Christian faith: burning issues and solutions to keep our faith alive
Christian faith has been a historical issue among Christians
that dated back as far as the founding fathers.
Today the topic on Christian faith is highly debated among
scholars and historians. One though about this school of faith I love so much is the fact that faith is a force
not a mere teaching. Its quick, active
and alive.
Christian faith have long
been subjected to various trials and temptation. We Christians have a
lot to prove in our generation. Unlike the early Christians who have strong
faith in theh most high God. I took a couple of faith songs and hymns recently. I observe with keen interest that
the more I s ing these faith songs, the more I feel the impact it has on the
soul.
Look at these song
Faith of our fathers-
Christian faith as found in the song lyrics
Faith of our fathers, living still,
In spite of dungeon, fire and sword;
O how our hearts beat high with joy
Whene'er we hear that glorious Word!
In spite of dungeon, fire and sword;
O how our hearts beat high with joy
Whene'er we hear that glorious Word!
(Faith of our fathers, holy faith!)
(We will be true to thee till death).
(We will be true to thee till death).
Our fathers, chained in prisons
dark,
Were still in heart and conscience free
How sweet would be their childrens fate
If they, like them, could die for thee
Were still in heart and conscience free
How sweet would be their childrens fate
If they, like them, could die for thee
(Faith of our fathers, holy faith!)
(We will be true to thee till death).
(We will be true to thee till death).
Faith of our fathers, we will love
Both friend and foe in all our strife;
And preach Thee, too, as love knows how
By kindly words and virtuous life.
Both friend and foe in all our strife;
And preach Thee, too, as love knows how
By kindly words and virtuous life.
(Faith of our fathers, holy faith!)
{We will be true to thee till death}
{We will be true to thee till death}
Song authors
COURAGE, ALEXANDER M. / FABER, F. W. / HEMY, HENRI F.
COURAGE, ALEXANDER M. / FABER, F. W. / HEMY, HENRI F.
And it is well with
my soul lyrics christian faith
- When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say,
It is well, it is well with my soul. - Refrain:
It is well with my soul,
It is well, it is well with my soul. - Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
Let this blest assurance control,
That Christ hath regarded my helpless estate,
And hath shed His own blood for my soul. - My sin—oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!—
My sin, not in part but the whole,
Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more,
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul! - For me, be it Christ, be it Christ hence to live:
If Jordan above me shall roll,
No pang shall be mine, for in death as in life
Thou wilt whisper Thy peace to my soul. - But, Lord, ’tis for Thee, for Thy coming we wait,
The sky, not the grave, is our goal;
Oh, trump of the angel! Oh, voice of the Lord!
Blessed hope, blessed rest of my soul! - And Lord, haste the day when the faith shall be sight,
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll;
The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,
Even so, it is well with my soul.
Romans 4:1-25 on Christian
faith
1What then shall we say that Abraham our father has found
according to the flesh? 2For if Abraham was justified by works, he has
something to boast about, but not before God. 3For what does the Scripture say?
“Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” 4Now to
him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt.
David Christian faith
5But to him who does not work but believes on Him who
justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness, 6just as David
also describes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness
apart from works:
7“Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven,
And whose sins are covered;
8Blessed is the man to whom the Lord shall not impute sin.”
Abraham Justified Before Circumcision
9Does this blessedness then come upon the circumcised only,
or upon the uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham
for righteousness. 10How then was it accounted? While he was circumcised, or
uncircumcised? Not while circumcised, but while uncircumcised. 11And he
received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith
which he had while still uncircumcised, that he might be the father of all
those who believe, though they are uncircumcised, that righteousness might be
imputed to them also, 12and the father of circumcision to those who not only
are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of the faith which our
father Abraham had while still uncircumcised.
The Promise Granted
Through Faith
13For the promise that he would be the heir of the world was
not to Abraham or to his seed through the law, but through the righteousness of
faith. 14For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void and the
promise made of no effect, 15because the law brings about wrath; for where
there is no law there is no transgression.
16Therefore it is of faith that it might be according to
grace, so that the promise might be sure to all the seed, not only to those who
are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the
father of us all 17(as it is written, “I have made you a father of many
nations”) in the presence of Him whom he believed—God, who gives life to the
dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did; 18who, contrary
to hope, in hope believed, so that he became the father of many nations,
according to what was spoken, “So shall your descendants be.” 19And not being
weak in faith, he did not consider his own body, already dead (since he was
about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah’s womb. 20He did not
waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith,
giving glory to God, 21and being fully convinced that what He had promised He
was also able to perform. 22And therefore “it was accounted to him for
righteousness.”
23Now it was not written for his sake alone that it was
imputed to him, 24but also for us. It shall be imputed to us who believe in Him
who raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead, 25who was delivered up because of
our offenses, and was raised because of our justification.
Christian faith in modern times has gone away from the
spirit. We are now focusing our attention on materialism
Christian faith is all about god almighty being at the
center of our live as we believe and trust him. Let the truth be told.
Is there any hope for our religion as the Christian faith? The
answer is a resounding YES.
There is hope for the Christians and their faith.
One of my major concerns is that we have lots of other
faiths that are aggressively competing with us. We have to sit up on this issue
of the Christian faith as it’s the desire of the lord to help us succeed. We must
never lose courage to fight and forge ahead.
What you can do today to add value to the Christian faith
1.
Be honest. This is a critical issue.
2.
Surrender for God to use you. Its not only the
pastor that God wants to use . its every one of his children. God needs people
at the workplace and at home. Live a holy life.
3.
Make the sacrifice. Yes that why most Christians
detest their faith and are ashamed. Any believe without sacrifice will never
succeed.
4.
Surrender your heart to the lord.
5.
Discuss ethical issues.
Enemies
of the Christian faith
1.
Heresy in
Christian teachings. Wrong Christian teachings have sprung up everywhere.
2.
Living and justifying any form of sin. Wow! This
is huge today.
3.
Lying
Will our Christian faith
survive the onslaught of other religion
to terminate it? Listen to the news about Christian faith daily.