Faith, hope and love

A Little Faith podcast and Prayer Ministry

3/7/2023 2:27:37 PM

Faith, hope, and love are the three main Christian virtues. Faith is belief in God and his promises;

Jesus is seen as the embodiment of faith and hope; Hope is a deep trust that no matter what life

throws at us, we can rely on God's grace to help us through it

God is in control

What is faithful living?

Faithful living is living according to the teachings of Jesus Christ. It is living a life that both honors and follows His commands. It is living out His principles and walking in His example.

Why is faithful living so important?

What is the point of all this if we are not living the joy that comes from living as Christ did? We are hurting not only ourselves but also the people around us. At the same time, if we are not following Jesus, then what are we doing for the Kingdom of God?

The importance of living the good news of Christ

The good news of Jesus Christ is that He came to earth as a human, with human emotions and mistakes. We are all like clay in His hands, and He can mold us into the image of Himself. The key to living as if you were a child of God is to realize that you are a child of God and that this is what you were created to be.

There are consequences to being a follower of Jesus.

If we are not living as Jesus lived, then we are living as someone else. While it’s easy to think of Jesus as the Son of God, the fact is that Jesus is not God’s Son in the sense of a human father and a son. God did not get married and have a son. God did not mate with Mary and, together with her, produce a son. Jesus is God’s Son in the sense that He is God made manifest in human form (John 1:1, 14). Jesus is God’s Son in that He was conceived in Mary by the Holy Spirit. Luke 1:35 declares, “The angel answered, 'The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.’

”Summary

During His trial before the Jewish leaders, the High Priest demanded of Jesus, “I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God” (Matthew 26:63). “‘Yes, it is as you say,’ Jesus replied. ‘But I say to all of you: In the future you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven’” (Matthew 26:64). The Jewish leaders responded by accusing Jesus of blasphemy (Matthew 26:65-66). Later, before Pontius Pilate, “The Jews insisted, ‘We have a law, and according to that law He must die, because He claimed to be the Son of God’” (John 19:7). Why would His claim to be the Son of God be considered blasphemy and be worthy of a death sentence? The Jewish leaders understood exactly what Jesus meant by the phrase “Son of God.” To be the Son of God is to be of the same nature as God. The Son of God is “of God.” The claim to be of the same nature as God—to in fact, be God—was blasphemy to the Jewish leaders; therefore, they demanded Jesus’ death, in keeping with Leviticus 24:15. Hebrews 1:3 expresses this very clearly, “The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His being.”

The most important thing you can do to be a true follower of Jesus is to examine your life and see where you are going wrong. Then, determine where to improve and set a plan for working toward those goals. If you do these things, you will do your part to help bring the Kingdom of God to earth, and you will live as if you were a child of God.

That’s it! You’re a true follower of Jesus now. You can live the rest of your life as a fraud, or you can follow Jesus and live a life of integrity and honesty. Either way, you are doing your part to help bring the Kingdom of God to earth.