2Corinthians 5:17-18 (Amplified) says, "Therefore, if any person is (ingrafted) in Christ Jesus (the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the old (previous moral and spiritual condition) has passed. Behold, the fresh and new has come. But all things are from God, Who through Jesus Christ reconciled us to Himself (brought us into favor, brought us into harmony with Himself) and gave to us the ministry of reconciliation (that by word and deed we might aim to bring others into harmony with Him)."
Galatians 2:20 (Amplified) says, "I have been crucified with Christ (in Him I have shared His crucifixion): it is no longer I who live, but Christ (the Messiah) lives in me; and the life I now live in the body I live by faith in (adherence to and reliance on and complete trust in) the Son of God, Who loved me and gave Himself up for me."
Our new creation faith is the faith we received by our new birth and it's the Very faith of Jesus, by which our life now exists. Paul spoke about this faith, in Galatians 3:25-27 (Amplified) saying, "But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a trainer (the guardian of our childhood) For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God through faith. For as man (of you) as were baptized into Christ (into a spiritual union and communion with Christ (the Anointed One, the Messiah) have put on (clothed yourselves with) Christ."
Christ has not only entered into our new creation spirit, but our spirit has entered into Him. I, by myself, am only "one glass of water," but when I pour that water into Chaumont Bay, I'm joined into something much larger, than myself. Once this glass of water is mixed with Chaumont Bay, I can never retrieve that same water. I can fill my glass again, but it will never be the "same water." When my spirit is mixed with His Spirit, there's no way to ever separate it again. Now. My spirit is more than "just my spirit that is born-again," because my spirit is enhanced with His Own Spirit.
His Spirit is one with my spirit and my spirit is one with His Spirit. His righteousness has become my righteousness, His justification has become my justification. His holiness has become my holiness and His faith has now become my faith. Now "the just shall live by faith," because it's His Life and His faith we now live by. His faith is where my Father expects me to now live in and by. Romans 1:17 (Amplified) says, "For in the Gospel a righteousness which God ascribes is revealed, both springing from faith and leading to faith (disclosed through the way of faith, that arouses to more faith) as it is written, The man who through faith is just and upright shall live and shall live by faith."
Learning to develop this God kind of faith, is a desire that arises to and through each individual being. One might simply be content to live right and be with the Lord, when he leaves this planet in physical death. Others desire much more while they're still in this mortal body, wishing to reveal Jesus in glory to the dying world. A baby has the same amount of muscles as an adult, with the difference comes by maturity and exercising those muscles. Every new creation being, has the very same ability in and through this new creation in Christ Jesus.
No one needs to be part of the five-fold ministry, in order to develop his faith and walk in faith and he doesn't have to walk in the Gifts of the Spirit, in order to operate these Gifts. You have the Holy Spirit, Who has and gives these Gifts or Operations of His Presence in our lives, "as He wills." All of these things work by faith. It requires time to develop this God kind of faith, to a place of trusting in God's Word, for the demonstration of His faith among mankind.
Romans 10:17 (Amplified) says, "So faith comes by hearing (what is told) and what is heard comes by the preaching (of the Message that comes from the lips) of Christ (the Messiah Himself)." It's been difficult for us to exercise and develop our faith on the things we've been taught and have heard, because so many things have been taught and it confuses the Truth.
Satan might by insane, but he isn't stupid. He knows that if he can keep the new creation from actually receiving Truth, then he can still control the outcome, here on earth. Jesus said that, "A house divided cannot stand." Having the Church divided from and in Truth, has resulted in our not develop our faith beyond "we will go to Heaven when we die." We've heard and still hear, numerous and various gospels being taught, today. If we dislike what's being preached in one church, then we can search until we find a gospel we're comfortable with. This doesn't develop our faith, but actually undermines it and keeps us carnally minded.
Thank God for preachers, but let's all preach the same Gospel. 1Corinthians 14:7-8 (Amplified) says, "If even inanimate musical instruments, such as the flute or the harp, do not give distinct notes, how will anyone (listening) know or under what is played? And if the war bugle gives an uncertain (indistinct) call, who will prepare for battle?" If the Gospel being preached doesn't have a "distinct sound," then we remain in confusion. You cannot develop faith in a confused Word. Every individual has the responsibility before God, to listen to the Holy Spirit and determine Truth for himself.
1John 2:20,27(Amplified) says, "But you have been anointed by (you hold a sacred appointment from, you have been given an unction from) the Holy One, and you all know (the Truth) or you know all things." Verse 27 goes on, "But as for you, the Anointing (the Sacred appointment, the unction) which you received from Him abides (permanently) in you (So) then you have no need that anyone should instruct you. But just as His Anointing teaches you concerning everything and is True and is no falsehood, so you must abide in (live in, never depart from) Him (being rooted in Him, Knit to Him) just as (His Anointing) has taught you (to do)."
We are each responsible to hear and determine Truth, as it comes to our spirit. We weren't designed by this new creation, to simply believe everything we hear, but to discern by our new spirit and by His Word, whether it is true or not. In order to develop our faith in the Word, we must learn the Nature of God, the will of God and the Word of God, before we can release faith in it and move in it for ourselves. You cannot always live on someone else's study and faith, but you must build your own faith in God.
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