The words ‘faith’ and ‘belief’ have been so overused in spiritual discussions that they have lost their meaning to most people. Jesus said, “According to your faith it shall be done unto you.“ The word translated ‘faith’ in our English versions of the scriptures comes from the word pistis, which means ‘faith.’ That’s no help.
Expectation [...]
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Posted in Articles & posts, church on Jul 15th, 2008
To my own surprise, this past Saturday evening, I found myself attending Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church. My daughter needed a ride to check out the Koinonia Singles meeting at Lakewood. My plan was to get Kristy there towards the end of the main service, in time for the after-service Koinonia meeting. But, before I [...]
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Genuine faith does not attempt to make God honor His promises. Faith is not manipulation.
Faith is simply trust that Father will always do what Love does.
Just in case we aren’t sure what Love does, we have been given many promises from our Father to tell us what we can expect. But, faith doesn’t put expectations [...]
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Religious tradition says that Jesus was a carpenter, but it’s just one more church tradition that is wrong.
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