Levels of faith PART 1

Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
The faith of the son of God was put into.us when we believed .
There are levels of faith which we can examine to find out which one we belong to.
1)No Faith: The children of Isreal in the wilderness at one time had no faith .
The trusted to remain in Egypt where they were enslaved than being free in the wilderness.
They heard all of Gods word but they refused to obey and believe .
Moses wrote a parable about all their journey from exodus to the wilderness.
Deuteronomy 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.
They were froward in their walk with God and truated in the things around them that they saw than words of.God who is.eternal.
2)VAIN FAITH:There is hope for Christians because Jesus christ died and he rose again.
A vain faith is one that doesn't produce result!
The Apostle Paul told the Corinthian christians that their faith is vain if Jesus christ died without rising from the dead!
1 Corinthians 15:14 And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.
We preach Jesus christ because our faith is not in vain and he aross from the dead.
It is therefore a faith that has no basis if one decides to remain without results.
1 Corinthians 15:17 And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.
Why do we do things as a Christian ?
What motivates us in doing things ?
It must be the words of God we study the revelation we get from GOD.
When we act on it,our faith is not in.vain.
There must be a basis for.anything we do ?
Without any basis.why.do.we do.what we do?

3)LITTLE FAITH:The disciples of Jesus Christ had him in their boat and a storm arose.
They began to be fearful and were not looking thar Jesus Christ was with them.
This kind of faith was the one that they had fear in something against them.
Matthew 8:24 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. 8:25 And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.
8:26 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
This type of level occurs when a believer knows nothing about the power of God and is moved by the things they see or hear!
They are moved more by the evil they see instead of the word of God they know to speak out and turn.the situation around.
We must.be moved by Gods word to change things even.when.it.seems.the odds are against us.
Never allow your fear to dominate faith.
4)WEAK FAITH: At this level of faith ,men.are quick to state facts of a situation short or long term above the truth of God's word.
When a man is logical and only deals with facts ,his faith is WEAK!!!!
We are told of a man who had to wait for 25 years and wasn't looking at facts that surrounded his existence to make him look weak.
At 100 years old Abraham didn't consider the facts.
Romans 4:19 And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah's womb:
When Jesus christ paid abraham a visit and spoke of him having the promised child,Sarah laughed because she was looking at.the facts and was weak.
Romans 4:21 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
I want you to know God is not done with you!
To walk in faith ,one must migrate from weak faith into strong faith.
Walking only on facts will bring only a fact orientated results.
But when the light of God is shed on a matter ,we see reality and address the matter.
Genesis 15:4 And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.
15:5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
15:6 And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
We believe in what we will see more.
5)DEAD FAITH:This faith doesn't bring anything and is dead.
James 2:26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
This deadness will bring or make one to backslide!
God will not forget our labour of love.
Hebrews 6:10 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
If anyone draws back,God will have no pleasure in them.
Hebrews 10:38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
An act of faith requires us to also help the needy and poor and also our fellow brothers in need when we are chanced.