Unity in One Faith: Personal Belief and Doctrine
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"Faith can mean different things and here's two of the things that can mean, and perhaps both of them lend something to what one faith might be. Well, think about this: on the one hand, faith means the act of believing. That's subjective, that has to do with me, the individual. Faith can be our own act of believing." [00:03:33]
"Faith is also used to refer to that. One of the classic texts where this comes across is found in Jude. But listen to this, listen to how Paul talks about himself in Galatians: 'They only were hearing it said, he who used to persecute us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.'" [00:05:34]
"Whatever one faith means, I think we can all agree with this: it is flowing out of the concept of the unity of the Spirit. All these items in verses four, five, and six are meant to unite us. The unity of the Spirit that we know, and so me subjectively, is that what this has to do with?" [00:07:31]
"Subjectively, my faith, my individual believing does not unite us unless objectively my faith is here and your faith is here. And you can look at it from the other side too. The objective truth and this book doesn't unite us unless you subjectively believe it and I subjectively believe it." [00:09:09]
"Faith must be your faith. The faith must be my faith. And when the faith is both of our faiths, that's what unites when we can contend for the same thing. How is it said in the Philippian letter that they were striving together shoulder to shoulder for this, we could say, faith or the gospel?" [00:10:20]
"Paul was astounded by the fact that both Jew and Gentile are in this thing together. Now look, I know you don't feel this, you don't get this. It doesn't really amaze us at all, this Jew-Gentile thing that seemed to be on Paul's mind all the time. It's not on our mind." [00:14:33]
"Faith is bringing these two people together. Romans chapter 3 verse 28: 'We hold that one is justified by faith apart from the works of the law. Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also.' So you see, Jews and Gentiles, that's on the table." [00:21:29]
"One faith that unites us, you know full well, you know full well that there are true Christians that you are not united on every point in this book. But if you boil it down to the absolute minimum, you would have to say this: that one faith that unites is that which is essential to be believed." [00:30:41]
"Christ was delivered up for our trespasses, he died in our place, and then he was raised to prove to us that our sins were indeed paid for and that the Father was satisfied. The Father did this. This you must believe. You must believe in this God who raised Jesus Christ from the dead." [00:33:32]
"Faith one faith, and in so believing, it will be counted to us who believe it, the righteousness. We will be counted right. God counts us righteous by believing. This is that all. I mean, that's one thing that he sets here. You can't get away from it." [00:34:16]
"Faith is so powerful that simply to believe in him, to look not with these eyes, not to grab with this hand, not to eat physically, you can be blind, you can be deaf, you can be armless, and you can seize hold on this Christ. And what happens is by faith, it happens in the mind." [00:53:12]
"Faith in Jesus Christ, the nearness of God, the naf says, is my good. I have accessed through my faith, not because I'm better this week than I was last week. The whole point is that after the things I've done, God is willing to have me enter into his presence and be accepted." [00:57:49]
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"Faith is also used to refer to that. One of the classic texts where this comes across is found in Jude. But listen to this, listen to how Paul talks about himself in Galatians: 'They only were hearing it said, he who used to persecute us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.'" [00:05:34]
"Whatever one faith means, I think we can all agree with this: it is flowing out of the concept of the unity of the Spirit. All these items in verses four, five, and six are meant to unite us. The unity of the Spirit that we know, and so me subjectively, is that what this has to do with?" [00:07:31]
"Subjectively, my faith, my individual believing does not unite us unless objectively my faith is here and your faith is here. And you can look at it from the other side too. The objective truth and this book doesn't unite us unless you subjectively believe it and I subjectively believe it." [00:09:09]
"Faith must be your faith. The faith must be my faith. And when the faith is both of our faiths, that's what unites when we can contend for the same thing. How is it said in the Philippian letter that they were striving together shoulder to shoulder for this, we could say, faith or the gospel?" [00:10:20]
"Paul was astounded by the fact that both Jew and Gentile are in this thing together. Now look, I know you don't feel this, you don't get this. It doesn't really amaze us at all, this Jew-Gentile thing that seemed to be on Paul's mind all the time. It's not on our mind." [00:14:33]
"Faith is bringing these two people together. Romans chapter 3 verse 28: 'We hold that one is justified by faith apart from the works of the law. Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also.' So you see, Jews and Gentiles, that's on the table." [00:21:29]
"One faith that unites us, you know full well, you know full well that there are true Christians that you are not united on every point in this book. But if you boil it down to the absolute minimum, you would have to say this: that one faith that unites is that which is essential to be believed." [00:30:41]
"Christ was delivered up for our trespasses, he died in our place, and then he was raised to prove to us that our sins were indeed paid for and that the Father was satisfied. The Father did this. This you must believe. You must believe in this God who raised Jesus Christ from the dead." [00:33:32]
"Faith one faith, and in so believing, it will be counted to us who believe it, the righteousness. We will be counted right. God counts us righteous by believing. This is that all. I mean, that's one thing that he sets here. You can't get away from it." [00:34:16]
"Faith is so powerful that simply to believe in him, to look not with these eyes, not to grab with this hand, not to eat physically, you can be blind, you can be deaf, you can be armless, and you can seize hold on this Christ. And what happens is by faith, it happens in the mind." [00:53:12]
"Faith in Jesus Christ, the nearness of God, the naf says, is my good. I have accessed through my faith, not because I'm better this week than I was last week. The whole point is that after the things I've done, God is willing to have me enter into his presence and be accepted." [00:57:49]
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