Another evidence that the faith must be the revealed truths is seen in Revelation 14 with focus on verse 12.
Rev.14:12 tells us how we are to prepare to have patience or endurance to resist receiving the Mark of the Beast and being punished with the seven last plagues; which is being a keeper of the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. You don't prepare to resist temptation by having the believing or confidence of Jesus, you prepare resist temptation by storing up the revealed truths of Christ in your heart. This the Psalmist did, see Psalms 119:11, this is the oil of the Spirit of truth that the wise virgins stored up in excess in preparation to meet the groom. So my dear brethren heed the word of God be built up the word of patience that you may resist in the hour of temptation as said in Rev.3:10. This is the warning reiterated in Rev.3:18 to Laodicea; to buy gold tried in the fire that thou mayest be rich (rich in faith James 2:5), the gold tried in fire is the faith - God's revealed truths in us that when it is tried worketh patience as said in James 1:3.
Thus the faith which 1John 5:4 tells us is our victory over the world must be the reveal truths of God.
Much blessing unto you my dear friends through the faith of Christ Jesus as we face a new year and approach the impending conflict.
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