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Chapter 13
Walk With the Wind of Faith in Your Face
Faith: A Breath of Life
Jesus was b
orn to take away the sins [misunderstandings] of the world, and
He was successful: He accomplished the purpose of addressing the
misunderstandings, so mankind would understand. Yet, the sin continued
and is now running rampant; sin is certainly not taken away—but why not?
The Scriptures are documented, and yet many people deny the validity of
them because they don’t understand. Something remains veiled, even
though Jesus’ testimony was intended to take away all misunderstanding.
Many who claim Christianity do not fully understand the scriptures; they
depend upon others to tell them what they mean, and how the scriptures
justify their religion, thinking they understand all the deep things Jesus
revealed. Jesus understood why those around Him did not comprehend and
why they rejected Him. Is today any different from those conditions?
The teachers of the law in Jesus’ time held fast to rigid tradition for they
were their truth; today, theology is considered the whole truth, so humanity
still fails, because rigid tradition holds people bound. Tradition has become
church, so rather than spiritually rising to evidence a witness to Jesus’
testimony, mankind is falling almost into complete disarray. If you do not
resolve this and move beyond the theories or issues of belief for yourself,
you too will miss the point.
Faith is the issue—then and now—but religion is not faith, however, most
are convinced otherwise. What needs to be done in the world cannot be
done if one is bound to belief! Jesus identified the problem: “Because you
have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a
mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’ and
it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
(Matthew17: 20)
We can
find degradation within humanity everywhere.
Wha t was onc e pr o spe r ous
is now taken over by others who will destroy it, because of their very nature
or religious fervor. The Hebrew, and now the Christian church, is a clear
example! After all, their god has caused them to take over the world.
Peopled are taught to play a part and interpret success as having more than
everyone. Now more than ever, having— only to have more—motivates