9 Dimensions, #3, "The Law of Faith"
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The Nine Dimensions of Courage are
1. ALL OR NOTHING
2. TAKING THE ALTERNATE ROUTE
3. THE LAW OF FAITH
4. THE IMPORTANCE OF LOYALTY
5. SIGNS FROM GOD
6. BE WISE AS A SERPENT
7. USING WISDOM
8. AVOIDING PROCRASTINATION
9. LIGHTING A FIRE
We have come to the third dimension of courage: The Law of Faith. Jonathan said to his armor-bearer, “Let’s go over to the outpost of those uncircumcised men. Perhaps the Lord will act on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the Lord from saving, whether by man or by few.”
Jonathan presented the Law of Faith.
We have come to the third dimension of courage: the Law of Faith.
Jonathan called the Philistines uncircumcised because they did not know the true and Living God. God’s covenant with Abraham and his descendents was sealed by Circumcision. Each man had to be circumcised as a sign of their fidelity to God.
God still requires the circumcision of the heart for faith in God.
The Lord your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, so that you may love him with all your heart and with all your soul, and live.
The apostle Paul continued: and circumcision is that which is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter; and his praise is not from men, but from God. You cannot have real faith or real courage before God if your heart is not circumcised! Faith says, The workings of God are not of the flesh, but of the Spirit.
Deut. 30:6
Jonathan knew God would turn over the Philistines to him because their hearts were not circumcised.
Jonathan spoke in the Law of faith: Another translation of this verse says, “The LORD can help a few soldiers win a battle just as easily as he can help a whole army. Maybe the LORD will help us win this battle." Jonathan was not guessing about the outcome of the battle; he was not relying upon himself. Then he said this…FOR NOTHING CAN HINDER THE LORD FROM SAVING.
Nothing can hinder God’s deliverance. God is sovereign and omnipotent.
For the Lord Almighty has purposed, and who can thwart him? His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back?
God says, “When I act, who can reverse it?"() Balak paid Balaam to curse God’s people. He replied, “I have indeed received a command to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot change it.” Job said, “If he snatches away, who can hinder him? Who can say to Him, 'What are You doing?'
GOD’S DESIRE IS TO DELIVER-TO SAVE. GOD IS NOT WILLING THAT ANY SHOULD PERISH, BUT THAT ALL SHOULD COME TO REPENTANCE. YOU SHALL CALL HIS NAME JESUS, FOR HE SHALL SAVE HIS PEOPLE FROM THEIR SINS.
JONATHAN SPOKE IN FAITH.
The Law of Faith is a foundational truth
The Law of Faith is a foundational truth
There is a law gravity: Sir Isaac Newton declared that every particle attracts every other particle in the universe with a force which is directly proportional to the product of their masses and in proportion to their distance. An apple falls down because it is attracted to a mass much greater than itself.
The church of Jesus Christ was born with few. Jesus started with 12 apostles. On the day of Pentecost they were all the 120 believers.
There is the law of sowing and reaping: Bradley Bennet, in the us equation, a marriage ministry... “all actions have consequences, whether positive or negative. Right now, everyone is planting seeds through actions or decisions that will one day grow into a harvest that they will reap.
There is a law gravity
Christian courage operates by the law of faith.
There is the law of sowing and reapingT
There is a law of faith.
there is a law of faith
Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith.
Works do not save us. Faith saves us. Faith in God and God’s power.
The Law of faith is accepting the Spiritual as real as the natural. If you believe and obey, God will avail the unseen recourses and power of his kingdom through the Holy Spirit, angels and nature in the name of Jesus.
“Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them.
What is faith?
What is faith?
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen.
Now faith is
As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed—the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being things that were not.
Faith is righteousness.
Call those things that are not...
Faith is righteousness
Abraham belived
Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.
Faith is recognizing the Divine Power beyond you.
It may not have been written yet, but Jonathan’s words speak to .
No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength.
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King Solomon said, The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned....
I have seen something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all.
I have seen something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all.
Faith is stronger with a companion. you do not always need a confirmation, but having another person in agreement empowers faith. Jonathan spoke words of faith to his armor bearer and his armor bearer agreed with him....
ARE YOU ONE OF THE FEW?
God can deliver with many or with few.
If God does something supernatural with a multitude, it is God. If God does something supernatural with a small number, that God.
Seeing in the Spirit... Seeing the REALITY of spiritual things.
God can deliver by nation or army, or by one soul. If that soul is right with God and will listen and be guided by the Holy Spirit, I will make that one soul greater than an army.
If God does something supernatural with a multitude, it is God. If God does something supernatural with a small number, that God.
When we think about the things the church should concern herself with, we think about sustaining our families or employment or good health. We are not referring to the high virtues of God. Or what we can do to cause God to heal the land.
We are concerned with personal deliverance, but not congregational or national deliverance. We want personal renewal, not restoration for a people; We want personal prosperity, not solving the problems of poverty and homelessness.
The Law of faith tells me to have courage. We are faced with a new pandemic- the Corona Virus. It has reached every continent, one of the most contagious diseases in recent memory. But, If I am living by the law of faith and I have courage, then I say to myself, wash your hands, cover your mouth when you sneeze, by mindful who you touch, and be careful around people with colds, BUT LIVE YOUR LIFE WITHOUT FEAR.
AND IF I CATCH THIS VIRUS, I WILL LIVE AND NOT DIE, TO DECLARE THE WORKS OF THE LORD.
The church of Jesus Christ was born with few. Jesus started with 12 apostles. On the day of Pentecost they were all the 120 believers. They had faith in Jesus Christ.
The Lord will deliver with someone (many or few)
The church of Jesus Christ was born with few. Jesus started with 12 apostles. On the day of Pentecost they were all the 120 believers.
Where does the law of faith begin?
Where does the law of faith begin?
In Paul’s statement to the can do all things through Christ… THE LAW OF FIATH BEGINS AND ENDS IN HIM.
Because He is, I can
Because he is The Word made Flesh, I know I have the truth of God.
Because he is The Bread of life, I can be satisfied...
Because he is The Good Shepherd, I can go in and out in their world and find pasture.
Because is a High Priest after the order of Melchizedek, I can go boldly before the Throne of grace to obtain mercy and help in the time of need.
Because he is The Light of the world, I do not have to walk in darkness.
Because he is the Light of the world, I can see...
Because he is The Lion of the Tribe of Judah, I know Jesus will return and right every wrong.
Because he is The Author and Perfecter of my faith, I can be victorious against the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life.
Because he is The Bride Groom, I am invited to the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.
Because he is Immanuel, I know God is with me.
Because he is The Author and Perfecter of my faith, I can be victorious against the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life.
Because he is The Resurrection and the Life, I know even though I will die, yet shall I live.