Law, Sin, and Death: A Biblical Interplay

Law = No Faith

Law = Sin

No Faith => Sin

No Faith => Law => Sin => Death

Faith => Grace => Righteousness => Life

  1. The Law is Not of Faith
  • Verse: “And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.” (Galatians 3:12)
  • Explanation: The law is not based on faith; it promises life to those who follow it.
  1. The Strength of Sin is the Law
  • Verse: “The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.” (1 Corinthians 15:56)
  • Explanation: The law amplifies the power of sin, making it the “strength” behind sin’s sting.
  1. The Sting of Death is Sin
  • Verse: “O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.” (1 Corinthians 15:55-56)
  • Explanation: Sin is what gives death its “sting,” leading to its ultimate consequence.

The Four Signs of a Lack of Faith: A Biblical Perspective

Introduction

Faith is a cornerstone of Christian life. However, there are instances where one might question the strength or even the existence of their faith. In this blog post, we will explore four signs that may indicate a lack of faith, backed by Biblical references.


1. Conforming to Worldly Views

Bible References

  • Romans 12:2: “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”
  • James 4:4: “You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God?”

Explanation

If your views align more with worldly perspectives rather than what is outlined in the Bible, it’s a sign that you may lack faith. Conforming to the world’s standards often leads to a life that is not in harmony with God’s will.


2. Relying on Law Over Faith

Bible References

  • Galatians 3:12: “The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, it says, ‘The person who does these things will live by them.'”
  • Romans 3:28: “For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.”

Explanation

If you find yourself relying solely on the law and not on the grace and faith in Jesus Christ, this is a strong indicator of a lack of faith. The law can guide us, but faith justifies us.


3. Depending on Sight Over Faith

Bible References

  • 2 Corinthians 5:7: “For we live by faith, not by sight.”
  • Hebrews 11:6: “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists.”

Explanation

Faith is about believing in what you cannot see. If you only believe in what you can physically see, you’re missing the essence of faith, which is trust in God’s unseen work in your life.


4. A Lack of Hope

Bible References

  • Hebrews 11:1: “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”
  • Romans 15:13: “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him.”

Explanation

Hope is the foundation upon which faith is built. Without hope, you lack the “substance” or “confidence” that is essential for faith. A lack of hope often leads to despair and a weakened faith.


Conclusion

Recognizing these signs in your life can be the first step toward strengthening your faith. The Bible provides ample guidance on how to build and maintain a strong faith in God. By aligning your life with Biblical principles, you can cultivate a faith that withstands any challenge.


Faith Language

Faith Language

Young’s Literal Translation’s Preface 

The Hebrew Language has no Future Tense

..

  1. That the Hebrews were in the habit of using the past tense to express the certainty of an action taking place, even though the action might not really be performed for some time.
  2. That the Hebrews, in referring to events which might be either past or future, were accustomed to act on the principle of transferring themselves mentally to the period and place of the events themselves, and were not content with coldly viewing them as those of a bygone or still coming time; hence the very frequent use of the present tense.

..

Mark 11:24
World English Bible (WEB)

24 Therefore I tell you, all things whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received them, and you shall have them.

Mark 4:25
World English Bible (WEB)

25 For whoever has, to him will more be given, and he who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.”

Note: Possess your position/possession, then anointing will flow.

Do you have the blessing? 

  • Yes! More is coming your way.

Or

  • No! Even what you have will be taken away

Ephesians 1:3
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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every(Pas: Every Kind) spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ;

  • Every Blessing from God Spirit ( it is the Source from where the blessings come from)

Romans 4:17
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17 As it is written, “I have made you a father of many nations.” This is in the presence of him whom he believed: God, who gives life to the dead, and calls the things that are not, as though they were.

Holy Communion

Leviticus 7:15
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15 The flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten on the day of his offering. He shall not leave any of it until the morning.

  • Peace offering : Only offering among the 5 offering where the offerer get’s to eat.
    • Thanks Giving
  • eat on the same day
    • Next day is no more fresh
  • Take Holy Communion as if Jesus was smitten in front of you and eat Bread/Body on the same day

All Past Tense

Genesis 17:4-5
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“As for me, behold, my covenant is with you. You will be the father of a multitude of nations. Your name will no more be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham; for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.

Genesis 17:4-5
Young’s Literal Translation (YLT)

`I — lo, My covenant [is] with thee, and thou hast become father of a multitude of nations;

and thy name is no more called Abram, but thy name hath been Abraham, for father of a multitude of nations have I made thee;

Gideon afraid hiding from Enemies

Judges 6:12
Young’s Literal Translation (YLT)

12 and the messenger of Jehovah appeareth unto him, and saith unto him, `Jehovah [is] with thee, O mighty one of valour.’

God saw David as King

  • Other’s saw a King

Deuteronomy 7:14-15
Young’s Literal Translation (YLT)

14 `Blessed art thou above all the peoples, there is not in thee a barren man or a barren woman — nor among your cattle;

15 and Jehovah hath turned aside from thee every sickness, and none of the evil diseases of Egypt (which thou hast known) doth He put on thee, and He hath put them on all hating thee.

Proverbs 13:12
World English Bible (WEB)

12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
    but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.

2 Kings 5:6
Young’s Literal Translation (YLT)

And he bringeth in the letter unto the king of Israel, saying, `And now, at the coming in of this letter unto thee, lo, I have sent unto thee Naaman my servant, and thou hast recovered him from his leprosy.’

Genesis 9:12-15
Young’s Literal Translation (YLT)

12 And God saith, `This is a token of the covenant which I am giving between Me and you, and every living creature that [is] with you, to generations age-during;

13 My bow I have given in the cloud, and it hath been for a token of a covenant between Me and the earth;

14 and it hath come to pass (in My sending a cloud over the earth) that the bow hath been seen in the cloud,

15 and I have remembered My covenant which is between Me and you, and every living creature among all flesh, and the waters become no more a deluge to destroy all flesh;

Joel 3:10
World English Bible (WEB)

10     Beat your plowshares into swords,
    and your pruning hooks into spears.
    Let the weak say, ‘I am strong.’

Isaiah 33:24
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24 The inhabitant won’t say, “I am sick.”
    The people who dwell therein will be forgiven their iniquity.

Imperfect Faith

Imperfect Faith

Genesis 17:1-5
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17 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, Yahweh appeared to Abram, and said to him, “{1}I am God Almighty. {2}Walk before me, and {3}be blameless. I will make my covenant between me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly.”

Abram fell on his face. God talked with him, saying, “As for me, behold, my covenant is with you. You will be the father of a multitude of nations. Your name will no more be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham; for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.

  1. I am God Almighty.
  2. Walk before me, and
  3. be blameless
  • Order is important.

Yud Hey Vav Hey

  • 2 Times Hey
  • Hey means 5
  • 5 Means Grace
  • God breathed “Hey” in our nostrils
  • God breathed Grace ( “Hey” ) in to Abraham
    • So changed his name from Abram to Abraham
    • Abram : Father of Altitude
      • No Son
    • Abraham : Father of Multitude
      • Son
  • Grace will always makes people benefit many
    • Without grace, being in Altitude it doesn’t benefit many

Genesis 17:15-18
World English Bible (WEB)

15 God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but her name will be Sarah. 16 I will bless her, and moreover I will give you a son by her. Yes, I will bless her, and she will be a mother of nations. Kings of peoples will come from her.”

17 Then Abraham fell on his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, “Will a child be born to him who is one hundred years old? Will Sarah, who is ninety years old, give birth?” 18 Abraham said to God, “Oh that Ishmael might live before you!”

After Name Change

  • After Name Change , “I will bless her
    • Blessing added after Adding Grace.
  • Isaac came
  • Added Grace inside both Abram and Sarai
    • To Abraham and Sarah

Other notes

Romans 4:1-8
World English Bible (WEB)

What then will we say that Abraham, our forefather, has found according to the flesh? For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not toward God. For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”[a] Now to him who works, the reward is not counted as grace, but as something owed. But to him who doesn’t work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness. Even as David also pronounces blessing on the man to whom God counts righteousness apart from works,

“Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven,
    whose sins are covered.
Blessed is the man whom the Lord will by no means charge with sin.” [b]

Footnotes:

  1. Romans 4:3 Genesis 15:6
  2. Romans 4:8 Psalm 32:1-2

Health

Proverbs 4:20-22
World English Bible (WEB)

20 My son, attend to my words.
    Turn your ear to my sayings.
21 Let them not depart from your eyes.
    Keep them in the center of your heart.
22 For they are life to those who find them,
    and health to their whole body.

Proverbs 4:22 Interlinear

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kî- ḥay·yîm hêm lə·mō·ṣə·’ê·hem; ū·lə·ḵāl- bə·śā·rōw mar·pê.
כִּֽי־ חַיִּ֣ים הֵ֭ם לְמֹצְאֵיהֶ֑ם וּֽלְכָל־ בְּשָׂר֥וֹ מַרְפֵּֽא׃
For [are] life they to those who find and to all their flesh them and health
Conj Adj Pro Verb Noun Noun Noun

 

  • Proverbs 4:22 –> 27 Letters
    • Life and Health only to people who realise about the New Testament
      • New Testament comprises of 27 books
  • Center letter represents Jesus
    • This verse Proverbs 4:22 is in Manorah form.
  • The Center Word Mentions to Find Jesus
  • The Center word forma another Manorah with the combination of letters
    • Again you could see Jesus there.
  • You could Father at the center of the Center word
    • Right hand side Jesus
    • Right hand to Jesus is the Water, which represents Holy Spirit.
      • Eg: in the book of Ezekiel circle over another circle
  • Count 5 Letters from right hand side starting from the letter “El”
    • El at the starting ( eg: El shadai , El Elion ..etc )
      • El means creator
    • Yud at the second part of the verse when counted further 5 Letters
      • “Hey” when counted further 5 letters
      • Yahveh means covenant keeping God, which is found when .
  • Other :
    • in the Book of Ezekiel , two vine trees surrounding the Manorah, representing Hanukah

Genesis 1:1

Genesis 1:1
World English Bible (WEB)

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

  • Middle letter points to Jesus
  • Yud Hey Vav Hey ( Yahveh ) : Jesus
  • Also called Ya.
  • This verse also represents Manorah.

Related Information

  • aleph ( Father ) picture : Sacrificial ox : represent Jesus
  • Sit on right hand until enemies defeated ( become footstool )
  • path of the righteous gets brighter and brighter
    • Each day when we wake up one enemy got defeated.
  • Benjamin : son of my right hand

God’s ways

God’s ways

Hebrews 3:7-13
World English Bible (WEB)

Therefore, even as the Holy Spirit says,

“Today if you will hear his voice,
don’t harden your hearts, as in the rebellion,
    like as in the day of the trial in the wilderness,
where your fathers tested me by proving me,
    and saw my deeds for forty years.
10 Therefore I was displeased with that generation,
    and said, ‘They always err in their heart,
    but they didn’t know my ways;’
11 as I swore in my wrath,
    ‘They will not enter into my rest.’”

12 Beware, brothers, lest perhaps there be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God; 13 but exhort one another day by day, so long as it is called “today”; lest any one of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.

“My Rest” is the Land

  • It doesn’t say “My Land” because people were walking towards Canaan
  • But for us the land is “My Rest”
  • Land flowing with milk and honey
  • Land with provisions already ready
  • From vineyards you didn’t plan
  • From wells you didn’t dig

It’s the land of Rest

  • Place where you come to rest
  • Even though you didn’t see physically.
  • We thank God because he is fighting our battle.
  • Rest is how you please God

Opposite of God’s wrath

  • My wrath –> My Rest

This is not God’ ways

  • Ways People went through in the wilderness are not God’s ways

What is an evil heart?

  • The heart of unbelief.
  • sin is singular refering to unbelief

Exalt one another daily

Fear to rest

Hebrews 3:17-4:1
World English Bible (WEB)

17 With whom was he displeased forty years? Wasn’t it with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? 18 To whom did he swear that they wouldn’t enter into his rest, but to those who were disobedient? 19 We see that they were not able to enter in because of unbelief.

Let us fear therefore, lest perhaps anyone of you should seem to have come short of a promise of entering into his rest.

  • As per this verse, the world is going to hell because of the unbelief in Christ.
    • Not because doing this, doing that. ..etc.
  • This rest is not about heavenly rest
    • Because heaven doesn’t have this giants
    • and heaven doesn’t have this battle.
    • It’s a land of promise

How to enter rest?

  • Believe

Hebrews 4:1-5
World English Bible (WEB)

Let us fear therefore, lest perhaps anyone of you should seem to have come short of a promise of entering into his rest. For indeed we have had good news preached to us, even as they also did, but the word they heard didn’t profit them, because it wasn’t mixed with faith by those who heard. For we who have believed do enter into that rest, even as he has said, “As I swore in my wrath, they will not enter into my rest”;although the works were finished from the foundation of the world. For he has said this somewhere about the seventh day, “God rested on the seventh day from all his works”; and in this place again, “They will not enter into my rest.”

Mix with faith

  • God says, “You are healed” because of Jesus
    • Believe
  • God says, “You will have more than enough”
    • Believe
  • God says, “You will be prosperous”
    • Believe
  • God says, “Everything will prosper”
    • Believe
  • God says, “Success”
    • Believe
  • Works were finished from the foundation of the world

Temporary Vs Eternal 

  • What we see is temporary
  • What we can’t see is eternal

Hard Vs Easy

Proverbs 13:15
World English Bible (WEB)

15 Good understanding wins favor;
    but the way of the unfaithful is hard.

Matthew 11:30
World English Bible (WEB)

30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

Hebrew : Lechem

Two words with more or less similar

לָ֫חֶם

  1. lechem ( bread, feed )
  2. lacham ( fight )

One dot different

  • lacham ( fight )

Why?

  • When you feed, you fight.
  • Feeding = Fighting
  • We eat God’s word and the enemy is defeated.

Feed before enemies

Psalm 23:1
World English Bible (WEB)

23 Yahweh(The Lord) is my shepherd:
    I shall lack nothing.

Psalm 23:5
World English Bible (WEB)

You prepare a table before me
    in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil.
    My cup runs over.

  • When the symptoms are there , Feed
  • When the problems are there, Feed
  • When the difficulty is there, Feed
  • When the addiction is there, Feed

Fight the good fight of faith

1 Timothy 6:12
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12 Fight the good(Beautiful, Handsome) fight of faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you confessed the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.

When you are in difficulty

  • Only fight is to stay in faith
  • Fight to remain in faith
  • Say “Thank you Father, the battle is yours and my eyes is on you, thank you father you have overcome this problem for me”
  • if the devil says “you can still see it”, say “Lord my eyes is on your Lord”
  • That is your fight and it is a beautiful fight
  • God says beautiful because you win.

Possess the Good looking blessing

  • God’s people are good looking in the Bible always
    • David, Joseph, Rebecca, Rachel
  • Possess this blessing
  • Even if you are not good looking, you eventually become good looking.

Don’t touch the battle

1 Samuel 17:42-47
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42 When the Philistine looked around, and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and had a good looking face. 43 The Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” The Philistine cursed David by his gods. 44 The Philistine said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky, and to the animals of the field.”

45 Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword(visible), with a spear(visible), and with a javelin(visible); but I come to you in the name of Yahweh (God) ( invisible ) of Armies, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 46 Today, Yahweh will deliver you into my hand. I will strike you, and take your head from off you. I will give the dead bodies of the army of the Philistines today to the birds of the sky, and to the wild animals of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel,47 and that all this assembly may know that Yahweh doesn’t save with sword and spear; for the battle is (God’s)Yahweh’s, and he will give you into our hand.”

Devil’s Plan

  • God says you are healed
    • Healing is not visible now, it is being invisible.
  • Devil says “Do your best to go there( see healing)”
  • Truth is “You are already there”
    • You are the healed
    • Devil is trying to take your healing
  • You say “The battle belongs to the Lord”
    • “No. It’s a lying sysmptom”
    • “I am already healed”
  • It is so much more easier if you know that you are in a house, if you are already in the house
  • You are already healed, not trying to be healed.
    • You are not trying to take your healing
    • The devil is trying to take your healing.
  • Its a fight of faith
    • Might take some time
    • Not saying its going to be easy
      • My Yolk is light
    • Bible is the faith food to all of us
  • Who do you think that made the stone hit the mark ( Philistine )?
    • The Lord.

How you go to war?

  • With shepherd boy Dress
  • With a sleeve
    • Because “The battle belongs to the Lord”

Jehoshaphat’s prayer in the midst of the battle

2 Chronicles 20:12
World English Bible (WEB)

12 Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no might against this great company that comes against us; neither know we what to do, but our eyes are on you.”

2 Chronicles 20:15
World English Bible (WEB)

15 and he said, “Listen, all Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you king Jehoshaphat. Yahweh says to you, ‘Don’t be afraid, neither be dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.

Greatest thing to do

  • Not to worry
    • Even though you don’t have enough resource
    • Even though you don’t know what to do
    • Even though you don’t do enough
    • Even though you don’t have enough knowledge to execute a task
  • “Let not your heart be troubled”
  • “Peace by unto you” – priority
  • by not fighting is actually fighting

Praise

  • Praise and be raised about the battle.
  • In Jehoshaphat’s arms worshiper’s lead the army
    • End : Supernatural Victory in the Valley of Baraca ( Valley of Blessing )
    • Bigger the multitude, Bigger the Valley of Blessing
  • Jericho was broken when the people worshiped
  • Worshipers went front in the red sea. ( I believe )

Battle is Your’s

  • “Lord it’s not mine, I cannot overcome this addiction”
  • “Lord it’s not mine, I cannot overcome this situation”
  • “Lord it’s not mine, I cannot overcome this problem”
  • “Lord it’s not mine, I cannot overcome this disease”
  • By trying you cannot

Final Victory

2 Chronicles 20:17
World English Bible (WEB)

17 You will not need to fight this battle. 1. Set yourselves ( Take your positions ), 2. stand still, and 3. see the salvation of Yahweh (Aleph Taf : Signature of Jesus , appears here )with you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Don’t be afraid, nor be dismayed. Go out against them tomorrow, for Yahweh is with you.’”

During affliction see the invisible

During affliction see the invisible

2 Corinthians 4:16-18
World English Bible (WEB)

16 Therefore we don’t faint, but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day. 17 For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory;18 while we don’t look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.

Hebrews 11:24-29
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24 By faith, Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, 25 choosing rather to share ill treatment with God’s people, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a time; 26 accounting the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he looked to the reward. 27 By faith, he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible. 28 By faith, he kept the Passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them. 29 By faith, they passed through the Red Sea as on dry land. When the Egyptians tried to do so, they were swallowed up.

Faith is to Believe and Speak

Faith is to Believe and Speak

Having God kind of Faith

2 Corinthians 4:13
New King James Version (NKJV)

13 And since we have the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, “I believed and therefore I spoke,”[a] we also believe and therefore speak,

Footnotes:

  1. 2 Corinthians 4:13 Psalm 116:10

Jesus speaking to the Fig Tree

Fig Tree, Picture of Self Righteousness

Mark 11:12-24
King James Version (KJV)

12 And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:

13 And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.

14 And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.

15 And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;

16 And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple.

17 And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.

18 And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine.

19 And when even was come, he went out of the city.

20 And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.

21 And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.

22 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in ( OF ) God.

23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.

24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

  • Have God’s faith, God kind of Faith
  • Fig tree : picture of Self Righteousness
  • Mountain : Rabbinical Expression for a big problem
  • 3 times say, 1 time believe

First time Fig Tree mentioned in Bible

Man’s Covering

Genesis 3:7
New King James Version (NKJV)

Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings ( loin – Up to the waist ).

  • Man’s solution/covering is imperfect

God’s Covering

Genesis 3:21
New King James Version (NKJV)

21 Also for Adam and his wife the Lord God made tunics of skin, and clothed (fully clothed) them.

  • Picture of Jesus sacrifice
  • Perfect Covering
  • Remission of sins by Shedding of Blood

Death and Life

Proverbs 18:21
New King James Version (NKJV)

21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it will eat its fruit.

  • God don’t want you to die
  • Death is an enemy to God.

Purification of Heart by Faith

  • Faith is to Believe and then speak
Matthew 5:8
New King James Version (NKJV)

Blessed are the pure in heart,
    For they shall see God.

Acts 15:9
New King James Version (NKJV)

and made no distinction between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

Jesus spoke to the wind

Mark 4:39
New King James Version (NKJV)

39 Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!”And the wind ceased and there was a great calm.

Jesus spoke to a man with Infirmity

John 5:8
New King James Version (NKJV)

Jesus said to him, “Rise, take up your bed and walk.”

“Let there be light”

Genesis 1:3
New King James Version (NKJV)

Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.

Obedience that comes from faith

Obedience that comes from faith

Romans 1:5

New International Version (NIV)

Through him we received grace and apostleship to call all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith for his name’s sake.

New King James Version (NKJV)

Through Him we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith among all nations for His name,

Romans 16:26

New International Version (NIV)

26 but now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, so that all the Gentiles might come to the obedience that comes from faith—

New King James Version (NKJV)

26 but now made manifest, and by the prophetic Scriptures made known to all nations, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, for obedience to the faith—