analogy

What is faith? To many individuals, faith is the same as belief: a mental agreement that some idea is true. If I have "faith" in God, that means I believe in him. If I have "faith" in Jesus, I am agreeing with the idea that he exists, and possibly other specific things about him. But this concept of faith is much different from the biblical concept.

Faith must be more than merely consent to an idea. After all, Satan believes in God. What, then, must be added to mere belief to rise to the level of faith? Continue reading...

We are members comprising the body of Messiah, correct? A body is made of cells. Each cell has a particular use, a particular function related to the tissue that it forms. Liver cells, for example, perform a function of removing toxins from the body. In addition, every cell has a function of reproducing itself, called mitosis, to enable the tissue to grow and remain healthy.

The commandments in the Torah are our function as members of the body. The great commission (the instruction to raise up many disciples) is our cellular mitosis, our replication. Continue reading...