Faith That Pleases God

1John 5:10 "He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself:he that believeth not God hath made him a liar;because he believeth not the record that God gave of His Son."

The way we show our love for the Father is through obedience to Him. Sadly when people who are not Christians think of God's demands,they equate them with regulations like those of the Scribes and Pharisees, something that was truly "burdensome" and overwhelming.The new birth ,however changes a believers perspective and gives that person strength through the spirit to obey God's commands.As Jesus himself said "my yoke is easy and my burden is light".Keeping God's commands is possible because of our victory, by faith in Christ over the worlds sinful pattern of life.Believing that Jesus is God opens the door for triumph over sin,but the extent of our triumph depends on our willingness to claim what is ours by faith.To put it simply, our faith gives us access to the victory that Jesus obtained while he was on earth.

Not only does our faith overcome the world,but it is the entryway to our salvation, because it accepts the witness of God's spirit regarding the Son.The Holy spirit inwardly testifies that Jesus came by "water and blood" and it is our acceptance of the spirit's testimony regarding Christ by which we enter eternal life.But what is the "water" and the "blood", well it is the water baptisms of Christ and the shedding of His blood with His death on Calvery, which testifys as to who he is.The spirit opens our eyes of faith to the historical witness of Christ,and at the same it time gives us confirmation through our personal experience with Him.

Refusing to believe in Christ blocks the only source of eternal life, for eternal life is in the Son. No one can reject Christ and still be saved.But those who will welcome the Son into their hearts receive eternal life through him.This is the heart of the Christian faith.Christianty is not a philosophy or religious system or merely a set of beliefs, it is a relationship with Christ by faith.Salvation can only come in the context of that personal relationship,and that is the faith that pleases the Father."For God so loved the world, that he gave His only begotten Son, and whosoever believeth in Him shall not parish,but have everlasting life".