What is complete faith?
Acts 2:41~42 Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day. They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. (41~42)
Hymn for scheduled worship / #446 I Need Thee Every Hour (#500 in previous version)
If your spiritual status is not upright, no matter what you do, it will come to the surface. Therefore, your fundamentals must be the Gospel and you must have today’s faith to change the past. You can only see the power of God if you hold on to correct faith. When you choose complete faith similar to the Early Church, the doors of evangelism will open. Devotion through complete faith will restore all basics. This is the answer the Early Church received. What answers must we receive today?
1. God’s power
Complete faith does not consist of calculations, but knowing the spiritual background. The Early Church gathered in Mark’s upper room with faith, and received the very first answer on earth of the Pentecost. Also, when the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth was proclaimed, the crippled man walked; in addition, the unique message that there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved was proclaimed. When the children of God enter into complete faith, the power of God and the working of the Holy Spirit arises.
2. Works of the Gospel
True faith does not bespeak of our character, but the power of God. It is critical that we discover faith in every situation, problem, and works. When the Early Church discovered faith here and there, the works of the Gospel arose. In the Early Church, the doors of evangelism were opened, the Word was fulfilled, and the answer of the 3,000 disciples being established arose. They shared all their possessions and made a resolution of faith, and with their life-staking resolution, they even changed the age.
3. Doors of evangelism
True faith does not pertain to our patience, but our great hope. When we choose complete faith, God opens the doors of evangelism. God knows our situation and is with us; hence there is nothing to fear. Now, discard your unbelief and select faith. Faith is not my standard but God’s. When I devote with faith, God will restore our basics. You must no longer be deceived by your surroundings, but rely solely on God.
- When conflicts arise, when you are faced with a choice between profit or loss, when your pride crumbles, and when you stand before problems or crises, may you choose complete faith because God has prepared something great for you today.
Core Training Message / 2011.7.2