Gospel of Faith

In the recent training for full-timers and coworkers, the Lord was strengthening His speaking concerning faith. God has His economy which is in faith (1 Tim. 1:4). To fulfill His economy is also in faith. The basic matter of the Christian life is faith. This faith links us to the Triune God, enabling us to live God and accomplish His economy. Therefore, anything that is not in faith is sin. And everything in God's relationship with man is faith.

Faith versus Sight
Sight is anything that can be seen, anything outside our spirit, that is, anything earthly.  This sight is not merely physical sight that can be seen with physical eyes. This sight is also psychological sight; the thinkings of the mind, the imaginations, fantasies, and dreams. All these sights outside the spirit are against faith. Many Christian have been deceived to live their lives by psychological sights.

Faith on the positive side is:

1. To amen the word of God (Rom. 10:17)
2. A spontaneous response to the word of God 
3. Appreciating the Lord
4. To substantiate the things of God, the divine and mystical things by the Spirit of faith
5. To See the unseen God, an oxymoron (Heb. 11:1, 2 Cor. 4:13)
6. Links us to the Triune God

The root of faith is God, the Spirit. Only in the Spirit where there is faith, we are joined to the Triune God. At times, we may have little or no experience, but deep within faith is operating in us. We may not necessarily have wonderful experiences of the Lord, on the contrary, we may have been going through hard times, feeling dry and dead within, but still, faith is in our spirit, quietly operating unconsciously. If we do know this truth about living by faith, the enemy will have no ground to accuse and condemn us in any way.

Faith and Love are related. The way to love the Lord is by faith, not feeling. Even our love is in faith. "Greet those who love us in faith"(Titus 3:15). There should be no introspection and no seeking for feeling. We should simply live the Christian life in faith and still say, "Lord Jesus, I love You" even when we have no feeling for the Lord.

Faith in the negative aspect is: 

1. To stop our doing and work even in "serving the Lord"
2. To proclaim that we are unable to fulfill God's requirement. This is to see that God has done everything. 
3. To rejoice always
4. To believe that God is
5. To cut off the flesh with its natural energy 
6. To trust in the Lord

To sum up the gospel of faith, we must simply return to the Lord, and rest in Him. Faith is returning to the Lord, resting in the Lord, being quiet in the Lord, and trusting in the Lord.

“For thus says the Lord Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, In returning and rest you will be saved; In quietness and in trust will be your strength; But you were not willing,” (Isaiah 30:15, RecVer)

Even when serious issues arise, if you are a man of faith, you will not be troubled. You simply face the issues and come out of it triumphantly! Inward storm and outward storm defeat believers without faith. If you have faith, you will rest and be at peace. The storm will stop as we trust in the Lord.

Faith is the only link from the physical realm to the divine realm. Faith accomplishes everything for us and in us. In faith, we rest in the Lord, whatever happens. It is in the long dry tunnel that in faith we grow the most. We are purified in the long dark tunnel. In faith, you don't go by feeling. 

This is the gospel of faith. A great release from the subtle deception of the enemy for those who heard and believe in the gospel of faith. What a release!