Phl 1:6, Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
Rom 11:20, Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
Rom 11:21, For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.
Rom 11:22, Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
Heb 11:29, By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.
If there is anything that we can learn from these three passages it is that there is a difference between faith and presumption.
One is a confidence in the Lord that He who began a good work in you will be faithful to complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.
The other has to do with being highminded and not considering that the Lord reserves the right to be severe with you and that He may even cut you off if you don't continue in His goodness.
The Israelites passed through the Red sea as by dry land by faith--confidence in God.
The Egyptians thought that because the Israelites did it, they could too...and they attempted to go through the Red sea but ended up being drowned. They did not have faith but presumption...and as the result they could not do what the Israelites did by faith; although they tried.
We can enter in to the kingdom of heaven through faith in Jesus Christ...which has to do with confidence in the Lord that He is able to save you from your sins and to redeem you from all iniquity (Matthew 1:21, Titus 2:14).
But those who are presumptuous about their faith...thinking that they will enter into heaven because of a professed belief without any real change of life that comes as the result...will find that they did not enter into the kingdom of heaven on the dead faith that they thought would save them...what they had was not faith but presumption.
Rom 11:20, Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
Rom 11:21, For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.
Rom 11:22, Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
Heb 11:29, By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.
If there is anything that we can learn from these three passages it is that there is a difference between faith and presumption.
One is a confidence in the Lord that He who began a good work in you will be faithful to complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.
The other has to do with being highminded and not considering that the Lord reserves the right to be severe with you and that He may even cut you off if you don't continue in His goodness.
The Israelites passed through the Red sea as by dry land by faith--confidence in God.
The Egyptians thought that because the Israelites did it, they could too...and they attempted to go through the Red sea but ended up being drowned. They did not have faith but presumption...and as the result they could not do what the Israelites did by faith; although they tried.
We can enter in to the kingdom of heaven through faith in Jesus Christ...which has to do with confidence in the Lord that He is able to save you from your sins and to redeem you from all iniquity (Matthew 1:21, Titus 2:14).
But those who are presumptuous about their faith...thinking that they will enter into heaven because of a professed belief without any real change of life that comes as the result...will find that they did not enter into the kingdom of heaven on the dead faith that they thought would save them...what they had was not faith but presumption.
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