The source of unbelief

[Sower]

On 7/29/2021 at 11:50 PM, LearningToLetGo said:

I try to believe, and that's the problem: I try. I read the Bible. I pray. From time to time I feel the Holy Spirit but these feelings are fleeting. Soon the feelings become memories, and like all memories they fade. I admire those of strong faith. My faith is a constant struggle.

Faith comes by hearing, the word. The word is the foundation of our existence. The word brought the universe into existence.
God is light,  and no darkness at all. His promises are true, all of them. Jesus is the word.
         Memorize those special verses that draws you to form a confidence in God's love for you...It does work.

            **"Thy word have I hid in mine heart that I may not sin against thee"**

The more I memorize scripture, light, download it into my mind, the greater my faith becomes.
The greater my faith, the greater/easier I can believe. The more I believe the more I understand. God's love.
                      "But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently"     Romans 8:25
He says, "If you love me, keep my commandments"  When I sin, break a commandment, Christ's blood (already) covers it.
God does not stop loving me. But I have the 'feeling' he's probably disappointed. I feel a loss of Fellowship.
It is important for me to immediately confess sin, to restore fellowship. This greatly aids my feelings of God's love.
You do not have to 'feel' the love of God for it to be true. You can believe it though, in his promises(word).

                 **The more scripture (truth/light) I put in my mind, the more I begin to 'know'  God**

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.  For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,  neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:37-39

But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.

See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!

Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed," says the Lord, who has compassion on you.

Renew your mind with these truths and others, continually.   Again, it works.

[Tammy Roesch]

6 hours ago, HAZARD said:

Pray morning, Noon and night. By praying I mean, talk to God as you would with your earthly daddy. Not parrot fashion as many churches teach. I talk to God about everything and anything that's going on in my daily life, and He hears my conversations and answers me.

I wanted to give you the THUMBS UP but I get this message that I can't give any more "reactions" today.  I have only given like 3 this morning it's 5:30 AM...when did this happen?  Anyways, good post Hazard! 

[Tammy Roesch]

6 hours ago, Sower said:

Faith comes by hearing, the word. The word is the foundation of our existence. The word brought the universe into existence.
God is light,  and no darkness at all. His promises are true, all of them. Jesus is the word.
         Memorize those special verses that draws you to form a confidence in God's love for you...It does work.

            **"Thy word have I hid in mine heart that I may not sin against thee"**

The more I memorize scripture, light, download it into my mind, the greater my faith becomes.
The greater my faith, the greater/easier I can believe. The more I believe the more I understand. God's love.
                      "But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently"     Romans 8:25
He says, "If you love me, keep my commandments"  When I sin, break a commandment, Christ's blood (already) covers it.
God does not stop loving me. But I have the 'feeling' he's probably disappointed. I feel a loss of Fellowship.
It is important for me to immediately confess sin, to restore fellowship. This greatly aids my feelings of God's love.
You do not have to 'feel' the love of God for it to be true. You can believe it though, in his promises(word).

                 **The more scripture (truth/light) I put in my mind, the more I begin to 'know'  God**

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.  For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,  neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:37-39

But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.

See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!

Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed," says the Lord, who has compassion on you.

Renew your mind with these truths and others, continually.   Again, it works.

Amen!

[Guest clancy]

1 hour ago, Tammy Roesch said:

I wanted to give you the THUMBS UP but I get this message that I can't give any more "reactions" today.  I have only given like 3 this morning it's 5:30 AM...when did this happen?  Anyways, good post Hazard! 

I can’t even post on the forums, only intermittently,I’m not the only one who has this problem either apparently.

[enoob57]

On 7/29/2021 at 11:50 PM, LearningToLetGo said:

I try to believe, and that's the problem: I try. I read the Bible. I pray. From time to time I feel the Holy Spirit but these feelings are fleeting. Soon the feelings become memories, and like all memories they fade. I admire those of strong faith. My faith is a constant struggle.

How much of each day do you give to study, meditation, prayer with The Scripture?  Seeing it is directly related to your desire of strong faith:

Romans 10:17 (KJV)

[17] So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

 

[Alive]

Do you have believers that you can trust to fellowship with. Especially during times like these, its important to have that. The LOrd will work through that fellowship. The Body of Christ is a reality and He chooses to work through each member for the sake of other members. In the final analysis, read the scriptures and ask the Lord to help you to simply TRUST Him. He is trustworthy.

Read Romans chapters 1-8 a lot, the Gospel of John a lot and camp out in the first 3 chapters of Ephesians.

But you and I need fellowship.

[biblelesson]

On 7/31/2021 at 8:22 PM, LearningToLetGo said:

Thank you for this suggestion. I have read the gospels and enjoy them greatly. The issue -- if there is one -- is a matter of love. I love God, but that love is abstract. There's little intimacy. God is far beyond my comprehension.  The Bible tries to simplify God, to give me the core essence that I need, but that's not enough. I need to understand God on my own terms. Either He will accept me or not. I'm trying my best to accept either outcome.

The issue is not really knowing what Christ has done, and not understanding what being made free, Galatians 5:1, means in our Christian life.  Once we believe in Christ, and are sealed, Ephesians 1:13, the Holy Spirit begins His work on us, John 16:13, 2 Corinthians 4:7, Philippians 1:6,  Galatians 3:5. 

God is of no respect of persons, Romans 2:11.  God loves us all greatly and has redeemed us in His Son, 1 John 4:9-11.  God has shed his love abroad to all men.  We have been set free from sin, Romans 6:18, and sin is not imputed unto us, Romans 5:13.  The law has been nailed to the cross, Colossians 2:14, and we have been crucified with Christ, Galatians 2:20, therefore, the law charges nothing against us, we cannot be condemned, Romans 8:1, Romans 8:33, and we are to not condemn ourselves, 1 Corinthians 4:3.  This revelation truth is only revealed by the Holy Spirit to make it experiential in our lives.  The Holy Spirit brings the light of Christ, 2 Corinthians 4:6, Colossians 1:12, 1 Thessalonians 5:5.

Also the issues is not having the God given revelation of our flesh, our old man having been crucified with Christ on the cross, Romans 6:6: The God given revelation of this allows the Holy Spirit to bring about this truth experientially in our life.  But the requirement is to believe, Romans 1:6, Romans 15:13, 1 Corinthians 2:3.   So, if the flesh has been crucified on the cross with Christ, we can only then work out our salvation by the Power of God, the Power of the Holy Spirit, Romans 15:13, 1 Corinthians 2:4-5.  Without this revelation knowledge, we only know to come from the position of the flesh, and not the Spirit.

The flesh does not believe God loves us; the flesh fights against the Spirit, Galatians 5:17.  With this war going on, and this happens to all Christians, yet not understanding what's happening, we remain in the carnal mind, without having our minds renewed by the Spirit, Ephesians 4:23.  The carnal mind is enmity against God, Romans 8:7.  

But God knows our flesh, and has helped us out.  He crucified our flesh on the Cross with Christ, Galatians 5:24.  We are to believe He has done this, and we are to put off the old man (fleshly man), Ephesians 4:22, and put on the new man (spiritual man), Ephesians 4:24   Thus we can walk in newness of life, Romans 6:4, and we are to be renewed in the spirit of our minds, Ephesians 4:23, Romans 12:2, by the Holy Spirit, Ephesians 3:20, Colossians 1:11, Ephesians 1:19.   

None of us can do the work on our own.   If we could have, then Christ would not have had to die for us, and God would not have crucified our fleshly man/carnal man on the cross with Christ.  It is by God's Spirit that we received Power, 2 Timothy 1:7, and that we are quickened, and walk in newness of life, Romans 8:11.    

 

 

Edited August 3, 2021 by biblelesson