Faith, growth in
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· 14 viewsChristians are called to have a growing faith, built up by prayer and the encouragement of others, and also through testing.
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Examples of growing faith
Examples of growing faith
We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brethren, as is only fitting, because your faith is greatly enlarged, and the love of each one of you toward one another grows ever greater;
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Weak faith
Weak faith
Weak faith rebuked
Weak faith rebuked
“And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin,
yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these.
“But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith!
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Other examples of weak faith
Other examples of weak faith
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Strong faith
Strong faith
Strong faith commended and encouraged
Strong faith commended and encouraged
let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
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The faith of OT leaders
The faith of OT leaders
Obadiah; Hezekiah
The faith of Christian leaders
The faith of Christian leaders
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See also Stephen; Barnabas; Paul
Paul’s encouragements to Timothy:
Paul’s encouragements to Timothy:
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Other examples of strong faith
Other examples of strong faith
Though the fig tree should not blossom
And there be no fruit on the vines,
Though the yield of the olive should fail
And the fields produce no food,
Though the flock should be cut off from the fold
And there be no cattle in the stalls,
Yet I will exult in the Lord,
I will rejoice in the God of my salvation.
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The growth of faith
The growth of faith
Praying for more faith
Praying for more faith
The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
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The encouragement of others
The encouragement of others
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Faith strengthened through testing
Faith strengthened through testing
In hope against hope he believed, so that he might become a father of many nations according to that which had been spoken, “So shall your descendants be.”
Without becoming weak in faith he contemplated his own body, now as good as dead since he was about a hundred years old, and the deadness of Sarah’s womb;
yet, with respect to the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief but grew strong in faith, giving glory to God,
and being fully assured that what God had promised, He was able also to perform.
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