Yahweh God's People of Faith

Are you a person of faith? What does that mean exactly? We hear that asked quite often, and it seems that today it could be referring to almost any kind of thought process toward the spiritual,and not necessarily a Christian perspective. In fact, the term Christian is just about a derogatory word among many in our society and around the world. I'm afraid popular misuses of trust and famous deceptive "ministries" are the cause of much of this.

There is a true faith, of course, and it may not be what you think it is. I think the best definition of faith is what the book of Romans 4:3 says about Abraham: "For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”

Now, if you believed something or someone in the day of the writing of Romans or even in Abraham's day, a person would follow that belief until they died . It is not as it is today, people following something for convenience sake, or selfishness, next week on to something else. It was an acting upon with everything He owned and did, making a habit of doing right in God's eyes. AHA, you might say, I've got you there, Abraham lied and even took another woman and had a child. Of course, you are right. He did these things,but He did not live a habitual life of deception nor adultery. These incidents were isolated occurrences of failure that were corrected quickly upon hearing the words of correction from Lord. The body of work is what is definitive here. A steady life of living a pure heart, will overcome those times of failure, as long as the person does not stop to dwell within that state and turns back to lovingly following the Father within their heart, they can still be said to be living a, "Faith Life".

Unfortunately, most men and women of faith recorded for us in the scriptures had temporary lapses of judgment or sinful behavior. This should be a point of hope for us all. We can live a life of faith in Christ, because He has forgiven us. As we read in Romans, chapter 8: ¹ There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. ² For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.