tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post8674959811712955988..comments2024-03-29T04:21:22.951-07:00Comments on TIME FOR REFLECTIONS: What is Faith?Victor S E Moubarakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-62051463078988611922021-03-02T13:18:47.715-08:002021-03-02T13:18:47.715-08:00Thank you ChiaOwl for your clarification.
God ble...Thank you ChiaOwl for your clarification.<br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-79564681004024956442021-03-02T13:06:05.785-08:002021-03-02T13:06:05.785-08:00Not only the words in vs. 13 but the entire contex...Not only the words in vs. 13 but the entire context of 1Cor. chapter 10 refers to temptation and sin...why was the word "tempted" changed to "tested"? I just checked with several sources and see that this verse, like the rest of the chapter, is about temptation/sin. This verse is often taken out of context and used to illustrate a different idea than what is written, ie the idea that God "doesn't give us more than we can handle" (thereby negating our need to lean on Him as our sufficiency), though the chapter says nothing of the kind. Not a criticism :); just an observation.ChiaOwlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00847036637913460413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-30796670919423022502021-03-01T23:46:38.128-08:002021-03-01T23:46:38.128-08:00Many thanx Jan. Yes, faith is a different experien...Many thanx Jan. Yes, faith is a different experience depending on what people want to believe.<br /><br />God bless you.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-11062106458893302362021-03-01T17:26:14.542-08:002021-03-01T17:26:14.542-08:00I will be thinking on this post, which is good :)
...I will be thinking on this post, which is good :)<br />I think faith is different for each of us.<br /><br />All the best JanLowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-17140286201956847282021-03-01T02:34:24.224-08:002021-03-01T02:34:24.224-08:00all scripturally based Victor.
God bless.all scripturally based Victor.<br />God bless.Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16165344093549650260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-54072493193214106082021-02-28T23:20:55.953-08:002021-02-28T23:20:55.953-08:00Yes you're right, Lulu. At the time, we are al...Yes you're right, Lulu. At the time, we are all caught up in the suffering and trauma to remember He is but a prayer away.<br /><br />God bless you.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-57684931777279564852021-02-28T23:18:36.938-08:002021-02-28T23:18:36.938-08:00I remember the song vaguely, Geo.
And I guess; y...I remember the song vaguely, Geo. <br /><br />And I guess; yes. God does test us every now and then. To remind us that He is still near us should we need Him.<br /><br />God bless you.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-13757981500370242462021-02-28T18:40:50.395-08:002021-02-28T18:40:50.395-08:00When we suffer hardship and loss, it is not always...When we suffer hardship and loss, it is not always easy in the midst of the great pain to recognize the big picture of what God is showing us. Great post, Victor!<br />Blessings!Loraluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428559311387283317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-60481020864791465632021-02-28T16:19:42.929-08:002021-02-28T16:19:42.929-08:00Dear Victor, I recognize the test --didn't muc...Dear Victor, I recognize the test --didn't much get it 'til I heard Dylan's take on "Highway 61 Revisited" (mid- '60s):<br /><br />"God said to Abraham, "Kill me a son"<br />Abe say, "Man, you must be puttin' me on"<br />God say, "No", Abe say, "What?"<br />God say, "You can do what you want Abe<br />But the next time you see me comin', you better run"<br />Well, Abe said, "Where you want this killin' done?"<br />God said, "Out on Highway 61". <br /><br />Interstate 61 is variously called the "Blues or Saint's Highway" etc., running from Louisiana thru Minnesota. After spending 15 hours driving it one dark night, I'm convinced it's a test of faith.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-21721687682339225842021-02-28T15:34:55.699-08:002021-02-28T15:34:55.699-08:00Amen.
God bless, Happyone.Amen.<br /><br />God bless, Happyone.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-46871816156731893482021-02-28T15:08:25.122-08:002021-02-28T15:08:25.122-08:00To me faith is trusting God in all circumstances t...To me faith is trusting God in all circumstances that He knows what is best for me.happyonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14186179870233267082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-53766316149792144512021-02-28T10:35:33.820-08:002021-02-28T10:35:33.820-08:00That is why God allows us to go through trials, Ma...That is why God allows us to go through trials, Martha. He is not testing us; but giving us an opportunity to grow in faith and to trust Him more.<br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-35333575846486378292021-02-28T10:27:47.929-08:002021-02-28T10:27:47.929-08:00This story of Abraham and his complete faith and t...This story of Abraham and his complete faith and trust in God never ceases to amaze and inspire me, Victor. Yes, we will go through trials in life, but remembering that God is in it all helps every one of us to endure and come out better for it.<br />Blessings!Martha Jane Orlandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11620499267401065780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-55087144238158394712021-02-28T10:26:39.285-08:002021-02-28T10:26:39.285-08:00You are so right, Bill. Yes, at the time of our tr...You are so right, Bill. Yes, at the time of our troubles God was/is always there; even if we don't realise it at the time. Later on we just forget and go back to our own ways. That's because we are fickle and weak. God already knows that as you say. And He forgives time and again.<br /><br />Thank you Bill for your comment. God bless you.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-86780704470546808562021-02-28T10:21:01.234-08:002021-02-28T10:21:01.234-08:00In those days, Mevely, God was more direct when sp...In those days, Mevely, God was more direct when speaking to people or to the prophets. This is because people like Abraham, Moses, Noah and the prophets were more receptive. They were devout and believed the Lord and honoured Him all the time.<br /><br />Today people are less receptive and don't even believe in God. <br /><br />God had promised Abraham directly that his son Isaac would produce many descendants. So Abraham had to weigh up this promise, which he saw as real, against the wish/demand to kill his son. So even if it was Satan speaking to Abraham, (which it was not), he, (Abraham), was sure that God would intervene. That is real faith strengthened by trial. That is why Abraham told the servants that they, (he and his son), will be back. And he told Isaac that God will provide the sacrifice to be burnt. Which God indeed did.<br /><br />I agree that to day we would not be as obedient. But this is perhaps because today God does not appear to us and speak to us as clearly as He did in the Old Testament. Moses actually saw Him and wrote the Ten Commandments; as well as obeyed Him many times on the way out of Egypt. Noah heard Him clearly when he built the Arc. As did a number of others as recorded in the Bible.<br /><br />God bless, Mevely. Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-64414044408014257622021-02-28T10:19:48.619-08:002021-02-28T10:19:48.619-08:00In times of trouble or uncertainty, God always had...In times of trouble or uncertainty, God always had me covered. It did make my faith stronger but I have to confess that when things settled I probably forgot about what he has and will provide. It's hard not to feel like you are taking God for granted. We humans are flawed after all which he already knows anyway. Thanks, Victor for this wonderful post.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12250609752743750337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-20956187215767279972021-02-28T10:10:40.741-08:002021-02-28T10:10:40.741-08:00That is my experience too, Kathy. We are not so mu...That is my experience too, Kathy. We are not so much tested as we are strengthened in our faith.<br /><br />God bless you. Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-73497915250442601222021-02-28T10:09:33.535-08:002021-02-28T10:09:33.535-08:00Amen Mimi.
God bless you.Amen Mimi.<br /><br />God bless you.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-75968878529438532682021-02-28T10:08:45.081-08:002021-02-28T10:08:45.081-08:00I think I understand what you are saying, Brenda.
...I think I understand what you are saying, Brenda.<br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-44507735629823867782021-02-28T10:07:55.749-08:002021-02-28T10:07:55.749-08:00Indeed Tom.
God bless.Indeed Tom.<br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-79946756608969772092021-02-28T08:40:34.290-08:002021-02-28T08:40:34.290-08:00Wow. This was difficult to read. Of course, I rem...Wow. This was difficult to read. Of course, I remember hearing this story in the past -- but always chose to put it out of my mind. Not for the first time, I wonder how Abraham knew it was God talking to him -- and not Satan. Sad, but I can't honestly say I'd be as obedient -- or offer myself instead. Mevely317https://www.blogger.com/profile/14786988262452989091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-84975876206653344802021-02-28T08:36:24.202-08:002021-02-28T08:36:24.202-08:00In my life, it WAS a crisis that brought me so muc...In my life, it WAS a crisis that brought me so much closer to God than I could have imagined. At the time the situation was horrible; today I can give thanks for it.Kathy Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10593849691667606991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-19261211252345404452021-02-28T08:28:54.477-08:002021-02-28T08:28:54.477-08:00"Being confident of this very thing, that he ..."Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ" ~ Phil. 1:6<br /><br />He gives us faith, and He won't let us lose it.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-78470950118025144002021-02-28T06:50:33.959-08:002021-02-28T06:50:33.959-08:00Faith is the 'substance' of things hoped f...Faith is the 'substance' of things hoped for. All the promises of God are YES in Jesus, and we have to know as individuals what God has promised us in our walk in the Lord. Even though God told Abraham to take his son Isaac to be offered as a burned offering, what God said to him did not overrule the promise He had given him regarding his descendants. The same happens in our lives today as we are spoken to through that Word, which is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. We are tested many times and the spiritual enemy can tell many lies through the carnal mind to try to overrule what has been spoken to us through that Word. As born again children of God in the body of Christ on earth we have access to the mind of Christ, and we must take every thought captive and bring it into obedience to the Word of God spoken to us in every situation we come into. Yes, we go through many trials and they do strengthen us, as the more we are tested in our weakness, the stronger we become in the Lord as we recognise the lies of the the spiritual enemy who is a thief who will try to rob us of what God has in store for us. All praise to our lovely Lord Jesus Christ, the sacrificial Lamb. Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16165344093549650260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-42953405931505055572021-02-28T05:23:31.970-08:002021-02-28T05:23:31.970-08:00...faith is different for different people....faith is different for different people.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04082494067802628837noreply@blogger.com