All Christians have been given some faith. But we can fool ourselves regarding the quantity and quality of faith we have. I have especially seen this in young believers who get a little revelation and take off with it like they have it immediately walked out and written in their hearts.
I think, "Bless them, Father, for that sign of repentance they show –zeal --but Lord, please put a leash on them."
Paul explains well this phenomenon.
Romans 12:3, “ For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.”
Again, we have all been given a measure of faith, but is the quantity equally distributed? In the second letter to Peter this amount given to each believer is called “like precious faith” (2 Peter 1:1)
Does this mean we each have the same proportion of faith?
Truth is, some of God’s people may actually have no faith at all.
Deut. 32:20, “And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith.”
But how is this possible to have no faith when we’ve all been given a measure of faith? Remember those two false teachers, Hymenaeus and Philetus, who went around telling everyone that the resurrection had passed already?
By not shunning their “profane and vain babblings” brothers and sisters who gave heed to these two false teachers lost their grip on the truth. (2 Tim. 2:16). Their foundation was shaken. (Ps. 11:3)
In addition to having no faith, having dead faith is also possible.
James 2:17, “Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.”
The different proportions of faith found in Scripture include:
Being weak in faith, Romans 4:19
Having little faith, Matt. 6:30
Being full of faith., Acts 6:5
Being rich in faith, James 2:5
Being strong in faith, Romans 4:20
Having great faith, Matt. 8:10
What is the cause of these changes? One's growth in faith.
3 Thess. 1:3, “We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly,” (more to come)
I think, "Bless them, Father, for that sign of repentance they show –zeal --but Lord, please put a leash on them."
Paul explains well this phenomenon.
Romans 12:3, “ For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.”
Again, we have all been given a measure of faith, but is the quantity equally distributed? In the second letter to Peter this amount given to each believer is called “like precious faith” (2 Peter 1:1)
Does this mean we each have the same proportion of faith?
Truth is, some of God’s people may actually have no faith at all.
Deut. 32:20, “And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith.”
But how is this possible to have no faith when we’ve all been given a measure of faith? Remember those two false teachers, Hymenaeus and Philetus, who went around telling everyone that the resurrection had passed already?
By not shunning their “profane and vain babblings” brothers and sisters who gave heed to these two false teachers lost their grip on the truth. (2 Tim. 2:16). Their foundation was shaken. (Ps. 11:3)
In addition to having no faith, having dead faith is also possible.
James 2:17, “Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.”
The different proportions of faith found in Scripture include:
Being weak in faith, Romans 4:19
Having little faith, Matt. 6:30
Being full of faith., Acts 6:5
Being rich in faith, James 2:5
Being strong in faith, Romans 4:20
Having great faith, Matt. 8:10
What is the cause of these changes? One's growth in faith.
3 Thess. 1:3, “We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly,” (more to come)
