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Grow closer to God through faith

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To improve our relationship with God and be used effectively by Him we must have no doubt at all, only faith. If there is doubt then there is no faith. If there is no faith then there is no salvation and we remain subject to the law and death. Galatians 3:22-25 " But the Scripture has confined all under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.  23  But before faith came, we were kept under guard by the law, kept for the faith which would afterward be revealed.  24  Therefore the law was our tutor  to bring us  to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.  25  But after faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor." Start to walk in faith. Pray into the situations in your lives and put your trust in the Lord. Do not be flippant, yet do not let life pass you by by being too cautious. Take a leap of faith in the Lord your God and do not fear. You will be rewarded for your faith and wisdom. Isaia...

Faith like a child?

Matthew 18:3  “Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. Jesus tells us that to enter the kingdom of heaven we must have 'faith like a child' in Him. Some may interpret that as foolish blind faith. Children do not yet no what is good or bad and are likely to make foolish decisions. 'Learn from your mistakes' seems to be a good maxim for teenagers! However Jesus is not talking about a blind leap of faith. First, faith in Christ is not blind. There is evidence pointing to Him as the true Son of God and Saviour. The bible for example, a collection of 66 books over a period of 1,500 years. All of it coincides perfectly without contradictions (yes that is right, there is an explanation for the idle babbling put forward by God-haters who claim the Bible contradicts itself). There are over 400 prophecies in the OT regarding the coming of the Saviour. Jesus Christ fulfilled every s...