Russellville Christian Center

GROWING In Faith 2/25/24 susan allen   Rom 1:17, Gal 3:11 and Heb 10:38 THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH Faith-(pistis) assurance, firm persuasion, reliance, belief, trust, confidence, constancy in profession  “Triangle of the end” by Charles Capps “As you approach the triangle of the end, time shall grow faster and closer, faster and closer” “There was a time when you could be off from the center line at the top of the triangle and still be inside the triangle of light. But, as you approach the triangle of the end, you must move to the center line” “I could see that those who were to one side of the center line, at the bottom end of the triangle would be outside the triangle of light” “Both the time allotted, and prophetic events are being compressed to maximum density to fulfill the prophetic scriptures of the ages. Time is reacting much the same as liquid flowing through a funnel, being drawn into the narrow end”   FAITH is not a parachute that we pull a cord on when the plane is coming down…….The JUST LIVE BY IT. HOW DO WE GET IT?  HOW DO WE DEVELOP and GROW FAITH?   Rom 10:13-KJV  For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. 14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Faith comes by hearing not seeing, And it comes by hearing not having heard. Present tense hearing. Present tense WORD=present tense faith HEARING requires an ABIDING RELATIONSHIP John 15 says “If you abide in me and my WORDS abide in you, you shall ask what you will, and it shall be done unto you”   Romans 10:17 in the susan allen version: So then faith, assurance, firm persuasion, reliance, belief, trust, confidence, Constancy in profession- Comes by hearing the living voice, and hearing the living voice by the Word of God Word of God- RHEMA Thayer’s: that which is or has been uttered by the living voice. Vines: what is uttered in speech or writing   Faith is sent from God to you through ONE conduit HIS LIVING VOICE To what degree do we want to LIVE (zoe life)?   You CAN understand the Bible--Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God (Prov 2:1-7, Prov 4:5, Ps 119:104, John 16:13, James 1;5, John 14:26, 1 Cor 2:13, Eph 1:17,18)