Title Ephesians 01:15-23 Christian Faith
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Title: Christian Faith
Text: Ephesians 1:15-23)
1. The Christian faith is faith toward God.
The month of August is talking about faith. May your faith grow and grow into a great and mature faith. Believers and non-believers do not know much about the Christian faith and have misunderstandings, but they know the Christian faith as one of many religions. Everyone lives with faith, but having faith and faith in God is the greatest blessing. The God we believe in is the Almighty God, the Creator God who made the heavens and the earth, the God who loves us very much, and the Christian faith is to meet and believe in the God who still lives and controls all things. You must know that faith in God is the faith that shows the great and wonderful power of God. The Christian faith is the most important thing we should hold on to. In the Old Testament, God is called Yahweh, which means that I am, I am who I am. Self-existent, He is who He is from eternity to eternity.
2. All other gods are beliefs and religions created according to human needs.
However, other gods are made by man to be. Both idols and other religions are beliefs and religions created according to human needs. In this way, you should know that it is very different from the Christian faith that believes in God.
According to the Bible,
(1 Kings 18:21) Elijah approached all the people and said, "How long will you hesitate between the two? If the LORD is God, follow him; if Baal is God, follow him." do it'
(1 Kings 18:24) “You shall call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the Lord, and the God who answers with fire is God.” All the people answered, “You are right.”
(1 Kings 18:39) 'When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces and said, The LORD, he is God;
(1 Samuel 5:4,7,9,11,12)
In these two stories, we can see that God is special, supreme, omnipotent, and great above all other gods.
3. Christian faith is meeting God through faith in Jesus Christ.
4. Those who truly encounter the living God
People who meet the truly living God have different faces, different expressions, different words, different lives. And be bold in any problem. The Bible is the story of people who have experienced the existence and help of God. Many people's problems in life have been solved by the living God. Here is the story of curing an incurable disease and surviving the death. Jesus Christ, who came to this world as the visible God of God, records the fact that He was with humans on this earth and did many things for them. Not only the Bible, but the lives of many people who truly experience the living God prove it. There are many things in our church where people are changed and their lives are changed because of Jesus Christ, the living God.
5. Living Faith in the Living God
We experience in life that problems cannot be solved by our own power, such as worries, fears, and loneliness. But a living, living faith that believes in the living God and moves forward is very important. Because God lives, our faith must be alive. In a word, Christian faith is a God-centered faith that God gives and God works. We must know that God's interest is in salvation. To save means 'God helps me. save It is 'dry'. Also, salvation is meeting God. God's work begins when God meets us.
6. What will happen if we do not meet God?
7. Jesus Christ was sent according to the promise of the Old Testament to give us amazing salvation.
The Bible is a promise. These are the promises in Jesus Christ. We must believe and receive Jesus Christ, who was born of the Virgin Mary 2000 years ago. 'Whoever receives him, whoever believes in his name will be saved...' If you accept Jesus Christ, who came to this earth as your savior, you will enjoy the wonderful blessing of meeting God and becoming a child of God. Christian faith starts here.
The Bible says, 'For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life'. He has confirmed his love'
8. To experience God in faith is the enjoyment of our lives.
The most important thing to think about while having Christian faith is to know what God cares about and what He wants to save you. God is omnipotent and can save us. God is a triune God. The God of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, who came into the world as His Son to have and fulfill all God’s plans as God the Father to save us perfectly. A life led by the Holy Spirit, who guides us from time to time, helps us, moves us, hears our prayers, and solves problems in our lives.
To believe in the triune God of the Apostles' Creed, 'He was Almighty, who made the heavens and the earth', to believe in faith rather than by human logic, it is something to be very grateful for. You will realize it through your life of faith.
In the text (Ephesians 1:15-23), the apostle Paul prayed to the Ephesians as in the text. They wanted to know who God is and who Jesus Christ in God is, and they wanted to know the wonderful blessings of salvation for the Ephesians, and they prayed to know that God's power is limitless.
He wants to fellowship with us through the church and the life of faith. Knowing God is the growth of faith. To experience God in faith is the enjoyment of our lives. When there is enjoyment, the evidence of our life appears and we live a life of witness and evangelism. I hope that you will grow in your faith and become a person who glorifies God.