Amen Stephen thanku for your comment about 12 steps..u made me go back and look at my 12 step book and the first page it says..ITS ONLY WHEN WE ADMITT TOTAL DEFEAT CAN WE MOVE FORWARD ..I am so inspired by this as Derick greatly said it is God not our faith that truly saves us we are TOTALLY USELESS AND HELPLESS this is why we receive FAITH FROM GOD AS WE ADMITT WE HAVE NOTHING ITS ALL FROM HIM THEN AND ONLY THEN DOES OUR FAITH BEGIN for as long as we trust in ourself we never WILL FIND THE FAITH GOD GIVES..GREST TESTEMONYS THSNKU ..Elijah
What an amazing choice of scripture you have chosen Paul ESPECIALY THE VERY END VERSES V 26 ABOUT FORGIVENESS...WHY DOES JESUS END THIS TOPIC OF FAITH ON FORGIVENESS?????The reason is found in Paul's letter 1 corin 13.".THOUGH I HAVE FAITH I CAN REMIVE MOUNTAINS BUT HAVE NOT LOVE (FORGIVENESS)IAM NOTHING "..YES Paul Derek and Stephen we may have faith to move mountains ,heal,overcome alcohol like the 12 step programme but TRUE FAITH IS FINALLY MEASURED IN HOW WE FORGIVE ..IF U CAN MOVE MOUNTAIN U MUST BE ABLE TO FORGIVE AND IF WE DONT FORGIVE WE ARE REFUSING TO USE OUR FAITH FOR GODS GLORY AND FAITH WAS GIVEN IN 1 CORIN 12 FOR GODS GLORY FOR THE EDYFYING OF THE BODY AND NOTHING EDIFYS MORE THAN FORGIVENESS ....AMEN WOOO GREAT MESSAGE AND BEAUTIFUL HONESTY FROM STEPHEN IT MADE ME CRY AS TRULY WE MUST LOVE OUR WIVES AS CHRIST LOVED THE CHURCH AND GAVE HIMSELF FOR US BEAUTIFUL STEPHEN BEAUTIFUL MY BROTHER XXX Elijah
