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Messages by Desiring God
What’s It Like to Be a Christian? Faith, Obedience, and Living as Strangers
Oct 8, 2023
David Mathis, an expert on Christian faith and obedience, discusses the significance of Hebrews 11 in understanding Christian faith, obedience, and living as strangers in the world. The podcast explores the nature of faith and its relationship with God's promises, highlighting the obedience of Abraham and Sarah as examples of faith in action. It also delves into the challenges and wisdom of being a Christian in a world that is not our home, emphasizing the importance of desiring God and honoring Him.
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- Christian faith involves embracing God's promises with delight, not just acknowledging truths.
- Obedience from faith means living differently from the world and considering God's promises.
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What's it like to have saving faith?
Saving faith is seeing God's promises from afar and greeting them with delight. It is not mere ascent to truths, but a warm embrace of God and his promises. It is a foretaste of the satisfaction that is to come, and it perseveres in wanting and desiring more.
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