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Mike n Laura
April 01, 2008 at 11:55pm
Michael, I deeply appreciate your high view of scripture. Now that you point out the similarity between Jesus' encouragement and the prophecy of Isaiah (I've heard the same before), I see that as Jesus' way of reminding him that prophecy was being fulfilled, the Messiah had indeed come. Thanks for another great blog. GREAT to have ya back among us!  ~mike
MichaelATL43
April 02, 2008 at 12:06am
That's exactly the way I see it too Mike. Jesus was indeed reminding John what had been prophesied. If I am not mistaken, John never made it out of that prison did he? This happened shortly before he was beheaded. Wow. Jesus wanted to make absolutely certain that John knew that he knew that he knew that Jesus was The One! Amazing!

By the way, it's great to back, thank you!
Sharon
April 02, 2008 at 7:42am
Good to see you back.We missed you.and great blog
paul delucia
April 02, 2008 at 9:41am
Excellent blog Michael,            While reading this blog a thought came to me (I was minding my own business).         Jesus, the Son of the Living God,  the Savior of the world.... chose to direct people to Scriptures..........very often quoting them.   I cannot recall Him ever stating that His Father had not written them.

3:16 All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

To answer your question...........I do not seek another.  I believe Jesus is the Christ !
Deb
April 02, 2008 at 10:16am
Great blog Michael!  Can we have faith without belief?  And what are we putting our faith into?  Can we have belief without faith?  And what are we believing in?

Faith is believing in something we cannot see...Belief is putting our trust in something...

Belief: 1: a state or habit of mind in which trust or confidence is placed in some person or thing   2: something believed; especially : a tenet or body of tenets held by a group 3: conviction of the truth of some statement or the reality of some being or phenomenon especially when based on examination of evidence

Faith: 1 a: allegiance to duty or a person : loyalty b (1): fidelity to one's promises (2): sincerity of intentions
2 a (1): belief and trust in and loyalty to God (2): belief in the traditional doctrines of a religion b (1): firm belief in something for which there is no proof (2): complete trust3: something that is believed especially with strong conviction; especially : a system of religious beliefs <the Protestant faith>

I don't think we can one without the other.  We must have faith in a God we cannot see, and we must believe in what He can do and who He is.

And to answer your question, I BELIEVE!
MichaelATL43
April 02, 2008 at 1:33pm
Hi Sharon, it's great to see you too!

You also Paul, thanks for the great comment. It would be interesting to compile a blog which points out each time Jesus quoted scripture and or pointed someone back the the Word. In essence, pointing them back to himself. Jesus not only knew the Word, he is the Word. Simply amazing!

Wow Deb.Very interesting definitions you have presented. I look at how many times the word belief was used to describe the definition of Faith. I think faith is tangible. It is evidence. Evidence of the things we cannot see. Or evidence in the things of what we believe. This too would make a great blog topic. Thanks for your input!
Mike n Laura
April 02, 2008 at 11:08pm
Yes, Deb is one smart lady!!

Love ya, Michael!

Cheryl
April 03, 2008 at 11:51am
Not much to add, I believe!

Great blog brother!
MichaelATL43
April 03, 2008 at 11:26pm
John was in prison when he began to doubt. Was He praising God? Maybe not when he said this, but I guarantee he was praising God after he got the response.

Paul was familiar with prison. What got Paul out of prison? Praise!

Praise will break the chains of bondage. Praise will free you. Praise will also conquer unbelief!
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