May 2026

#66 Faith In and Faith Of  5/3/2026

Please consider:

Our focus here has to do with Godliness. It does not have to do with faith in power, control, money or other fleshly considerations.

There is a difference between faith in God and Faith of God. Faith in God is a matter of the mind. Faith Of God is a matter of the heart. Hebrews 11 alludes to the saintly deeds of individuals in the Old Testament. It reveals the achievements of those who were prompted to do Godly deeds by the leading of the Spirit of God as their hearts were prompted. It pertained predominantly to those who already had a professed faith in God. Consider however, the apparent exception of Rehab, the prostitute, who had no apparent profession of faith in God. She also was awakened to the voice within of the Spirit of God, "the mystery hidden for ages and generations, Christ within the hope of glory" (Col 1:27).

And with similar inspiration of the prompting of God's Spirit within, Peter recognized Jesus Christ of Nazareth as the Messiah. It was the Faith of God prompting Peter's heart. It confirms that it is the Faith of God, that is the rock upon which God is building the church.

Matt 16:13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?" 14 They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets." 15 "But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?" 16 Simon Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God." 17 Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. 18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."

This is not to diminish the importance of faith in God. It is merely to reveal that the Way, the Truth and the Life of God is the Faith of God. Faith in God points us in the right direction; however, it is merely the beginning and not the end.

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