For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform signs and wonders, to lead astray, if possible, the elect. (Mark 13:22 ESV)
Christ Alone
In our society, "faith" is on the rise. Politicians, media stars, professional athletes, and educators look dramatically to the horizon and speak of their faith.
But faith is a word that needs more information.
In football, if a quarterback throws the football without really having anyone in mind to receive it, the whistles blow and the play stops. That pass is not really a pass.
Faith works the same way. Faith is the means God uses to bring us rebels to Him… but not just any faith.
Only faith in Christ accomplishes God’s work.
Faith is not a vague, hopeful, mysterious, religious, smiley-faced thing. Faith alone, but only in Christ, is the necessary second part to the word, “faith.”
What things do we have faith in? When we lean on any other wall, walk on any other path, listen to any other voice, trust in any other hope, it is not really faith. For the next few days, we’ll look at some un-faiths, with the intention of strengthening our faith in Christ.
Christ alone.