Sanctified by faith

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SEARCH the phrase "imparted faith"~10

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Hypothesis: What does sanctified by faith mean, looking for clues with the word “imparted” ?

EGW: “The fine linen, says the Scripture, “is the righteousness of saints.” Revelation 19:8. It is the righteousness of Christ, His own unblemished character, that through faith is imparted to all who receive Him as their personal Saviour. {COL 310.3}

ROB: “The robe of Jesus is given to us by faith, and this gift is imparted to us gradually as we via faith take His precious promises and appropriate them to ourselves as our own.

EGW: “The talents that Christ entrusts to His church represent especially the gifts and blessings imparted by the Holy Spirit. “To one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; to another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; to another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: but all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as He will.” 1 Corinthians 12:8-11. All men do not receive the same gifts, but to every servant of the Master some gift of the Spirit is promised. {COL 327.1}

ROB:” Notice the gift of faith, is a greater gift to some, even though a lesser gift of faith is given to all of us, so we can begin to come to Jesus via faith.

EGW: “But in laying His hand upon the leper, Jesus received no defilement. His touch imparted life-giving power. The leprosy was cleansed. Thus it is with the leprosy of sin,—deep-rooted, deadly, and impossible to be cleansed by human power. “The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrefying sores.” Isaiah 1:5, 6. But Jesus, coming to dwell in humanity, receives no pollution. His presence has healing virtue for the sinner. Whoever will fall at His feet, saying in faith, “Lord, if Thou wilt, Thou canst make me clean,” shall hear the answer, “I will; be thou made clean.” Matthew 8:2, 3, R. V. {DA 266.1}

ROB: “Notice the way genuine faith is claimed by Jesus. The man with disease ASKED for healing by speaking in prayer HIS WORDS that promise healing, and the power of healing was imparted to the sick man. This is how faith works.

Faith means to support someone who is a "higher authority" than you.


EGW: “Faith that enables us to receive God’s gifts is itself a gift, of which some measure is imparted to every human being. It grows as exercised in appropriating the word of God. In order to strengthen faith, we must often bring it in contact with the word. {Ed 253.4

ROB: Notice the way the message explains genuine faith. This message is explaining how the faith process works for a supporter of Jesus.


EGW: “Without the grace of Christ, the sinner is in a hopeless condition; nothing can be done for him; but through divine grace, supernatural power is imparted to the man and works in mind and heart and character. It is through the impartation of the grace of Christ that sin is discerned in its hateful nature and finally driven from the soul temple. It is through grace that we are brought into fellowship with Christ, to be associated with Him in the work of salvation. Faith is the condition upon which God has seen fit to promise pardon to sinners; not that there is any virtue in faith whereby salvation is merited, but because faith can lay hold of the merits of Christ, the remedy provided for sin. Faith can present Christ’s perfect obedience instead of the sinner’s transgression and defection. When the sinner believes that Christ is his personal Saviour, then according to His unfailing promises, God pardons his sin and justifies him freely. The repentant soul realizes that his justification comes because Christ, as his Substitute and Surety, has died for him, is his atonement and righteousness. {FW 100.3}

ROB: Speaking of germinating (justification) in Jesus, as a seed, the imparting of His works, has nothing to do from you, or by you, only that you asked your Saviour to do this saving.

EGW: ”“I represent the power of Rome, and my soldiers recognize my authority as supreme. So dost Thou represent the power of the infinite God, and all created things obey Thy word. Thou canst command the disease to depart, and it shall obey Thee. Speak but the word, and my servant shall be healed.” {MH 64.1}
“As thou hast believed,” Christ said, “so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.” Verse 13. {MH 64.2}

ROB: Notice how this message explains the centurion’s faith.

Faith means to support someone who is a "higher authority" than you.

So the soldiers are supporting their Centurion as a higher authority. The Centurion also is a supporter of the higher authority, the Caesar of Rome. Notice this Centurion is explaining this support process in secular terms.

For a person who begins to have faith in Jesus, a term called "believe" or "believing", a word called in Hebrew "aman" which is a family of words all in the Faith word family, the process of supporting a "divine high authority" such as Jesus is really, really simple:

You just say precious promises as your words, asking Jesus to do what these precious promises are empowered to do in His Name, and thus before of your needs this powers does those needs inside of you. If your request is immediate, the supply of power is immediate.

For example "Keep my eye single" stops you from looking lustfully at females.

"Lord your words I speak, not mine" stops you from speaking human words to others and let you speak divinely inspired words instead.

"Lord lead me not into anything dysfunctional" stops you stomach from eating bad foods (assuming you know what are functional and dysfunctional foods to begin with)

"Lord call on me at 4:30 Am" is also a promise for GOD to stir you awake for worship of Him each morning, any time you like can be claimed.

I have yet to find a promise that gets you out of bed, God never violates your free will to choose Him, therefore you must daily ask to receive. There is a continual prayer of asking and receiving in the mind, as you fight the good fight of faith. Which means as you support Jesus, Jesus will support you. Amen

EGW: ”“If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.” Mark 9:23. It is faith that connects us with heaven and brings us strength for coping with the powers of darkness


ROB: Ellen White is writing that the word “believe” means “to have faith”.

Joh 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever "has faith"  in Jesus should not perish, but have everlasting life.

EGW: “The sanctification of the soul is accomplished through steadfastly beholding Him [Christ] by faith as the only-begotten Son of God, full of grace and truth. The power of truth is to transform heart and character. Its effect is not like a dash of color here and there upon the canvas; the whole character is to be transformed, the image of Christ is to be revealed in words and actions. A new nature is imparted. Man is renewed after the image of Christ in righteousness and true holiness.... The grace of Christ is essential every day, every hour. Unless it is with us continually, the inconsistencies of the natural heart will appear and the life will present a divided service. The character is to be full of grace and truth. Wherever the religion of Christ works, it will brighten and sweeten every detail of life with more than an earthly joy and a higher than earthly peace (Letter 2a, 1892). {6BC 1117.15}

ROB: Wow Ellen White speaks of the growing of souls in Christ (sanctification) and the new nature of Jesus is imparted to us. This process of faith must be done hour by hour continually.

So by faith we start off in Christ

And

By faith we remain growing in Christ

EGW: “May the Lord help you is my prayer. Now is the time to fight the good fight of faith. Now is the time to wrestle against the prompting of the natural heart. Now is your time to be as true as steel to your marriage vows, refusing, in thought, word, or deed, to spoil your record as a man who fears God and obeys His commandments. You have been imbibing spiritualistic ideas. But if you will now turn wholly to God, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ will be imparted to you, and truth will triumph in your life.—Letter 231, 1903. {TSB 201.4}

ROB: Notice the process of faith is a continually fight where you are speaking in prayer of your mind the precious promises that impart powers of Jesus to you immediately because your specific needs are also immediate, as you fight the good fight of faith, and battle against the dysfunctional “prompting of the natural heart. “

EGW: “Said the great apostle to the Gentiles, “I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me” (Galatians 2:20). By faith Paul appropriated the grace of Christ, and this grace supplied the necessities of his soul. By faith he received the heavenly gift, and imparted it to souls longing for light. This is the experience we need.... Pray for this faith. Strive for it. Believe that God will give it to you.... {HP 57.3

ROB: “Notice this message explains Paul’s faith. The word "appropriated" is never explained by Mrs White, nor does Scripture explain this word either. The modern dictionary does not explain Mrs Whites use of this word either. Never NEVER should we consult a dictionary in the first place. Never do this. Always ask where is the Bible verse for this word from our Translator?

Here is the verse

Ps 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

In other words, in English

Ps 51:10 Appropriate in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

Why does Ellen White choose appropriate rather than create? I don't know.

Here is the place I get this reference from:

EGW: "“Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.” This prayer is appropriate for every soul, and at any time and in every place may be offered to God in the name and through the merit of Christ. The thought that God can take a poor, sinful, sorrowful human being, and so transform him by grace that he may become an heir of God and joint heir with Jesus, is almost too great for our comprehension. If the sinner comes to God confessing his sin, and believing in Christ as his personal Saviour, he will be accepted; for the word of God is sure. It is yea and amen. Jesus says, “Him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.” Christ takes upon him the sins of the transgressor, and imputes to him his righteousness, and by his transforming grace makes him capable of associating with angels and communing with God. {YI January 19, 1893, par. 1}

Now of course many will say I am doing speculation, or reading the passage wrongly? That my exegesis is wrong. Mockers mock. If anybody has a better view of genuine faith and where Ellen White gets this from, let me hear your research,

Notice the message is to make this creative process of faith into a mystery, hence Jesus chose the word "appropriate" that has no meaning based ob traditions and precepts of men, but is a special creative process within the compassion center of the Holy Spirit.

------------back to faith and the imparting phrase used by Ellen White

EGW: “The fine linen, says the Scripture, “is the righteousness of saints.” It is the righteousness of Christ, His own unblemished character, that through faith is imparted to all who receive Him as their personal Saviour.... This covering, the robe of His own righteousness, Christ will put upon every repenting, believing soul (Christ’s Object Lessons, 309-311). {LHU 344.5

ROB: “Notice this message explains faith.

EGW: “God has imparted to us moral powers and religious susceptibilities. He has given his own dear Son as a propitiation for our sins, that through him we might be reconciled to God. He has brought to us knowledge, light, and truth, to open our understanding. He is the way, the truth, and the life; and now it devolves upon man to seek most earnestly to co-operate with the agencies which the Lord has provided for his salvation. He must with earnestness lay hold upon the helps God has placed within his reach. He must pray, he must search the Scriptures, he must believe the word of God, he must obey God, and must employ all his powers in making the most of the opportunities and privileges brought within his reach. Then we must be laborers together with God; for God will not complete his work without human agencies. Jesus has made the infinite sacrifice in our behalf, and he expects of his followers far more than they give him,—voluntary, zealous, disinterested co-operation. His bounty has brought the treasures of heaven within the reach of man, and God expects us to show our faith by our works. ...{RH March 1, 1887, par. 6}


ROB: wow, we support Jesus by allowing His works to work in us, is demonstrating that faith as a power of Jesus, is alive in us. Without this proof, we are not known as disciples of Christ.

Where does the Scriptures speak of this theme?

Ac 26:18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

ROB: “Notice Paul speaks of an Opposer to the true elohiym power, and this change of powers ruling over us is proof because of those who are sanctified by faith .

And again this concept is mentioned only ONCE in the Bible by this single verse here.

So my dear readers how important it is that Faith makes us special before GOD, holy before GOD, because it is through faith in the Name of Jesus, that we are imparted with His powers, because we asked for this.

So not only do humans begin with Jesus, and His righteousness is imputed to us, saving us. BUT we are also growing in Jesus, and His righteousness is imparted to us, so we are also "sanctified by faith" in His Name. Amen

Shalom

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For more

Read spiritualsprings.proboards.com/thread/24/ellen-white-explains-faith-process

For more on faith meaning support

Read spiritualsprings.org/ss-1513.htm

Have a look at there three words in Hebrew, all with the same three letters coloured in yellow

The first word "man" meaning "biological support" manna is food that supports your cells

The second word "aman" means to "affirm support" to a prayer, or idea.

The third word "amanuh" means to "support GOD as a family power"

Hmm?amanuh should be spelt as amfnuh, the Author might be simplifying the spelling for beginners.

The process of learning is to always make things simple and easy to follow. Greater details come later.

Shalom my friends

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Some claim faith is never a verb, but clearly faith is both a noun and a verb.

Faith means to support someone who is a higher authority than yourself.

Notice the quotation of Ellen White commenting upon the first use of faith in the Scriptures, all translated poorly:

The Hebrew Bible HUB, analysis sadly lists two verbs in the phrase

"and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun." 

"and were" is a VERB

"going down" is a VERB

All the other words including the faith word is a NOUN

They say "AND WERE his hands steady, until the GOING DOWN of the sun.

The English translation reads (according to a Ancient Hebrew)

Moses hands WERE SUPPORTED, until the GOING DOWN of the sun.

So the word "faith" is used in context as a verb, meaning support. Not one translation agrees with this idea except the LXX.

Notice using the LXX Apostolic Polyglot

They translate the "faith" word in English as "supported", This is the only Bible translation that does.

Shalom