~~~~~Being sure of My Faith~~~~~

It was Alpha day again... Well, for now, my Saturdays are always spent in church... Anyway, for today's Alpha Course topic, it's about on how can I be sure of my faith??

The first is the word of God... We must not trust only our feelings which can be changeable and may even be deceptive at times but rely instead on God's promises... In Revelation 3:20 says: Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me... In Matthew 28:17-20 says: When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."... In John 10:28 says: I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand... Therefore, Faith is equals to taking God's promises and daring to believe them...

Second is the work of Jesus... We cannot earn God's forgiveness, but Jesus Christ died on the cross so that we might be reconciled to God... In John 3:16, it shows that God loves us and died to prove it... In Isaiah 53:6 and 2 Corinthians 5:21, it shows that He took our sins upon himself...

Third is the witness of the Spirit... When someone becomes a Christian, God's Holy Spirit comes to dwell within them... Romans 8:9 says: You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ... Firstly He transforms us from within, our characters (Galatians 5:22, 23) and our relationships... Secondly, He brings a deep, personal conviction that I am God's child (Romans 8:15, 16)...

Well, that's my Saturday for all of you... Hope all of you enjoy and will find this inspirational while you're reading this... But for now... This is JoNaThAn... signing out*...