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What is faith? - Part 2 (WWJD/ WDYD)

 

As we have seen, the use of the word faith in its plain meaning is, in most cases, moral conviction, fidelity, and truthfulness.  Let us see how it applies in the writings of the words of Sha’ul (Paul) that we might actually determine what he is actually saying.

Romaiym (Romans) 4:5
But to him that works not, but believes on him that justifies the wicked, his faith (moral conviction, fidelity, and truthfulness) is counted for righteousness.

Romaiym (Romans) 5:1
THEREFORE being made righteous by faith (moral conviction, fidelity, and truthfulness), we have peace with ELOHIYM through our ADONAI YAHUSHA HAMASHIACH:

Romaiym (Romans) 9:30
What shall we say then? That the other people, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith (moral conviction, fidelity, and truthfulness);

Romaiym (Romans) 10:4
For HAMASHIACH is the goal of the Torah for righteousness to everyone that believes.

Again, we cannot really know the meaning of faith without knowing the meaning of righteousness.  We see, however, that HAMASHIACH was sinless, the living Torah, and the goal of the Torah – He who would come to give the complete meaning of the Torah, the author of the Torah and the perfecter of our faith (moral conviction, fidelity, and truthfulness).

We begin to see that faith in its simple meaning is to act with fidelity and truthfulness in the moral conviction of righteousness as expressed in the life and teaching of MASHIACH.  The question is not, “What would Jesus do?” (WWJD)  The question is, "What did YAHUSHA do? (WDYD)

If you are looking for a couple of tips in response to this question, consider that MASHIACH kept the Sabbath, kept the Passover (Last Supper), Matsah (Death), and First Fruits (Ressurection), gave the RUACH on Sheva’oth (Ma’aseh 1:5, 2:1-4), came up to Yerushalayim for Tabernacles (Yahuchanon 7:14), and kept Channukah (Yahuchanon 10:22-23) and Purim (Yahuchanon 5:1).

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