An Example of Saving Faith

Q: What does the Bible say about saving faith?

Saving faith is demonstrated by works and commitment to God. The Bible teaches that saving faith is not merely intellectual assent but is evidenced by a life that produces good works. In James 2:17, it states, 'faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.' True faith results in a commitment to live for God, which includes love, service, and obedience to His commands, as seen in the example of Moses in Hebrews 11.

Q: How do we know faith is genuine?

Genuine faith manifests in actions consistent with God's will. Genuine faith is evidenced by obedience and good works that align with the teachings of Scripture. Hebrews 11 serves as a testament to this, showcasing figures like Moses, who demonstrated faith through actions that reflected a commitment to God's purposes. Moses’ choice to suffer affliction with God’s people rather than enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin illustrates the depth of true faith.

Q: Why is faith without works important for Christians?

Faith without works is dead; it shows a lack of true belief. The relationship between faith and works is crucial in Christian doctrine. As articulated in James 2, faith that does not produce works equates to a dead faith. True saving faith is transformative and compels believers to act in accordance with God’s teachings. This principle is powerfully illustrated in the life of Moses, who chose to forsake earthly gains to align himself with God’s people, demonstrating that genuine faith leads to a life of commitment and action.

Q: What can we learn from Moses about faith?

Moses exemplifies faith through his choices and commitment to God. Moses serves as a profound example of faith in action. He chose to forsake the wealth and power of Egypt to identify with the oppressed people of God. This act demonstrated a profound belief in God’s promises and a willingness to endure hardship for the sake of righteousness. Hebrews 11 highlights that faith involves making critical life choices that reflect our trust in God and prioritization of His kingdom over worldly desires.

Q: How does faith relate to our daily lives as Christians?

Faith requires continual commitment and action in our daily decisions. Faith is not a one-time event; it requires ongoing commitment and action in our daily lives. Christians are called to live out their faith practically, which means making choices that reflect their belief in God’s promises. Moses’ life illustrates that true faith often leads to difficult choices and sacrifices, and Christians are encouraged to follow suit in their commitment to serve God and others actively. This reflects a living faith that is visibly manifested in our actions and relationships.

Faith without works. Can that
faith save him? Is that saving faith? And then
over here in verse 18, he quotes a believer, a man who believes
God, believes His word, believes His gospel, believes His Son.
And this man says in verse 18, he says, now you have this faith
that's in word only. And I have works. I'm not going
to say anything about my faith. I'm just going to show you my
faith. Now he says, you show me your faith. You show me your
faith in Christ, your faith in the Word of God without works.
It can't be done. It just cannot be done. But I
will show you my faith by my works. In other words, what James
is saying here is this, that the faith that saves is a faith
that lives. It's a faith that loves. It's
a faith that serves. It's a faith that works. Now tonight, I want to show you
an example of that faith. I want you to turn to Hebrews
chapter 11. I will show you an example of
that faith that saves. Now while doctrines and principles
and precepts are important, there's nothing more helpful than an
example, and that's what we're going to look at tonight. But
now here's my problem. And I realize that Moses is a
prophet. Moses is a preacher. If I had
no one in this congregation tonight but preachers, I wouldn't have
any problem with this message at all. Not a problem at all. I wouldn't have any difficulty
preaching it and presenting it. Because I believe there's a demand
laid on preachers and prophets of God and men whom God calls
out, like He did the sons of Levi, like He did the sons of
Abraham. that he puts a special burden
on them, a special responsibility on them, a special dedication
on them, a special commitment on them, that does not rest upon
others. I think there's a commitment
upon me that does not rest upon you. And that's what I tell men who
aspire to be pastors and preachers. I have no I have no problem with
this responsibility and with this separation. Doris and I
grew up in Alabama and that's my home state. I still love my
home state. That's where my people were for
years and years and years. And that's where my kindred are
and have been for years, and I love my home state like you
love Kentucky. But I was called to leave there.
You're not necessarily called to leave where you are, but I
was called to leave where I was, and I left, and I came to Kentucky
and made this my home. And as I've told you many times,
what we came here with, we have now, and that's it. But that's
my life, and that's That's my dedication, that's my responsibility. I live by the gospel. They that
preach the gospel live by the gospel. If you're not willing
to do that, don't get in the pulpit. Don't become a pastor. Everything we have goes into
the ministry. And I mean everything. Everything
we have. Every single thing we have is
in the ministry. And that's the way it's supposed
to be. That's the way it has to be. If you're going to be
a leader, if you're going to be God's servant, if you're going
to be God's pastor, You can't become entangled in any way.
Just can't do it. And this is one of the problems
that men have who aspire to be pastors. They were not willing
to take the rope off the shore and let the boat go, blown by
the wind of the Holy Spirit. You can't hold on, you can't
have savings, you can't have property, you can't have land,
you can't have these things, you can't do it and be in the
ministry, in the pastor. And that's the requirement that's
put on every man that wants to stand here and pastor a church. He can't call on people to give
unless he gives everything he's got. That's right. This church
had a retirement for me, and I was criticized for this, but
it's something I had to do. The retirement built up several
thousand dollars. This church needed it. I cashed
it in and put it in the church. I had an insurance policy that
accumulated several thousand dollars that cashed in and put
it in the church. The church needed it. The missionary program
needed it. And that's the way it has to
be now. And I say to all the preachers, if this were a preacher's
class, nothing in here but preachers, boy, I'd put the screws on. That's
exactly right. I mean, put them on hard too.
You've got to be committed. Isn't that right? Committed.
One hundred and ten percent. Everything you are and have and
own belongs to God Almighty. You live by faith, you live by
the gospel, or don't get in the pulpit as a pastor. Now I know
I'm not putting this requirement on our elders here, our deacons
here, our Sunday school teachers. I'm putting this on me. Because
I'm a pastor. And God put this on Moses. And
that's the way it has to be. And that's one of the failings
that I find out. I see men going to the ministry
and pastor churches and they're not blessed. They don't progress. They don't grow. And that's what
I find out why. The man's got his hand on something
back here. He's holding on to security.
He's holding on to something in this world. He's holding on
to something. He's not willing to trust God. Absolutely trust God 100% for
everything. And that's what Moses had to
do. That's what these men had to do that are leaders. If you're a leader, be a leader. But I say to all of you, there's
a confession of Christ that does not go this far. I realize that. It's impossible. When we pass
this plate here, you men have got to have jobs in order to
help these missionaries. You've got to keep the jobs going.
You've got to make a living. You've got families. This church
takes care of me. That's what it's supposed to
do. They that live the gospel and preach the gospel, they'll
live by the gospel and the church is supposed to take care of their
needs. And I wouldn't hesitate one second. If I'm on a trip
somewhere and need some money, I'll call Martha and say, send
it. I don't take a vote of the church. You take care of me. That's your responsibility. I'm
to tell you the truth and you'll take care of me while I tell
it. Isn't that right? And that responsibility rests
on the church. And there's just no wrangling
about it. The preacher knows his place, his responsibility,
his dedication, what he's supposed to do, and the church knows theirs.
They're supposed to take care of the missionaries and the ministry,
the gospel. When I give you this example,
I'm giving it as Moses the preacher, and as I've just told you how
I feel about the ministry. But there's a confession of Christ
that lies heavily upon you too, if you're going to be in this
thing of a discipleship. I preached a message not long
ago, what is it to confess Christ? And this will hold right here.
Number one, to confess Christ, It's to confess Him in here.
You can't do anything out here, let's settle in here. Is He your
Lord? Is He your Lord? King of kings?
Lord of lords? Is He your Savior? Is He your
Redeemer? Is He your Master? Start in here. That's it. He's
everything. He's all in and all. Christ is
my Lord. I have no reservations about
that. One hundred percent. intercessor,
my advocate, my mediator, my Lord and Savior. All right, secondly,
to confess Christ, it must be settled in here. To say anything
here that's not settled in here is hypocrisy. All right, secondly,
get in that bag of string and confess Him. That's right. Is He your Lord? Confess Him.
Confess Christ. That's what Peter told them at
Pentecost. That's what Paul told the Philippians
all the way through the New Testament. They said, believe on the Lord
Jesus Christ and call upon those folks to confess publicly. Make
known. Let it be declared. Not ashamed
of Christ, not ashamed of this gospel. I tell you, going in
that baptistry and following the Lord in baptism is a whole
lot easier than going to Calvary and stretching your hands and
dying on that cross for you and me. That's what he suffered. And to me, that's the way that
in the New Testament they confess Christ. We were sitting there tonight,
before we came to church, watching a religious program, and I said,
Honey, where do they get that? Where is it in the Word? It's
like I wrote up in Montana, Chateau, Montana, years ago, and I asked
those people up there in that gospel mission, I said, send
me some material for my young people, years ago. So they sent
me a catechism, questions and answers and all, and I was reading
it, and it came down to the question, who should be baptized? And the
answer was believers and their children. Then it talked about infant baptism,
sprinkling infants. So I sat down and I wrote the
man up there. He was a Baptist, a friend of
mine. And I wrote him and I said, now listen. I said, I'm pastor
of a church down here and I want to be true to the Word of God.
And I've been all these years searching the scriptures and
I can't find that infant baptism in the Word of God. I can't find
that baptism of believers and their children in some kind of
carry over from circumcision. I said, you owe it to me. If
you found it in God's Word, show it to me. He never answered my
letter. And I wrote him back and I said,
I'm waiting down here for you to show me, because I want to
be true to my children. I want to tell them the truth.
He still didn't answer. So I guess he couldn't find it
either, you know. But I do find this. I do find
baptism. He that believeth and is baptized
shall be saved. That's confessing Christ. Thirdly,
confessing Christ is to be identified with His people. Identified with
His people. We send tapes all over this country.
And there are folks out yonder in different places that have
no identification at all. Isn't that right? No identification
at all with God's people. None whatsoever. They have no
church that they support, no church with which they're identified,
no program of preaching the gospel. They're not part of it. They're not part of it. They're not in it. They're not
with it. They don't have their shoulders.
It's like, here's a truck that's in a ditch and in the mud hole.
And here's a whole bunch of people with their shoulders behind the
wheel and getting dirty and they're pushing that truck. And here's
a fellow standing over here, you know, like this, you know,
watching them. Well, he's not in it, is he? He's not with it. A fellow up there riding in the
hood, he's hindering, he's not helping. And I believe confessing
Christ is not to hinder those who preach hinder those who worship
and observe them and admire them and stand off in the corner and
watch them, I believe actually confessing Christ is to be fully,
completely identified with this gospel. One hundred percent,
don't you? One hundred percent. Help those that preach. You know,
Paul talked about a fellow named Alexander the coppersmith. He
said, that fellow caused me much heartache and much sorrow. He hindered me. And then Paul
prayed a prayer that's un-Paul-like, but he still prayed it. He said,
make God reward him according to his rebellion. That's right. Just make God deal
with him where he is, outside, a hindrance, a hindrance. Well, confessing Christ is to
be identified. Paul said to Timothy, don't you
be ashamed of the gospel and don't be ashamed of those who
preach it. And then fourthly, and that's what we're getting
to here tonight in this example, it's by life and conversation,
production. Let's see it. Let's see it. All right, let's look here at
Hebrews 11. Let's see it. And here we see it. And what
I say is, like I told you, if I was preaching to the preachers
tonight, now, I'd just line us up and say, let's be identified. But now, what you have to do
while I'm preaching this, I'm not going to let up at all. I'm
going to preach it. But see where you fit in. See
where you fit in. See where you fit in. In this commitment. After all,
is not faith a commitment? Barnard said one time, in John
1, verse 12, where it says, to his many as received him, that's
where it is submit. Commitment. Christ said, Paul
said, I've committed it unto you. Alright, you know, when
Bob was reading that and how well you did it, that was a blessing. I love to hear our fellows read
the Word. They love it. But you know, I rejoice in the
faith of these people. And something else, I thank God
for the gift of faith to these people. I pray for that gift
of faith. And as he read it, I prayed,
Lord, enable me to exercise that faith. Well, we read about Abel
over here. I'm not called on to sacrifice
a lamb. Christ is my lamb. I read about
Noah. I'm not called on to build an
ark except just the inner one already built, Christ Jesus.
Abraham, I'm not called on to offer a son. The Son of God has
been offered on my behalf. But when I came to Moses, oh,
when I came to Moses, Verse 24, I find that what Moses did I
must do, and so must all of his people. All right, I'm going
to give you a simple outline here now from verse 24. Let's
read verse 24. By faith Moses, when he was come
to years, he refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter.
He chose, choosing. He refused. I have three points.
What did he refuse? What did he choose? And why did
he do it? What did he refuse? What did
he choose? And why did he do it? All right. Choosing rather to suffer affliction
with the people of God than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for
a season. esteeming the reproach of Christ
greater riches than the treasures in Egypt, for he had respect
unto the recompense of the reward. By faith he forsook Egypt, not
fearing the wrath of the king, for he endured, as seeing him
who is invisible." All right, what did he refuse? Well, it
says, first of all, he refused, verse 24, to be called the son
of Pharaoh's daughter. If you're taking notes, write
this down. The first thing Moses refused was rank and greatness. You know who Pharaoh was? The
mightiest monarch in the world. Perhaps the greatest nation in
the world. And Moses was the son of his
only daughter. And if Moses had continued and
stayed in Egypt, Would he not have been the Pharaoh? I believe
he would. But here is a man standing on
the threshold of rank and honor and power and greatness among
men in this world. Things that men struggle to obtain,
fight to obtain, lie to obtain, cheat to obtain, steal to obtain,
here he had it freely in his grasp. And Richard, he walked
off into the desert. He refused rank, greatness, and
power. There's something else he refused.
Verse 25. Choosing rather to suffer affliction
with the people of God than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for
a season. He gave up pleasure. Now let
me tell you something. This man was second in command
in Egypt. Pleasures of every kind were
at his feet. All that appeals to the flesh,
to the lust of the eyes, to the pride of life, sensual pleasure,
social pleasure, fleshly pleasure, mental pleasure, Things that
people worked for, labor to obtain. Moses had the total cup in his
hand. Nothing that he desired was withheld
from him. And he dashed it to the ground
and walked off into the desert. He refused to enjoy the pleasures
of sin for a season. And then thirdly, verse 26, He
esteemed the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures
in Egypt. My friends, everybody craves
wealth. Everybody craves wealth. Somebody
asked, I believe it was J.C. Penney one time, one of those
tycoons, how much, how much money would it take to make you happy?
He said, a little bit more. Well, can you imagine the treasures
of Egypt? Can you imagine what this treasure
could do? You know what unlimited wealth
can do? And this man had unlimited wealth,
as no wealth like the treasures of Egypt, and yet he refused
it. And he took his shepherd's staff
and robe and walked out into the wilderness. Wealth! Rank! Power, influence, greatness,
pleasures, all these things. And he walked off. And he did
it deliberately. And let me tell you something,
he was no impulsive boy either. He's 40 years old. He was no
impulsive boy. He was an educated man. He was
an intelligent man. He was a learned man. He was
a leader. He knew what he was doing. He did it deliberately. He did it for the glory of God.
He did it because he believed God. I tell you this, he wasn't sick
or dying. You know, I hear about people who get religion when
they get sick. I don't blame them. I hear about people who get religion
when they find out they're dying. I don't blame them. But Bosley
wasn't dying. He wasn't sick. He wasn't in
the hospital. No, sir. He was in the prime of life,
in the prime of his strength and power. And he said, these
things are not what I want. These are not what I want. This
is not God's way. These things crumble. These things
pass away. These things are not worth what
people think they're worth. And I tell you now, he wasn't
in trouble. He wasn't out of favor. He could have stayed.
You read that these people being mindful of the country could
have stayed. He could have stayed. You say he got in trouble killing
that Egyptian. Oh, they'd have worked that out. That wouldn't
have been any problem, would it? I remember one time a fellow
wanted to build something here in Ashton. I'm not going to call
any names, but he's pretty high up in Ashton. He wanted to build
it. Eddie Stevens will remember this. But he wanted to build
something and somebody said, isn't that, that's not zoned
for that. He said, I can take care of the zoning. You remember
that? I can handle that. There won't be no problem. And
that's about this killing this Egyptian. He's a son of Pharaoh. He don't have no trouble. So
he wasn't out of favor. I hear about these, all these
fellas that fell with Richard Nixon all got religion in prison.
I don't blame them, you know. If nobody will read your book
on politics, they'll read your book on religion. But make a
little money anyway, you kill him. But Moses wasn't a slave. See, Moses wasn't an impulsive
boy. He wasn't sick or dying. He wasn't
in jail. He wasn't in trouble. He did
all this with a full capacity of his faculties, full
grip. That's right. Rank, pleasures,
riches didn't leave Moses. He left them. I don't have too
much confidence in a man's religion when the rank pleasures and health
and all leaves him, and then he gets religion. But I like
to see him leave it in prime. Mike, I know a lot of these rock
and roll singers, when they get too old to get a crowd, rock
and roll, they get religion. I don't have use for that. I
want to see one of them come out when he's on the top. I want
to see him step out when he's got the world by the tail on
a downhill pull on the shady side, stand up and say, I'm going
to give it all up for Christ. I'll halfway believe him then.
I'll halfway believe him. And I want to see somebody like
Moses here, who's got everything, and he's willing to lay it down
for Christ. I'll kind of halfway believe
that man knows something, won't you? At least I'll go with him
for a while. Yeah. No problem turning to God
when every fleshless support is gone. But I'll tell you, true
faith turns to God at all times, even the good times. Isn't that
right? Even the good times. Alright,
what did Moses choose? Well, this is what he refused.
What did he choose? Well, it says here in verse I
believe the things he chose are amazing as the things he refused.
Only God can give a man the faith that sees the glory in these
things. It says here, verse 25, he chose rather to suffer affliction
with the people of God. He chose affliction. He knew
what David knew, it's good for me to be afflicted. This man
was 40 years old in the lap of luxury in Egypt, and he leaves
it to live in the wilderness. This man had the best food, the
best clothes, the best transportation that money can buy, and he left
it to walk out into the wilderness. This man knew the pain and the
poverty and the trouble that lay ahead of him, yet he chose
it. Our Lord said here, In Matthew
19, I'll just read it to you. But he said this, every man,
woman, every person that hath forsaken houses, or brethren,
or sisters, or fathers, or mother, or wife, or children, or land,
for my name's sake, for the gospel, shall receive a hundredfold,
and shall inherit everlasting life. That's what Moses believed.
He chose affliction. And there's affliction connected
with this hated gospel. There's affliction. That's just
so. Well, I'll tell you something
else he chose. He chose the company of a despised
people. Listen to this. Choosing rather,
verse 25, to suffer affliction with the people of God. That's
what I'm talking about now. With the people of God. Where
was he? He was in the lap of luxury.
Where was he? He was in the circle of the great. He was in the circle of the wise,
and the rich, and the educated, and the influential, but the
unbelieving. That's where he was. How does a person who loves Christ
and knows Christ, how do they find joy and comfort and communion
in that circle. I'd like to know. If somebody
here can give me a read-in on that, I'd sure like that. How
do you enjoy the company of people who hate God and hate the gospel? I just, I can't figure that out.
I just cannot figure that out. Well, they're influential. You
have to hate God, to hate the gospel, to hate your Lord. Well,
they're just intelligent people. I know that. I'm not taking away
from that at all. I'm just wanting to know how,
what fellowship does light have with darkness is what I'd like
to know. They're in darkness and believers are in the light.
What fellowship does Baal have with Christ? I'm interested to
know. Moses couldn't keep it up. He chose to leave where he was
to go where he was going. Where was he going? He was going
to despise the people of God, the poor, the slaves, the persecuted. You know, I know there are people,
there are people in this town who admire God's people, who
feel sorry for them, who will occasionally come among them
who will give them an offering once in a while. But what Moses
is saying here is, I'm one of them. That's different, isn't
it? Moses is saying, he's saying
to Pharaoh's court, see those bunch of people down there, those
slaves, those folks working with the bricks that you won't give
them any straw to help them, those poor people, those despised,
those Israelite. I'm an Israelite. I'm an Israelite. That's what Ruth said to Naomi. Your people are my people. Your
God's my God. Where you go, I go. Where you
live, I live. Where you die, I die. Where you're
buried, I'll be buried. Now that's a commitment. That's
a commitment. Honestly, I don't believe God
will have anything but a commitment. Whatever it amounts to. And like
I said at the beginning of this message, there are various commitments.
But there's got to be one. I'll tell you something else.
He chose verse 26. He chose ridicule and reproach. Listen. Esteeming
the reproach of Christ. Now listen to me. Moses knew
the same Christ you know. He didn't have the information
you have. He didn't have the revelation you have. He didn't
have the the knowledge you have of Christ, but he wrote of Christ,
John. He knew Christ. And he chose this reproach of
Christ. And he esteemed that reproach
of Christ's greater riches. He counted it a blessing to suffer
for the name of God. Riches. Yes sir, can you imagine,
now you just think about this, can you imagine the scorn, the
ridicule, the reproach that he called out upon himself when
he had left Egypt? When Moses walked away from that
palace? Turned away from Pharaoh's court?
turned away from the rank and power, turned away from the pleasure,
turned away from those people to join Israel. He's crazy, somebody
said. He's mad. He's a fool. He's out of his head. Don't you
know? Don't you know it's terrible? That's what people said about
you, Bob, when you left that job down there. He's crazy. Said about a lot of you, you're
crazy, you're a fool. I tell you, I'd rather be a fool
for Christ's sake. I'd rather be a fool for Christ's
sake and looked upon as a fool than to be accepted by those
who don't know him. I tell you this though, there's
nothing as distasteful as scorn. Many a man had rather face a
cannon than face scorn and ridicule. Do you find that difficult? You
know, I don't mind if a fellow wants to fight, you know, you're
kind of on good territory there. But when a fellow makes fun of
you, that's tough, isn't it? That's tough. It's tough to be
made fun of. It's tough to be laughed at. And don't you know they laughed
at Moses? And I'll tell you something important. This man Moses wasn't
a weak man. He was a man mighty in word and
deed, but he chose the reproach of this work. It's all right. It's all right. And I'll tell
you something else about Moses here, and this is important right
here. There wasn't a whole bunch of
folks that left with him. You know, you can sort of get
in a religious service and everybody raise their hand, you raise yours
too. Everybody coming down the aisle, big crowd of them, a hundred
people coming down the aisle, we go down with them. Boy, I tell you what counts and
what's rough when you're the only one, only one. And that day that Moses walked
out of that palace and walked out of Egypt and started to cross
that desert, he was by himself, by himself. Even Israel had turned on him,
hadn't they? Who made you a prince over us?
He by himself. I tell you though, he knew where
he was going. He knew what he was leaving.
And he knew who was with him. That makes it different, doesn't
it, Ralph? He by himself. He wasn't following the crowd.
He wasn't under psychological pressure. That's the reason I'm
just not going to use that here. I'm not going to say now everybody's
going to follow Jesus. Stand up. Let's sing just as
I am now while the choir hums. Let's walk down now. No, sir.
I believe if God's in it, whatever the cost, whatever the consequences,
whatever the demands, if God's in it and God's worked in a man's
heart, he'll get up by himself and walk out. I believe that. By himself. Like old Joshua said,
I don't know about the rest of you, but it's for me and my house,
we're serving the Lord. That's when it's real. That's
when it's real. Why did Moses do this? I'll tell
you verse 24, 23 tells you. Verse 24, by faith. That's why
he did it. We have two words that tell the
whole story, by faith. Moses believed God. That's where it all lies. That's
where that's the bottom line. It has to do with believing God.
God revealed to Moses what He revealed to Abraham. That's the
reason Abraham left his father's house. That's the reason Abraham
was willing to go to the mountains and give Lot the well-watered
plains. That's the reason Abraham had
no problem telling that king of Sodom, I don't want your money.
I don't need it. My father will take care of me.
I believe that. I don't need it. That's the reason
Abraham could take that adorable son of his love and bosom up
there at the top of that mountain. He believed God. And that's the
reason Moses could refuse all these things and walk out into
the desert. This man believed God. He believed
God. He believed God is God. I like
that in that Ten Commandments when old Pharaoh came back from
defeat and walked into the palace. where they got this dialogue,
but it was a good one. He came back defeated, and his
boy was dead, and his army was dead, and Moses was on the other
side of the Red Sea, and he came back and said to his wife, he
said, Moses, God is God. He is God. That's all you need
to know. That's all I need. He is God. This Gospel of Christ is the
Gospel. And Jesus Christ is the only
Savior. And this promise of life eternal
is certain and sure. He'll do all that He promised.
I believe that. So really and truly, man deserves
no credit for believing God, does he? Don't give us any credit. Those
who believe God don't want any. Man's a fool not to. Isn't that
right? Man deserves no credit for believing
God. That's the word is boasting.
It's excluded. By the law of works? No, by the
law of faith. I believe God, He gave me that
faith. Let us pray that He'll give us
more faith. So there's a commitment, and not just for preachers. There
is a special, and I read that. I feel impressed, too, and feel
like it's necessary. There's a special responsibility
placed upon those who believe God has set them apart for a
certain position. But I believe there's a commitment
and a responsibility placed upon all who walk with them. There
is, isn't there?

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Why is faith without works important for Christians?

What can we learn from Moses about faith?

How does faith relate to our daily lives as Christians?

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An Example of Saving Faith

What does the Bible say about saving faith?

How do we know faith is genuine?

Why is faith without works important for Christians?

What can we learn from Moses about faith?

How does faith relate to our daily lives as Christians?

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