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Originally Posted by Bro. Robbins
James Chapter 2 is not talking about increasing faith, or growing faith... but how to keep your faith from being dead.... that works must accompany faith. No where in that entire chapter is it teaching on how to increase your faith. In Verse 22, the Greek word there for "faith made perfect" is that Abraham's faith was accomplished... not increased. So, in my study of James 2, has nothing to do with increasing or growing faith.
Hebrews 5 especially verses 12 - 14 has to do with being mature in Christ..., mature in your walk with God and the things of God... but says nothing about faith... or increasing your faith, or growing your faith...
NEXT!!!!!! |
Wow, I'm really surprised that this seems to be
such an issue with you? I'd like to wish that faith goes
from 0 right to 100%, just by acquiring hearing,
but experience tells me otherwise?
In fact, faith seems to ebb and flow, another thing I don't really get;
but reflected in other testimonies? I've been at, say, 60% (prolly more like 6%? Just throwing out a #), or "faith that caused other believers to spontaneously say Amen," and then a couple weeks later, reading the Word all the while, found my faith at 40%...
And since this...is, I'd like to illuminate that faith may not come by
reading the Bible everyday, even memorizing it--that is not what the verse says (ok, extreme case? maybe not; prolly commonly attempted)--
"Faith comes by
hearing..."
and since that is obv not quite the def of "hearing"
we are used to, it remains to define "hearing"
(which has prolly been done here)
and go from there?
Having had
hearing spiritually demonstrated to me,
many times now, I'm curious how this might fit in to your model,
which I'm still thinking we're somehow arguing semantics.
ps, but I will say the "NEXT" thing is troubling?
You are the final word here? The very worst frame of mind
from which to...proceed, lol.
Or attempt to proceed--this indicates a closed mind, imo.
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