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To: InkStone
Important illustrations of faith

We are saved by grace through faith, and although that faith is God's gift, He tailors that gift to each of us. We see that plainly in seven of the apostles:

Judas, whose born-again faith was instead stillborn

Andrew, whom John the Baptist sanded and primed for Jesus' top-coat

Nathanael, into whose private thoughts Jesus broke

John, who took one look at Jesus' abandoned graveclothes and believed on-the-spot

Peter, who took the scenic route, denying Christ thrice and then seeing what John saw without believing

Thomas, who demanded tangible proof, as do so many; but unlike so many, upon actually seeing it: "My Lord and my God!"

Paul, who needed to be knocked literally off his high-horse and onto his butt


8 posted on 03/24/2023 8:47:27 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 (“And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.” Acts 2:47 -- It's still true!)
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To: Hebrews 11:6

“Important illustrations of faith”
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And we are so thankful for them, Dan!


9 posted on 03/24/2023 10:12:22 AM PDT by InkStone (ONLY returning to Faith in God, thru Jesus Yeshua, will save America)
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