidence
in the other partner's willingness and ability to meet
our needs, so our communion with God enables us to trust
Him. Gal. 5:6 declares that "faith works by love". It
is common to see new converts in the first flush of their
new relationship with God so trusting and receiving so
much, while more "established" believers seem to find it
hard to receive blessings from God. Often times it is
because the religious observances are maintained but not
the closeness of a personal relationship with the Lord.
A worshipping and loving relationship with God will also
bring an increased confidence in God's integrity.
Doubt is really casting a question on God's integrity,
which is the strategy of Satan seen in Genesis 3:1 -
"Hath God said?"
God is sovereign. He is totally in control of all things
and a total confidence in His purpose and integrity will
promote real faith. An acceptance of His sovereignty
will assist rather than inhibit the release of our faith.
b) Intuition - The spiritual man has access to another
source of knowledge than that gained by the five
senses of the body or through the analytical or
deductive powers of the mind.
This other kind of knowledge is by revelation and
is the very foundation of the New creation life. it
is by this that we are able to receive Jesus as
Lord. - Note Matt. 16:15 -17. Jesus said that
"revelation" is the rock on which His Church is
built.
Out of our fellowship with God there comes an
understanding or revelation of God's purpose and
strategy. The special "word" or "Rhema" from God
which is the trigger of our faith comes to us
through this spiritual faculty of intuition.. Note
also l Cor 1:21, and James 3:15-17.
c) Conscience - In our faith walk with God it is the
conscience which is the arbiter and not our mind or
common sense. 1 John 3:21-22, and Rom. 9:1 both
show that the conscience bears witness to the truth
and judges what is right rather than merely
condemning for anything wrong. When we then move
in faith, the conscience will either check us or
approve us.
The activities of these three areas in the redeemed human spirit as
they relate to the release of our faith can be summed up as:
a) - Fellowship - worship
b) Intuition waiting on God
Conscience wholeness
it is essential to recognise what is spiritual and what is soulish
so that we will operate in true faith and not a humanistic
substitute. Those who settle for soulish techniques will miss out
on the true release of faith.
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Presumption is one of the major hazards to those ho attempt to live
by faith and Jesus was tempted to this sin by Satan - Matt 4:6.
It is the attempt to obligate God to our desires without first
establishing God's intention and timing regarding that particular
thing.
Ps. 37:4 tells us that if we will live in communion with God we
will receive revelation in the matter of our faith, ie God Himself
will give us the desires of our heart or He will_put His plans in
our heart. He will show us what to desire or believe for. Note
also Rom. 8:26.
1 John 5:14-15 sums up this aspect of faith. The release of our
faith depends an the confidence that we have developed in God
Himself and this can only come about by our fellowship with Him.