Miracle School ‘09 Class 1 – The Law of Faith Class Description:

This class is designed to give students an introduction to the law of faith and the importance of believers learning to live by faith.

Class Objectives:

At the conclusion of this class, students should have an understanding of: The role of faith in the life of a believer What faith is and how faith works The difference between faith and sense knowledge

Foundation Scripture:

Romans 3:27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.

Class Topics:

Topics Why is faith important? The definition of faith How faith works Abraham our father

Class Materials:

The Holy Bible

Class Methodology:

Classroom Teaching and Discussion

Class Requirements:

Attendance

Suggested Reading:

Bible Faith Study Course, Kenneth Hagin; Faith and Confession, Charles Capps; Faith That Will Not Change, Charles Capps; Insights Into Faith, Andrew Wommack; In the Footsteps of a Prophet, Jerry Savelle; Faith, Foolishness or Presumption; Frederick K.C. Price; How to Obtain Strong Faith, Dr. Frederick K.C. Price; Real Faith for Healing, Charles Price

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Miracle School ‘09 Outline – The Law of Faith I.

WHY FAITH IS IMPORTANT

Habakkuk 2:4 Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith. Romans 1:17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. Galatians 3:11 But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith. Hebrews 10:38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. A. The bible commands us to live by faith B. Everything in the Kingdom of God is accessed by faith 1. By grace through faith we were saved 2. The same way we were saved (by grace through faith) is the same way we are supposed to live C. Faith pleases God II. THE DEFINITION OF FAITH

Hebrews 11:1-3 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. A. Faith versus Sense Knowledge 1. There are two realities/two realms 2. The unseen and the seen 3. The visible and the invisible 4. The physical and the spiritual

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Miracle School ‘09 5. What we see is not all that there is a) We have two sets of eyes b) Natural eyes & spiritual eyes

2 Kings 6:17 "Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And he LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha." Matthew 13:16 But blessed are your eyes for they see: and your ears, for they hear. 2 Corinthians 5:7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight) (1) The 5 physical senses provide natural information about the seen realm (a) Sight (b) Hearing (c) Smell (d) Taste (e) Touch (2) The word of God provides spiritual information about the unseen realm (a) The unseen spiritual realm (perceived by spiritual senses) (b) Spiritual eyes (c) Spiritual ears c) In the Garden, Adam and Eve’s spiritual eyes were open and they were designed to function like God d) Doubting Thomas

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Miracle School ‘09 John 20:29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. (1) Sense knowledge versus faith (a) Faith is based on spiritual knowledge which is information that comes from the Word of God. (b) Faith does not need evidence from the senses. (c) Faith agrees and believes the word of God (d) Faith is always now (God exists outside of time)

(2) Hardness of Heart (a) Relates more easily to the natural realm than the spiritual realm (b) Relies and believes what can be perceived by the senses more than the word of God (c) Relies on what you can taste, touch, feel, hear or smell Mark 6:52 For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their heart was hardened. III. HOW FAITH WORKS A. Faith is a law

Romans 3:27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. 1. Laws always work the same way 2. Laws are not respecters of persons 3. Laws do not change Psalm 89:34 My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.

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Miracle School ‘09 Romans 10:10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 4. Laws always works the same way 5. Faith always works a) The way you were saved is the same way everything is received in the Kingdom B. Faith begins when the will of God is known 1. The will of God is revealed in His word 2. The written word (logos) versus the revealed word (rhema)

C. The Word of God will Change Any Situation, Circumstance or Problem Hebrews 11:3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. 1. The worlds were created by the word of God a) The word of God is the foundation that will change any circumstance b) The spirit is greater, eternal and controls the natural c) The unseen world controls the seen world d) The worlds were framed by the word of God 2. By faith the elders were able to obtain the good report (Hebrews 11:2) a) The good report is what God promised b) An evil report is what the Devil promised 3. Faith is how you OBTAIN a report a) Faith is how you receive God’s promise as reality in their lives b) What you believe will determine your outcome

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Miracle School ‘09 c) If you have faith in an evil report, you are really trusting in the devil’s power to bring it to pass and guess what the evil report will come to pass d) If you have faith in a good report, you are trusting in God’s power to bring it to pass, and guess what, you will get it D. The God Kind of Faith (Mark 11:22) 1. God sees the end from the beginning (Isaiah 46:10) 2. God calls things that be not as though they were (Romans 4:17) 3. God dominates the seen realm through words (Hebrews 11:3) 4. God understands that the seen realm is temporal (subject to change) (2 Cor. 4:18)

5. Must believe you receive when you pray (Mark 11:24) E. Faith versus Belief

Romans 10:10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 1. Believing is a function of the heart a) Beliefs are stored at a subconscious level 2. Faith is your response to what you believe

Mark 9:23 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. Mark 10:27 And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible. Matthew 17:20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

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Miracle School ‘09 Luke 17:6 And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you. 3. It’s not enough to believe, you also have to say in order for faith to work 4. Faith without works is dead (James 2:20) a) In other words, faith without corresponding actions isn’t faith b) Or faith without words is dead 5. Faith is your positive response to what God has already done. (Andrew Wommack) a) It is your response to God’s grace b) It is not what you must do to make the Lord act on your behalf c) We only need to respond (or enforce) what he has already done. IV.

ABRAHAM OUR FATHER

Romans 4:12 And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised. Romans 4:16 Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all, A. Abraham is called the Father of Faith 1. If you want to experience the best of God study Abraham (Romans 4, Hebrews 11:8-19) 2. He believed God and it was accounted to him as righteousness (Romans 4:3, 4:22) 3. He was fully persuaded that God was able to perform what he promised (Romans 4:21) 4. He grew strong in faith as he glorified God (Romans 4:20)

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