THE TRUE AND REAL FAITH

1 Tim 1:5

“Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned.” KJV

“The whole point of what we're urging is simply love — love uncontaminated by self-interest and counterfeit faith, a life open to God.” The Message

“The purpose of this command is for people to have love, a love that comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a true faith.” New Contemporary Version

I want you to see that as there is real, true faith, so also there can be counterfeit or fake faith. What will make one’s faith counterfeit or fake? In understanding the fake we must identify the true one. Your faith is true and real if:

       1.  It has its source from the word of God. Real Bible faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. Some try to believe God off some one else’ testimony, such faith does not last because it is not standing on solid ground.

       2.  Some also mistake positive thinking and speaking to be faith. Faith is more than that. Real faith’s thinking and speaking has its roots also in the word of God.

       3.  Real Bible faith also has God as it’s source and goal. Jesus said, “have faith in God.”

4.  Real faith is not a mind over matter game, it is a spiritual force.