“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report. Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear”. Hebrews 11:1-3
Romans 3:23-31. Hebrews 11:1-3. Romans 8:1-8. Hebrews 11:5-6.
What Faith Is Not
1. Faith is not using a formula without the principle. Note: One can confess what he doesn’t believe” (Mark 9:23. Romans 10:9)
2. Faith does not negate the love of God (claiming someone’s car, wife, husband, house, etc. It does not work with unforgiveness, hatred or malice. Gal 5:5-6
3. Faith does not manipulate. Proverbs 13:15. NLT
4. Faith does not violate a good conscience (the voice of your born-again spirit) I Timothy 1:5-7, 18-20.
5. Faith is not a positive confession or positive thinking. John 6:63
6. Faith is not: folding of arms, doing nothing, and expecting something. James 2:14-23
7. Faith is not based on “seeing is believing.” John 20:29.
8. Faith is not arrogance and self-confidence in the flesh. Gal 2:20
9. Faith is not denying physical and spiritual realities (pain, sickness, Satan, trouble, and evil spirit) John 11:4, 11-14.
10. Faith is not skipping God’s process, timing, procedure, and protocol. I Kings 17:2-16. Hebrews 6:12.