TRANSFORMING LOVE (HE CHOSE YOU, PART 5)

CHAPTER 1
Part 5

YOU ARE Predestined and Chosen by God

To be His

“God chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world.” (Ephesians 1:4)

ONE WITH GOD THROUGH CHRIST

Being “in” Christ is not the same as being inside of something, but it is being spiritually united (one) with God through Christ.

This personal “oneness” relationship with God through Christ is one of the most important inward MARKS of every Christian.

No other distinguishing marks stand out more than being “in” Christ. Being “in” Christ demonstrates Christianity is not based on a religious system, but on a holy “oneness” relationship with the Living God.

HOLY ONENESS

Being “in Christ” means you are not the same and have been profoundly transformed into a new creation. It’s important to understand exactly what has happen to you.

Because of God and God alone; you are “in” Christ (1 Corinthians 1:30). The entrance into the relationship with God is through faith, “…you have been saved through faith…” (Ephesian 2:8-9).

THROUGH FAITH

Unless you go into the relationship with God through faith you won’t be able to begin the Christian journey

The Christian journey includes daily living “by exercising faith” and hearing the word of God (Galatians 3:11).

In order to enjoy the relationship with God every interchange must proceed from faith, because … “whatever does not proceed from faith is sin” (Romans 14:23).

Without exercising your God-given faith you will not be able to please God at all (Hebrews 11:6).

You responded by exercising your God-given faith when you chose God, therefore, you will endure by faith, and finish by faith.

Being “in” Christ is being “in” a new identity and is the result of exercising the measure of faith you’ve been given by hearing the word of God.

Two important things about faith: a.) God gives you a “measure or portion of faith” when you become a new creation and; b.) it’s activated when it hears the word of God (Romans 12:3 and Romans 10:17).

Jesus is the Word. Thus faith is activated when it hears Jesus (the Word).

MEASURE OF FAITH

Faith is amanah in Hebrew which means support or fixed provision and “…..God has dealt to each one [of us] a measure of faith.” (Roman 12:3).

We have come to learn that “…faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Roman 10:17) and that the word of God “….is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth…’ (Roman 1:16).

Salvation means, according to Strong’s concordance, redemption or deliverance from sin, its effects and its consequences.

If the gospel, the word, Jesus is the power of God unto salvation, it is God’s way of bringing YOU and others to salvation.

We also understand that “…faith is the substance (reality) of things hoped for, the evidence (Proof) of things not seen (Hebrew 11:1).

In my perspective these scriptures are telling believers that “faith COMES” by hearing the Word of God, which is Jesus.

 Faith comes when it hears Jesus, the Word. Faith is a servant to and the unseen power of Jesus and comes whenever his words are heard.

Since faith is a servant to or the unseen power of Jesus every time faith hears the Word of God “…something usually appears from what was once invisible, without form or void…” (Romans 11:3; Genesis 1:1).

MAKING THE INVISIBLE, VISIBLE

Faith comes immediately to work through its “creative ability to make things appear;” or with its “unseen power to make invisible things visible (Romans 1;20).

Every believer has a portion of that holy faith. Faith therefore enables (empowers, supports) believers to live a new reality and witness God’s unseen power to make invisible things visible.

In addition, the believers “measure of faith” - which is at the Word’s beck and call - enables us to hear Jesus’ voice too and follow him. “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. John 10:27.

We see that faith is a fixed provision or support, gifted to believers by God, to enable them to fully experience the supernatural reality of things hoped for and unseen. “…Faith is the substance (reality) of things hoped for, the evidence (Proof) of things not seen (Hebrew 11:1).

EPHESIAN 2:8-9

“…Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Roman 10:17).  “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.”(EPHESIANS 2:8-9).

Let’s do a little review about faith:

INVISIBLE BECOMES VISIBLE

1. FAITH COMES – WHEN IT HEARS JESUS (THE WORD)

2. FAITH IS SUBSTANCE –THE REALITY OF (creative power of God to make things visible out of what is invisible to the human eye.

3. FAITH IS EVIDENCE – PROOF (you witness the invisible through visible proof)

4. FAITH IS A GIFT FROM GOD (his unseen power)

5. FAITH IS NOT HUMAN OR HUMAN EFFORT

6. FAITH (invisible) AND WORKS (visible) ARE A TEAM

JAMES 2:18

^“… shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.” (James 2:18). 

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