Matthew
17:20-He
said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to
you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to
this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and
nothing will be impossible for you.”
Truly,
I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven,
and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again I
say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it
will be done for them by my Father in heaven.
And
Jesus answered them, “Truly, I say to you, if you have faith and do
not doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree,
but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into
the sea,’ it will happen.
And Jesus answered
them, “Have faith in God. Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this
mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not
doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass,
it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in
prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. And
whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against
anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you
your trespasses.”
For
in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as
it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”
But
now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law,
although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— the
righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who
believe. For there is no distinction: for all have sinned and fall
short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift,
through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward
as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to
show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had
passed over former sins. It was to show his righteousness at the
present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one
who has faith in Jesus.
Then
what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By
a law of works? No, but by the law of faith. For we hold that one is
justified by faith apart from works of the law.
For
what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was
counted to him as righteousness.” Now to the one who works, his
wages are not counted as a gift but as his due. And to the one who
does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his
faith is counted as righteousness,
5:1 Therefore,
since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through
our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by
faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of
the glory of God.
But
what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your
heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); because, if
you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your
heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with
the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one
confesses and is saved. For the Scripture says, “Everyone who
believes in him will not be put to shame.”
(Romans10:17)
So
faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
For
by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own
doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one
may boast.
Finally,
be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the
whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes
of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but
against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic
powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of
evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of
God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having
done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt
of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and, as
shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel
of peace. In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with
which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and
take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is
the word of God,
11:1 Now
faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things
not seen. For by it the people of old received their commendation. By
faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God,
so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.
By
faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain,
through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by
accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still
speaks. By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death,
and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was
taken he was commended as having pleased God. And without faith it is
impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must
believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
looking
to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy
that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and
is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
In
this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you
have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness
of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is
tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor
at the revelation of Jesus Christ. Though you have not seen him, you
love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and
rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory,
obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
1
John 5:4 --
For
everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is
the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.
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