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FAITH IS NOT BELIEVING

Faith is not believing because a person always had the ability to believe. However faith is something that comes to the mind of a person from Christ through the Holy Spirit after hearing the gospel of peace (See Rom.10:15 and Rom.10:17 below). Rom.10:17 tells us faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of God so faith comes after hearing the word of God. Faith is the revealed truths of Jesus that is revealed to our minds by the Holy Spirit when the gospel of peace is preached.
The gospel is referred to as the gospel of peace because it has with it the intent of giving the person the Spiritual mind which is life and PEACE to replace the carnal mind which is spiritual death (Rom.8:6). Jesus preached repent for the Kingdom of God is nigh (Mark 14,15 & Matt.4:17,23). However it should be noted that according to Rom.14:17 the Kingdom of God is Righteousness, Peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. So Jesus preached the gospel of peace when he preached the Kingdom of God. Remember Christ also said a person must be born again spiritually in being made righteous to see the Kingdom of God (John 3:3-6). so faith must be something obtained at the point in time when one believes the gospel preached so that they would obtain possession of the faith - the revealed truths as their personal experience in their thoughts.
Furthermore the Rom.5:1 tells us "Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:" Again we see faith is something that comes into the possession of a person at at a particular time (at the time of justification which is the same is being born again)
SEE TEXTS MENTIONED ABOVE QUOTED BELOW:
Rom.10:15-17 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the GOSPEL OF PEACE, and bring glad tidings of good things!
16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Rom.8:6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

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