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True Faith

True Faith is not blind, sweaty, hard work. Nor is it blind belief in something impossible.
It is instead a deep, deep knowledge that something is of God and that that something is true.
We are often told we should have more faith, as if our lack of faith was due to our laziness and lack of commitment. Such comments only point to a lack of understanding in the speaker.
True faith is a gift of God.
It is a revelation.
It is knowing something is real.
It has nothing to do with understanding how or why a thing is, it is an inner knowledge that something is. And it is that knowledge, given by God that is True Faith.

Some people maybe thinking of the term "True Faith" in the sense of there being one true Church. That is addressed in the article "The True Church." (See below)

The few articles below will give examples and help you, we hope, to ask and receive True Faith from God.

Revelation 10v7

But in the days of the voice of
the seventh angel, when he
shall begin to sound, the
mystery of God should be
finished, as he hath declared
to his servants the prophets.

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Ministry
Jesus asked who was greater, the diner at the restaurant table or the waiter? The answer is, of course, the diner. The waiter is there to serve or minister.
A true minister of God is called to prepare and deliver a spiritual meal to the congregation each service. This is for the spiritual growth and health of God’s people. The congregation are the diners.
But there are different ministries and they operate in different ways. The Bible lists five; Apostle, Prophet, Pastor, Evangelist and Teacher.
An apostle is a missionary, one who goes where the Christian message is unknown, converts people, and starts new churches.
A prophet speaks God’s Word. Occasionally he is a major prophet like a Moses or Elijah, but mostly he is a spirit filled preacher, able to inspire people by revealing God’s Word for today.
Pastors are the head of the local church. They are the shepherd, or bishop, of the local flock. While other ministries will often be away from their home church working for God’s kingdom, the Pastor stays at his church nearly all the time. He ensures that the local part of God’s kingdom is spiritually fed, healthy, and maturing. There is no higher office in the local church. There is also no Biblical authority for any management level above the local church or local pastor.
An evangelist will shake your faith and confidence. His calling is to correct and convict with the aim of eradicating error and revealing faults. This brings the congregation back to the cross and up to a closer relationship with Christ. He is like a strong wind shaking a tree, loosening the roots a little so they will go deeper and become stronger.
And the final ministry is the teacher. He explains things. He focuses on building up and encouraging God’s people by adding spiritual understanding of the Bible.
A final word on ministers: they must be called of God. If a man is called to be a Pastor then God will provide the congregation, if a teacher then God will provide the students. There is no need of any overarching management structure. A minister must be called and led by the spirit of God, and he must preach the Word of God from the Bible. Then the people of God will respond.

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