As I look at my own faith, I get discouraged.My faith seems to be shaky. The more I look at my faith the more I begin to wonder and question: "Do I really believe as I should? Is my faith really good enough? Am I really a true believer? This is what usually happens as we get our eyes off the Lord and onto our own weak and frail faith.

Another similar problem is when I look upon my own
Christian life. I contemplate the way I have been living ,my
failures and faults and failings. I begin thinking, "How can I
be saved if I live this way?

But Hey , God never told us to look at our faith for assurance of salvation. He never told us to look at our own life and our own good works or lack of good works. No, God tells us to be "looking unto Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith" Hebrews 12:1-2.

What a difference it makes when I fix my eyes on the
Saviour. The more I look, the more I discover how wonderful my Saviour is and what a perfect salvation He
has obtained for me. "Faith cometh by hearing and hearing
by the Word of God"

Spurgeon once said, "I looked at Christ. The dove of
peace flew in my heart. I looked at the dove of peace. It
flew away."

The same thing could be said about faith. Faith is fixing my eyes upon the wonderful Saviour of sinners! When I turn my eyes away from Jesus and start gazing at my own faith or at my own quality of living, this is when I have problems. I need to look away from SELF and see the Lord.

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malvisguy212:
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The same thing could be said about faith. Faith is fixing my eyes upon the wonderful Saviour of sinners! When I turn my eyes away from Jesus and start gazing at my own faith or at my own quality of living, this is when I have problems. I need to look away from SELF and see the Lord.

Yep! But after the looking, when are you going to do all that He Says?

Dtruthspeaker:


Yep! But after the looking, when are you going to do all that He Says?

The Christian life is to continue in the same way that it commenced:

"As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord by looking unto Him in simple childlike trust . so WALK YE IN HIM" Col. 2:6 .

Let's get our eyes on the lovely Saviour and move forward with our full confidence in Him!

Lalasticlala

malvisguy212:
The Christian life is to continue in the same way that it commenced:

"As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord by looking unto Him in simple childlike trust . so WALK YE IN HIM" Col. 2:6 .

Let's get our eyes on the lovely Saviour and move forward with our full confidence in Him!

Now, it depends on what you know "walking ye in Him" means! The same word was told King ASA and co. but did they do it?

I can't believe Christians do struggle! Once you accept Jesus in to your life like this you become Dangote.

AntiChristian:
I can't believe Christians do struggle! Once you accept Jesus in to your life like this you become Dangote.

the of 1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the
devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom
he may devour

the devil cannot devour the unsaved. this verse is directed at Christians. to be watchful .

malvisguy212:
1. Another similar problem is when I look upon my own
Christian life. I contemplate the way I have been living ,my failures and faults and failings. I begin thinking, but "How can I be saved if I live this way?

2. But Hey , God never told us to look at our faith for assurance of salvation. He never told us to look at our own life and our own good works or lack of good works. No, God tells us to be "looking unto Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith" Hebrews 12:1-2.

What a difference it makes when I fix my eyes on the
Saviour. The more I look, the more I discover how wonderful my Saviour is and what a perfect salvation He
has obtained for me. "Faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the Word of God" .

According to Jesus Christ, it is only those who stand faithful - living existence in continuous submission to and obedience of the teachings and commandments of Jesus Christ, God's Law in the Kingdom of God - till the end, that will be saved- Matthew 24 vs 12 - 13 & Mark 13 vs 13 - meaning that while you still draw breath, you are not yet saved. You are still in the race to be saved.

2. God did say that those who keep His commandments are those who love Him, and Jesus Christ did say that He will abide only in those who continuously obey His teachings and commandments and He will show love to those who obey His commandments- John 14 vs 15 - 25 and John 15 vs 7 - 11. . So do you look onto Jesus Christ with love - in continuous obedience of His teachings and commandments, or do you refuse to obey Him thinking calling out His name by mouth is all that will do?

malvisguy212:
As I look at my own faith, I get discouraged.My faith seems to be shaky. The more I look at my faith the more I begin to wonder and question: "Do I really believe as I should? Is my faith really good enough? Am I really a true believer? This is what usually happens as we get our eyes off the Lord and onto our own weak and frail faith.... I need to look away from SELF and see the Lord.

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Indeed...

"Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds." - Hebrews 12:1-3

"Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." - Matthew 26:41

"I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber." - Psalm 121: 1-3

malvisguy212:
the of 1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the
devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom
he may devour

the devil cannot devour the unsaved. this verse is directed at Christians. to be watchful .

The verse is directed at Christians? How?

AntiChristian:


The verse is directed at Christians? How?

You don't tell the unsaved to be vigilant and sober.

malvisguy212:
You don't tell the unsaved to be vigilant and sober.

Where did Jesus say so?