A Faith That Works

By Dr. R Michael Baldock

Faith is a word that gets loosely tossed around in the Christian world; however, many are not walking in "True Faith." No amount of works the believer does will ever produce, "True Faith." However, "True Faith will always produce genuine works;

"I will show you my faith by my works." James 2:18b

Within the following pages, I want to

• Language: English
• Publisher: GoldTouch Press, LLC
• Release date: Apr 12, 2021
• ISBN: 9781955347051

Dr. R Michael Baldock

Dr. Baldock began his ministry in March of 1971. In March of 1973 Dr. Baldock began full time ministry. He has pastored nine churches; four of which he pioneered and built from the ground floor up. Dr. Baldock has four earned Doctorate Degrees and one Honorary Doctorate. Dr. Baldock is a gifted preacher and teacher of the Word of God. He enjoys working with pastors and church leaders, to train and raise up leaders in the local church. He enjoys helping to restore pastors and leaders who have fallen on hard times and are in need of mentoring. Dr. Baldock has authored many books and study helps. He believes that the gifts that God has given him should be shared and imparted.

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A Faith That Works

Dr. R. Michael Baldock

Copyright © 2021 by Dr. R. Michael Baldock.

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All scripture used is from the King James Version of the Bible unless otherwise noted. All Hebrew and Greek definitions were from the New Strong’s Expanded, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible.

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Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1:    Faith and Works

Chapter 2:    True Faith

Chapter 3:    Faith Produces Substance

Chapter 4:    Faith Brings A Good Report

Chapter 5:    Faith Produces An Understanding

Chapter 6:    Faith Produces An Excellent Sacrifice

Chapter 7:    Faith Pleases God

Chapter 8:    Faith Produces A Reverent Worship and the Fear of the Lord!

Chapter 9:    Faith Produces Immediate Action

Chapter 10:  Faith Produces Strength To Conceive

Chapter 11:  A Faith That Forsakes the World

Conclusion

About The Author

Introduction

Whether we realize it or not, we walk in some kind of faith every day. You may be thinking how is that? When you enter into a room and turn on the light switch, you do so with faith, that is, faith in the electrician that he did his job correctly, with the result of the lights coming on. When you start your car, you are expressing a faith in the car manufacturer that it will start and continue to run properly.

Faith is a word that gets loosely tossed around in the Christian circles; however, many are not waking in True (The) Faith. No amount of works that one does will produce faith; however, true faith will produce works (James 2:14-26). I will show you my faith by my works. James 2:18b

The True (The) Faith I am speaking of a faith within the correct object, which is, ‘Faith in the Cross and the finished Work of Jesus Christ.’ I have discovered after many years of study on the subject of faith, that there is only one kind if faith that pleases God. Again, I am speaking of ‘Faith in the Cross and what Jesus Christ accomplished there!’

Within the following pages, I want to take you, the reader, on a journey of discovery. In the great book of Hebrews, the writer has left us with an entire chapter on what I like to call The Heroes of Faith!

Upon studying the 11th chapter of Hebrews, we will discover, within the scriptures, an unfolding revelation of the kind of faith it took for all of those recorded in this Great Hall of Fame of Faith chapter.

While walking in faith, each individual produced works which revealed their faith within receiving and/or embracing the promises of God. We will discover that these did not walk in just any kind of faith. These Heroes revealed a ‘true faith,’ they looked forward to the Cross and what Jesus Christ would do there, while today, the believer must look back at the Cross and what Jesus Christ accomplished there!

"Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is before us,"

Looking unto to Jesus The author and Finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set at the right hand of the throne of God.

For consider Him that endured such contradiction of sinners against Himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds. Hebrews 12:1-3

Chapter 1

Faith and Works

"Yea, a man may say, Thou Hast Faith,

and I have works: show me thy faith

without thy works, and I will show thee my faith by my works."

James 2:18

This great Epistle of James has been referred to as the New Testament Book of Proverbs. The main theme in this Epistle is James proclaiming that true faith will be revealed by works. Some were declaring they had faith, yet