What are the 4 Types of Faith? [podcast]

Is your faith genuine or is it a phantom or fictious faith?

“For we walk by faith, not by sight.” 2 Corinthians 5:7

Faith is important, it’s an essential. Walking by faith will prevent us from departing from the faith… which the LORD informs us is entirely possible (Luke 8:13, etc.).

“Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; 2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;” 1 Timothy 4:1-2

We are warned here that some will “depart from the faith” and so this should concern every one of God’s people and cause us to examine our faith before God to see how genuine it is, or is not. “doctrines of devils” or false teaching can definitely cause any of us to “depart from the faith.” False teachings about faith is dangerous and so understanding what true saving faith looks like is essential.

“Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? 6 But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates.” 2 Corinthians 13:5-6

Good works produced out of saving faith are a Gospel reality. 

Faith Without Works Is Dead

14  What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? 

15  If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, 

16  And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? 

17  Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. 

18  Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. 

19  Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. 

20  But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? 

21  Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? 

22  Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? 

23  And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. 

24  Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. 

25  Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way? 

26  For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.” James 2:14-26

It’s one thing to merely say you have faith and yet another to prove you have saving faith.

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