Topical Bible: Faith: Through It Is: Access to God

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Faith, as a central tenet of Christian doctrine, serves as the conduit through which believers gain access to God. It is both a gift from God and a response to His revelation, enabling a personal relationship with the Divine. The Bible presents faith as essential for salvation, communion, and the believer's spiritual journey.

Faith as Access to God

The concept of faith as a means of accessing God is rooted in the understanding that human beings, due to sin, are separated from God. Faith bridges this chasm, allowing believers to approach God with confidence. Hebrews 11:6 states, "And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him." This verse underscores the necessity of faith in drawing near to God.

Faith and Justification

Faith is intricately linked to justification, the act by which God declares a sinner righteous. Romans 5:1 affirms, "Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." Through faith, believers are justified and granted peace with God, signifying restored access and relationship.

Faith and Prayer

Faith is also vital in the practice of prayer, serving as the foundation for effective communication with God. James 1:6 advises, "But let him ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind." Faith assures believers that their prayers are heard and that God is responsive to their petitions.

Faith and the Holy Spirit

The indwelling of the Holy Spirit, a promise to all believers, is accessed through faith. Galatians 3:14 explains, "He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit." Through faith, believers receive the Holy Spirit, who empowers and guides them in their walk with God.

Faith and the New Covenant

The New Covenant, established through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, is accessed by faith. Hebrews 10:19-22 encourages believers, "Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus... let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith." This passage highlights the boldness and assurance that faith provides in approaching God under the New Covenant.

Faith and Eternal Life

Faith is the key to eternal life, as it is through faith in Jesus Christ that believers are granted access to the promise of eternal communion with God. John 3:16 declares, "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." Faith in Christ opens the door to everlasting life with God.

Faith and the Community of Believers

Faith not only grants individual access to God but also unites believers as a community. Ephesians 2:18 states, "For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit." This shared access through faith fosters unity and fellowship among believers, creating a spiritual family with God as the Father.

In summary, faith is the essential means by which believers access God, encompassing justification, prayer, the Holy Spirit, the New Covenant, eternal life, and community. Through faith, the barriers of sin are overcome, and a profound relationship with God is established and nurtured.

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Romans 5:2
By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
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Ephesians 3:12
In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.
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Perfection in Faith
... so that God can allow us to have access to him as ... upon us as being perfected for
ever through the one ... from your uncircumcised lips, nor the faith which arises ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 5 1859/perfection in faith.htm

Access into Grace
... latter, Christ's mediation or intervention, and our faith as the ... which are brought
to us in and through Him, are ... text"'By whom also we have access'"as well ...
/.../maclaren/romans corinthians to ii corinthians chap v/access into grace.htm

The Knowledge which Comes through Faith the Surest of All.
... XI."The Knowledge Which Comes Through Faith the Surest of ... commotion, and Eden delight;
and Faith, and Knowledge ... For access to the Immutable is obtained by a ...
/.../clement/the stromata or miscellanies/chapter xi the knowledge which comes.htm

Do are Then Make Void the Law through Faith? God Forbid; Yea, we ...
... It gives the doctrines of eternity access to the mind ... just in heaven do not reach
us through the senses. ... Now, faith makes all these things realities, it swings ...
/.../finney/lectures to professing christians/do are then make void.htm

Whether the Articles of Faith are Appropriately Enumerated
... in Arts.4 and 6, the things which belong to faith by reason ... our blessedness, and
the mystery of the humanity of Christ, through whom we have access into the ...
/.../aquinas/nature and grace/article eight whether the articles.htm

Christ's Intercession...
... access to the divine Majesty, which access would otherwise ... a true heart in fullness
of faith, etc ... the uttermost them that draw near unto God through him, seeing ...
/.../various/the belgic confession /article xxvi christs intercession.htm

On the Necessity of the Christian Religion
... substance, (which consists in the knowledge of God, faith, love, &c ... But that relation
was changed, through the sin of man ... could have had no hope of access to God ...
/.../the works of james arminius vol 2/disputation xxxii on the necessity.htm

Note A. --Chap. Ii
... most Christians, and how entirely it rests on faith in Christ ... Canaan, as the first
had brought them through the Red ... In the former, very real access to God and ...
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My God Will Hear Me
... When a man can, and does say, in living faith, "My God will hear me!" surely nothing
can keep him from prayer. ... Through Christ I have access to the Father ...
/.../murray/the ministry of intercession/chapter xii my god will.htm

Prayer and Obedience (Continued)
... holy consecration " all this gives wings to faith and energy ... He had this free and
full access because of ... Right through His earthly life His supreme care and ...
/.../bounds/the necessity of prayer/x prayer and obedience continued.htm