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Faith: Empower or Control
1. Faith: Misused Word Faith is a misused and abused word. A good way to separate good faith from bad is to see if it empowers or controls. Good faith empowers, liberates, and sets you free (“Truth will set you free” – Jesus in John 18:32). A misuse of faith
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What Is God’s Dwelling Place
1. Not in Temples Made by Human Hands In Acts 7, we see Stephen’s speech where he quotes Isaiah 66, explaining that God does not dwell in temples or buildings made by human hands. Stephen’s speech angered the religious establishment so much that they stoned him to death. 2. Temple
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Faith, Meaning, Purpose
Faith is not the belief that God will remove all our problems in this world, necessarily (2 Corinthians 12:9). Faith is the determination and willingness to maximally grow or stay in truth, love, goodness, justice, fairness, kindness, generosity, trustworthiness, self-control, sacrifice, empowering others, etc. It’s the realization/acknowledgment that all these
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Simple Test of Right Belief
1. Belief – A Misused Word The word “belief” is often highly misunderstood. For some, the notion of “religious belief” is a sinister and convenient way to control people or a way to exploit or take advantage of people (like the Pharisees of Jesus’ time and many religious leaders today).