F.A.I.T.H.
F.A.I.T.H.
This is our outreach program. It is used to carry out the mission God gave us—telling others about Jesus. We spend time in prayer, making visits, and seeing our sick and elderly.
(The letters in F.A.I.T.H mean)
F. - Forgiven
We cannot have eternal life and heaven without God's Forgiveness. "In him (meaning Jesus) we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins" - Ephesians 1:7a NKJV.
A. - Available
Forgiveness is available. It is ---
AVAILABLE FOR ALL
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." - John 3:16, NKJV.
BUT NOT AUTOMATIC
"Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven" - Matthew 7:21a, NKJV.
I. - Impossible
It is impossible for God to allow sin into heaven.
GOD IS -
* LOVE John 3:16, NKJV.
* JUST
"for judgement is without mercy" - James 2:13a, NKJV.
* MAN IS SINFUL
"for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" - Romans 3:23, NKJV.
T. - Turn (Turn means repent.)
TURN - from something - sin and self.
"But unless you repent you will all likewise perish" - Luke 13:3b, NKJV.
TURN - to Someone; trust Christ only
(The Bible tells us that) "Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures; and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures" - 1 Corinthians 15:3b-4, NKJV.
"If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved" - Romans 10:9, NKJV.
H. - Heaven
Heaven is eternal life.
HERE
"I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly" - John 10:10b, NKJV
HEREAFTER
"And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also" - John 14:3, NKJV
HOW
How can a person have God's forgiveness, heaven and eternal life, and Jesus as personal Savior and Lord? (Forsaking All I Trust Him), Romans 10:9 gives the answer: "that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved."
