Reason for: Faith

Hello sinners. At this point, you are all condemned to death. A most horrible death, from which there is no escape, and no return. And for you, no hope.

How many consider yourselves perfect? How many honestly believe they are without sin? For those of you reading this that do believe that, these are the questions I would direct to you.

How many of you are sitting there, with a full knowledge of every evil you have ever committed, yet do nothing to rectify your situation? For those of you reading this that know that, you should also know that you cannot possibly, of your own accord, rectify ANYTHING. And that is the question I ask you.

For those that know full well what they have done, and are trying to fix things of your own accord, why do you bother? Sincerely think about this, for there is no hope for you if you continue on this way.

And for those who know what it is they do, and ask for forgiveness on a daily basis, why do you sit here and read this, when you already know the truth? Why are you not out, doing what we as Christians are called to do, which is essentially share the Gospel with everyone?

The answers to theses questions are really quite simple: for the one that believes they are perfect, and I know they exist, it is probably a sense of incompletion, of feeling like there is still something MORE.

For those who know what they do, yet do nothing, they, too, feel incomplete, and have an overwhelming desire to redeem themselves, but they don't know how.

For those who know what they do, and try to rectify themselves, they do not fully understand the concept of 'faith', yet somehow feel drawn to the truth, that they may, finally, experience peace.

And for those who know what they do, and ask God for forgiveness daily, they read this because of an insatiable desire to constantly learn more and more about the one they worship, the one true God.

So basically, in every instance, people are reading this because of faith.

But where does that faith come from? Some people will see this, and completely ignore it, not even bother to skim over it, simply because they are completely without faith. Those are the ones who are truly lost.

Faith comes from the one who created it, the creator of everything: God.

So what is its reason for existence?

Well, the story goes something like this:

God created everything. Including man. God gave man a choice, DO NOT EAT THE FORBIDDEN FRUIT. Man chose the other path. Sin enters the world. God KNEW this would happen, it was part of his plan. Why? Well, I'd imagine because he wanted to be worshiped. What better way to receive that than to create a being with freedom of choice, who had a 50/50 chance of sinning, then offering said sinner a reprieve?

In other words, God created man to worship him. Part of the plan was to find a way to get man to actually do so. Could God have stopped it? Absolutely. Did he? No. Why? To create faith. What is the purpose of faith? To trust that God knows what is best, and to leave everything up to him. He's King, whatever he says goes.

So then why doesn't the entire world act like that? Because sin entered the world. Sin is like darkness: it is the absence of light. But it serves its purpose, because whoever is sinful is condemned to hell, the final death, but whoever believes in Jesus Christ and accepts him as their personal Lord and Saviour and asks for forgiveness, will be saved.

So faith exists so that God can give it to us so that we believe in him, worship him, and, eventually, live with him for all eternity.

But then, why didn't He just skip the whole drama display and set straight for the eternal life bit? Well, I don't imagine it would be very gratifying if one were to be worshiped by what they created just because. This way, there is a reason behind it all: worship God, and save our souls. God 'allowed,' so to speak, evil to be introduced into the world so that His Name may be glorified, that he might receive honour and praises and worship.

So either stay the way you are now, and leave yourself open for eternal damnation;
or, have faith, and worship and honour and glorify him in all that you do, and you will be saved.