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A Few Bible Thoughts For Your Day
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Date: Sep 06 2016 4:31 PM
Hey Everybody,
I hope your week is off to a good start. For today, here are a few thoughts.
The Faith
Jude urged Christians to “contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 3). Obviously, he was not referring to the personal faith of individuals in giving such instruction, but that system of religion which Jesus brought to the world. “The Faith” is equated with “the Way” in the New Testament. And since the Scriptures plainly teach there is only ONE way, then there is no other logical conclusion but that there is only ONE faith! As Jesus said, “I am the way…” (John 14:6), Paul declared that there is “one faith” (Ephesians 4:5).
Therefore, people are in error when they think in terms of there being “many faiths.” This fallacious concept is often manifested in conversations among people. Perhaps someone inquires of another, “What faith are you?” Actually, what they mean is, “Which church do you belong to?” Such terminology is employed because most people have been led to believe that there are many churches (and thus, many faiths), and that one is as good as another, and that it doesn’t matter which church (or faith) a person belongs to.
The Bible teaches plainly that there is only “one body” and identifies that one body as being the church (Colossians 1:18 and Ephesians 4:4). The fact that many so-called “churches” exist today does not alter the truth that Christ established only one. He said, “I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it” (Matthew 16:18). He purchased it with His own blood, giving His life for it (Acts 20:28 and Ephesians 5:25). It is His church, and God gave Him to be the head of it (Ephesians 1:20-23).
When a person hears the Gospel of Christ, believes it, and obeys it (by repenting, confessing faith in Jesus Christ as God’s Son, and being baptized), he enters into the body of Christ. He thus becomes a Christian, a member of the Lord’s church. To be in the church is to be in the Way… it is to have embraced the faith… to be a child of God, and a citizen of the heavenly kingdom.
Have a great week.
Mitch Robison
Enon Church of Christ
1366 Enon Road
Webb, AL 36376
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