Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Credentials of Faith
    Credentials of Faith
    Credentials of Faith
    Ebook72 pages1 hour

    Credentials of Faith

    By Kenneth Dobbin

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    Everyone in America has a form of credential that takes them further in life, your credentials of faith are an investment in your future. Credentials certify your competency and give you authority for whatever you choose to do in life; the most common credential is your high School diploma, a college degree that attests to your identity and specific skills. However, we need to consider that there are other forms of credentials that attest to your personality that are not written on paper but imputed to one another. Let's consider the kind of credentials has God given to you.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublishereBookIt.com
    Release dateApr 26, 2016
    ISBN9781456609641
    Credentials of Faith

    Read more from Kenneth Dobbin

    Related to Credentials of Faith

    Related ebooks

    Religion & Spirituality For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Getting to Know God

      Mar 16, 2020

      Getting to Know God
      3 min read

    • Article

      Trust In God

      Oct 30, 2018

      Trust In God
      4 min read

    • Article

      Why Do Many People STRUGGLE With A LACK OF FAITH?

      Feb 11, 2022

      The apostle Paul exhorts Christians to “walk by faith and not by sight” – 2 Corinthians 5:7. What we see here is a contrast between truth and perception—what we know and believe to be true and what we perceive to be true. This is where the Christian

      3 min read

    • Article

      God Is Able

      Mar 16, 2020

      There are millions of people walking in darkness who have no hope in this life or the next. They are turning to all sorts of alternatives to find answers, but there is only one way, only one answer, only one person who is able. He is able to bring ho

      5 min read

    • Article

      Ask Val

      Aug 25, 2023

      Ask Val
      2 min read

    • Article

      WHAT EXACTLY IS A believer?

      Oct 30, 2020

      WHAT EXACTLY IS A believer?
      3 min read

    • Article

      SPIRITUAL WEAPONS OF WARFARE Understanding The Wiles Of The Devil Part Lll

      Apr 13, 2020

      To be subject to the wiles of the enemy means to be deceived. The Hebrew word for wiles is nekel. It basically refers to five things that often happen to us. As we have discussed in previous articles, the first wile is treachery. The second wile is c

      3 min read

    • Article

      Overcoming Our Separation From God Part II

      Sep 4, 2020

      The fact that God has to take the initiative to reveal Himself to us chafes against the rebellious heart of man. We don’t want to submit to the ways of God and His revelation of Himself. People often try to create a god convenient to their desires:

      2 min read

    • Article

      Ask Val

      Dec 29, 2023

      Ask Val
      2 min read

    • Article

      God’s Word Is A Mirror

      May 20, 2019

      We have an identity crisis in the Church today. This is because we do not know who we are in Christ and what belongs to us through Christ. Our minds remain unrenewed. In the natural, without proof of identity, you are not officially recognised and ca

      1 min read

    • Article

      Ask Val

      Feb 10, 2023

      Ask Val
      2 min read

    • Article

      The SPIRITUAL Versus The NATURAL Part L

      Aug 19, 2019

      Everything about God is spiritual: His love, power, goodness, grace, and faith are all spiritual. They manifest and are expressed in the natural, and they affect the emotional and the physical world, but their origin is spiritual. The Spirit and the

      1 min read

    • Article

      The Fuel of Faith

      Apr 22, 2019

      We need to understand that the faith we received from God is the God kind of faith (Mark 11:22). We don’t need any more faith than the measure we have received (Romans 12:3), however, we need to learn how to develop and exercise our faith if we are t

      1 min read

    • Article

      Ask Val

      Sep 16, 2019

      Ask Val
      2 min read

    • Article

      ‘Socially Acceptable’ Sins

      Apr 22, 2022

      In the church today, there are many sins that are seen as ‘socially acceptable’. Are we changing the Bible to fit our culture, or are we changing our culture to fit the Bible? While the sin of worry, for example, may not seem as severe as murder, it

      6 min read

    • Article

      The Secret To CONTENTMENT

      Aug 7, 2020

      I was confronted with the word “contentment” recently. In this age where we are constantly bombarded by what we are supposed to have, we can sometimes find ourselves lacking contentment in our lives, which influences our spiritual journey. 1 Timothy

      4 min read

    • Article

      Rooted In God’s Love

      Feb 10, 2023

      Rooted In God’s Love
      5 min read

    • Article

      A Tale Of Two GLOBALISMS

      Jun 16, 2023

      Globalisation” is a familiar term. It is the growing interaction and integration among peoples, organisations, and governments worldwide. The term “globalism” is less common: it is the ideology – the thinking, beliefs, and values – that drives global

      3 min read

    • Article

      Faith Rests

      Nov 18, 2019

      According to Hebrews 12:2, the word is also the author and the finisher or the perfecter of our faith. Those who desire to perfect their faith and usher themselves into a place of rest must go to the word and allow Him to perfect their faith. The mos

      1 min read

    • Article

      Letters To The Editor

      Aug 19, 2019

      Thank you for your wonderfully illustrated Biblical series of articles that you regularly publish. I find that I can’t concentrate like I used to, and love the short, precise, and factual articles. I have learnt so much from reading them. I was fasci

      7 min read

    • Article

      Are We Living In A Post-truth Era?

      Sep 28, 2021

      Sometimes it can seem as if facts take a back seat to opinion or emotion. But getting to know God as infinite, pure Truth itself is a powerful basis for finding clarity, harmony, and mental as well as physical healing.

      3 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Credentials of Faith

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      Credentials of Faith - Kenneth Dobbin

      Table of Contents

      1 The Absolute Of Faith

      2 Faith In Christ

      3 Fully Persuaded

      4 Doubt, Skepticism And Unbelief

      5 Broken Faith

      6 Coalescing Faith

      7 Outcome Of Faith

      8 Withdrawing Your Confidence

      9 Faith Without Works

      10 The Tongue Has the Power Of Life

      11 The Righteous Live By Faith

      12 Believing God

      13 Walking As Christ Did

      14 The Authority Of Christ

      15 Wandering From The

      16 Sharing Your Faith

      17 Credentials Of Faith Are Earned

      Credentials

      Of

      Faith

      By

      Kenneth E Dobbin

      Copyright 2012 Kenneth Dobbin

      All rights reserved

      No part of this may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from the author. The only exception is by a reviewer, who may quote short excerpts in a review.

      Unless otherwise indicated, Bible quotations are taken from the NIV & KJV versions of the bible. Copyright © NIV 1973, 1978, 1984 by the International Bible Society, Zondervan Bible Publishers. Copyright© KJV.

      1 The Absolute Of Faith

      Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Hebrews 11:6

      The majority of men seldom ask why God created the heavens and the earth nor do we ask why God created a huge place for mankind to live? With all the evidence of creation do we have any confidence in the proof God has given to man that he exists. As long as we are asking, why did God create man to populate the earth in the first place? From man’s perspective we do not make things unless we have a reason or a need for them. In other words it would be pointless to make anything without a need for it. For this reason we as men must consider what our role is and where do I fit in God’s plan? More importantly what do I have to do to fit into God’s plan and how may I obtain the credentials of faith required by God?

      The fact is that no one of human origin saw God while he was busy forming the earth in its entire splendor. As intelligent men we are able to reason with the evidence of the creation that the earth was created by a supreme being. This coincides with the inspired Scriptures that reveal to men the understanding that the Earth was created specifically by God. You see, God left several trails of evidence for man to find, examine and then consider to give us sound reasoning to believe in him.

      The bible tells us that God has made his existence plain to every man, more so when his existence is clearly seen and understood from what has been made. However, this evidence leaves men without excuse (Romans 1:19-20). God revealed that every man was given a measure of faith (Romans 12:3 and that without faith it is impossible to please God. Still is up to the individual to use his or her measure of faith to seek and know God personally.

      It is also obvious that God would not create man without a plan to use man for a specific purpose. At the same time, it doesn’t make sense that God would deliberately make anything to throw away but had a purpose for the man he created. According to scriptures, in the beginning God created man giving him dominion over his creation. God later revealed to Moses that he was building a Kingdom of Priests as his overall goal. However mankind became obstinate, unruly and unfit even to rule his own life because he refused to look to his creator for his wisdom and guidance. Man in his effort to have creature comforts and pleasure ran amuck, without controlling their actions or choosing to love and care for one another.

      In the meantime an enemy of God was actively at work disrupting what God planned for mankind. Satan influenced man to look out for himself in a world where every man could live without common decency and survive through wickedness. Man did what was right in his eyes and chose to live without restraining his actions or allowing himself to be concerned for one another. Therefore, God brought this charge against his people.

      "There is no faithfulness, no love, no acknowledgment of God in the land. There is only cursing, lying and murder, stealing and adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed. Hosea 4:1-2

      These characteristics would not be allowed in the kingdom of God because the lack of restraint would threaten the peace of God and man without resemblance of civil order. In addition mankind has always longed for a sense of utopia, a place without death, pain, or sorrow. God created a heavenly place where men can safely live, but it demanded a moral life that showed concern for one another.

      If God’s plan were to succeed he had to devise a way where man would turn from his wicked ways and nurture his plan back to the original design. Sinful men needed a change of heart to become decent people but their heart had to be guided by the restraints that would create and establish love for one another. Because of this the laws of love had to be embedded within the heart of the individual citizen of heaven so they may govern their lives of their free will to please God. For this reason heaven is a place of rest where men live in peace by choosing to do no harm to one another.

      Without exception entering through the pearly gates and into heaven must be done in accordance to the conditions of God’s plan. God loves his children and has the desire to protect his children from all harm. At the same time, Heaven is God’s kingdom where he sits enthroned as the majestic and supreme ruler of the living. God has every right to demand that anyone entering in to his kingdom be according to the decisions described in his plan.

      For the most part the people of the world – those whom Satan has deceived are ignorant of God’s plan of Salvation. When they hear and understand the gospel message they will turn from their wicked ways to take part in

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1