#Faithfulness of God

[walkswithmyfather]

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[tonreihe]

“The second regular theme is that of faith, although it is not usually human faith that Barth is most interested in. Everyday talk about ‘faith’ can sometimes seem to imply that faith is some kind of human achievement, capability, or state. One of Barth’s strategies in his exegesis of Romans II is to rid us of this idea. Barth tries to rip the roots out of any idea that ‘faith’ is something we do or don’t do, that it is in any way a human effort. Or to put it in Paul’s terms, faith is not something we can ‘boast’ about before God. Indeed, faith in itself cannot even justify us before God apart from God’s faithfulness. Barth often translates Paul’s pistis, normally translated as ‘faith,’ as ‘the faithfulness of God.’ ‘Faith,’ then, is primarily a reference to God; it doesn’t point us to our abilities, but to God and his faithfulness to his creation. Barth will, to be sure, often speak of the possibility and necessity of human faith as well, but typically not without clearing away some of these misunderstandings in the process.”

—Kenneth Oakes, Reading Karl Barth: A Companion to Karl Barth’s Epistle to the Romans

[pttyann]

He Knows Your Name

Sometimes especially during our test and trials we can feel like God has forgotten us but his word teaches and encourages us that he can never forget us nor will he ever leave us it’s such a blessing to know Jesus Christ I hope these scriptures are encouraging and remember God knows your name he loves and cares for you And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall…

[markmcole]

Can All Your Worries Add a Single Moment to Your Life?

“Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?” — Jesus, Matthew 6:27 (NLT) What a powerful, soul-searching question. Jesus didn’t ask it to shame us, but to free us. We live in a world that is overflowing with reasons to worry—health concerns, finances, family pressures, national instability, and even the future of the Church. It’s easy to lie awake at night rehearsing our fears. But…

[kdmiller55]

How Long?

To the choirmaster: A Psalm of David. 1 How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?     How long will you hide your face from me? 2 How long must I take counsel in my soul     and have sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall my enemy be exalted over me? 3 Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;     light up my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death, 4 lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed…

[pastordin]

Trusting Beyond Understanding

Trusting Beyond Understanding – Aamir and Carissa Din Home | Devotions | Contact Trusting Beyond Understanding “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” — Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV) Devotional In moments of uncertainty, trusting God can feel daunting. Proverbs 3:5-6 offers a clear directive…

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Faith, Faith

Preached at Riverview Baptist

Photo by Daniil Silantev on Unsplash Please turn with me in your Bibles to: Hebrews 11:1-3 NOW faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For BY it the elders obtained a good report. 3 THROUGH faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. One of the most important…

[walkswithmyfather]

Joshua 3:11-16 (NLT). [11] Look, the Ark of the Covenant, which belongs to the Lord of the whole earth, will lead you across the Jordan River! [12] Now choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe. [13] The priests will carry the Ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth. As soon as their feet touch the water, the flow of water will be cut off upstream, and the river will stand up like a wall.” [14] So the people left their camp to cross the Jordan, and the priests who were carrying the Ark of the Covenant went ahead of them. [15] It was the harvest season, and the Jordan was overflowing its banks. But as soon as the feet of the priests who were carrying the Ark touched the water at the river’s edge, [16] the water above that point began backing up a great distance away at a town called Adam, which is near Zarethan. And the water below that point flowed on to the Dead Sea until the riverbed was dry. Then all the people crossed over near the town of Jericho.”

Joshua 4:1-8 (NLT). [1] “When all the people had crossed the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua, [2] “Now choose twelve men, one from each tribe. [3] Tell them, ‘Take twelve stones from the very place where the priests are standing in the middle of the Jordan. Carry them out and pile them up at the place where you will camp tonight.’” [4] So Joshua called together the twelve men he had chosen—one from each of the tribes of Israel. [5] He told them, “Go into the middle of the Jordan, in front of the Ark of the Lord your God. Each of you must pick up one stone and carry it out on your shoulder—twelve stones in all, one for each of the twelve tribes of Israel. [6] We will use these stones to build a memorial. In the future your children will ask you, ‘What do these stones mean?’ [7] Then you can tell them, ‘They remind us that the Jordan River stopped flowing when the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant went across.’ These stones will stand as a memorial among the people of Israel forever.” [8] So the men did as Joshua had commanded them. They took twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan River, one for each tribe, just as the Lord had told Joshua. They carried them to the place where they camped for the night and constructed the memorial there.”

“Remembering God’s Goodness” By In Touch Ministries:

“How can you create reminders of the Lord's faithfulness?”

“Some information—like a birthday or phone number—is easy to remember. Yet we tend to forget examples of the Lord’s goodness to us. Today’s verses suggest a way to counteract this.

After bringing His people safely out of Egypt and through the Red Sea, God miraculously provided another dry path by piling up the Jordan’s waters in a heap upstream. He knew the Israelites were about to enter Jericho and would, by His power, overcome that city. It was certainly compassionate of God to give that tangible illustration of His strength and presence before the battle. But He also knew how quickly they had forgotten Him before.

The Lord had a plan to help His people recall the miracle at the river. He told them to create a memorial with 12 stones, each representing a tribe of Israel that had passed safely through the waters (Josh. 4:7-8). Then they would have a lasting visible reminder of divine rescue.

We’re much like the Israelites: When God works in big, obvious ways, it’s easy to trust Him. But in time, we drift toward self-reliance until we’re reminded of our need for Him and repent.

How can you create reminders of God’s faithfulness? Whether it’s by journaling or creating a “thankfulness list,” make sure you have a way to remember the Lord’s involvement in your life.”

[Photo thanks to Mikhail Tyrsyna at Unsplash]

[tonreihe]

“Where the faithfulness of God encounters the fidelity of men, there is manifested His righteousness. There shall the righteous man live.”

—Karl Barth, The Epistle to the Romans

[herrevivalblog]

Only Jesus Christ can make you clean.

[yourfaithandcourage]

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you - 1 Peter 5:7

[livelaughlaney]

period.

[itsfarmerphil]

Let's get it straight by choosing to walk with God in order to walk in His Blessings.

Ever seen people who would like to think of God more like a genie in a bottle than God who is wanting to walk in relationship with us? Ever noticed how they want to invite God to walk through life with them in hopes that He will bless what they are doing? Do you realize that’s not the right way to do it or even think about it? Let’s get it straight that when we invite Jesus into our hearts it is…

[kdmiller55]

Present Faith In Future Promises

18 And the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying, 19 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: The fast of the fourth month and the fast of the fifth and the fast of the seventh and the fast of the tenth shall be to the house of Judah seasons of joy and gladness and cheerful feasts. Therefore love truth and peace. 20 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: Peoples shall yet come, even the inhabitants of many…

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7 Beautiful Lessons Revelation Has about the End Times

It is very common for Christians in America to think of the Book of Revelation as a scary warning of the events described. But the book was actually written to be a comfort and encouragement to persecuted believers near the end of the first century, and thus an encouragement to us today. From…