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Romans 1:16-17 NASB
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “BUT THE RIGHTEOUS man SHALL LIVE BY FAITH.”

Romans 10:14-17 (NASB)
14 How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher? 15 How will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, “HOW BEAUTIFUL ARE THE FEET OF THOSE WHO BRING GOOD NEWS OF GOOD THINGS!” 16 However, they did not all heed the good news; for Isaiah says, “LORD, WHO HAS BELIEVED OUR REPORT?” 17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

Romans 12:3 NASB

3 For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith.

Strong's Concordance

Greek: pistis: faith, faithfulness (Greek added)

Strongs’s Number: G4102 (Strong's number added)

Original Word: πίστις, εως, ἡ

Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine

Transliteration: pistis

Phonetic Spelling: (pis'-tis)

Definition: faith, faithfulness

Usage: faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.

HELPS Word-studies

4102 pístis (from 3982/peithô, "persuade, be persuaded") – properly, persuasion (be persuaded, come to trust); faith.

Faith (4102/pistis) is always a gift from God, and never something that can be produced by people. In short, 4102/pistis ("faith") for the believer is "God's divine persuasion" – and therefore distinct from human belief (confidence), yet involving it. The Lord continuously births faith in the yielded believer so they can know what He prefers, i.e. the persuasion of His will (1 Jn 5:4).

[4102 (pistis) in secular antiquity referred to a guarantee (warranty). In Scripture, faith is God's warranty, certifying that the revelation He inbirthed will come to pass (His way).

Faith (4102/pistis) is also used collectively – of all the times God has revealed (given the persuasion of) His will, which includes the full revelation of Scripture (Jude 3). Indeed, God the Lord guarantees that all of this revelation will come to pass! Compare Mt 5:18 with 2 Tim 3:16.]

These next scriptural references are but just a few of the of the verses and passages that hopefully help address some of the questions you might have about the truth about faith and the body, the church, Church of Christ, in Christ Jesus our Lord (Mark 11:22-26, Luke 12:28, Luke 22:32, Acts 15:8-9, Acts 26:15-18, Romans 1:1-6, Romans 3:21-31, Romans 10:13-17 NASB, Romans 12:3 NASB, Romans 14:22-23, 1 Corinthians 13:16, Ephesians 4:4-6 NASB, Hebrews 12:1-3 NASB, 1 Peter 5:6-11, 1 John 5:1-4).

The Lord's church, the body, Church of Christ, are the faithful baptized believers in Christ that have been called out of the world to represent the kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ as priests on earth (1 Peter 2:9, Revelation 1:6, Revelation 5:10, Revelation 20:6) serving our Lord Christ Jesus waiting to be called home (Philippians 3:14, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, 2 Timothy 4:7-8) to enter the heavenly kingdom of Christ and God.

* Note in Revelation 20:6, “Thousand years” represents “the reign of Christians with Christ will be a perpetual phenomenon throughout the whole Christian age.” (Cited from Coffman Commentaries on the Bible “Revelation Chapter 20” (verse 6).

Strong's Concordance

Greek: ekklésia: an assembly, a (religious) congregation (Greek added)

Strong’s Number: G1577 (Strong's number added)

Original Word: ἐκκλησία, ας, ἡ
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: ekklésia
Phonetic Spelling: (ek-klay-see'-ah)
Definition: an assembly, a (religious) congregation
Usage: an assembly, congregation, church; the Church, the whole body of Christian believers.

HELPS Word-studies

1577 ekklēsía (from 1537 /ek, "out from and to" and 2564 /kaléō, "to call") – properly, people called out from the world and to God, the outcome being the Church (the mystical body of Christ) – i.e. the universal (total) body of believers whom God calls out from the world and into His eternal kingdom. [The English word "church" comes from the Greek word kyriakos, "belonging to the Lord" (kyrios). 1577 /ekklēsía ("church") is the root of the terms "ecclesiology" and "ecclesiastical."]

Strong's Concordance

Greek: ek or ex: from, from out of (Greek added)

Strong’s Number: G1537 (Strong's number added)

ek or ex: from, from out of

Original Word: ἐκ, ἐξ
Part of Speech: Preposition
Transliteration: ek or ex
Phonetic Spelling: (ek)
Definition: from, from out of
Usage: from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.

HELPS Word-studies

1537 ek (a preposition, written eks before a vowel) – properly, "out from and to" (the outcome); out from within. 1537 /ek ("out of") is one of the most under-translated (and therefore mis-translated) Greek propositions – often being confined to the meaning "by." 1537 (ek) has a two-layered meaning ("out from and to") which makes it out-come oriented (out of the depths of the source and extending to its impact on the object).

Strong's Concordance

Greek: kaleó: to call (Greek added)

Strong’s Number: G2564 (Strong's number added)

kaleó: to call

Original Word: καλέω

Part of Speech: Verb

Transliteration: kaleó

Phonetic Spelling:(kal-eh'-o)

Definition: to call

Usage: (a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name.

These are just but some of the scriptural references to who we need to worship daily, by prayer, praise, reading and studying, service, and teaching: God the Father (John 20:17, Romans 1:7, 1 Corinthians 15:24), God the Son (John 1:1-2, Colossians 2:9-12 KJV, Hebrews 1:1-14), and God the Holy Spirit (Acts 5:3-4, Acts 17:29 KJV, Romans 1:20 KJV), in spirit (in utmost sincerity, reverence, understanding and fervently from the heart and as directed by the word of God) and in truth, as the bible commands it (Joshua 24:14 NASB, Psalms 145:18-20, Matthew 4:4, John 3:1-7, John 4:24, John 17:17, 1 Corinthians 5:8 NASB, 1 Corinthians 12:13, 2 Corinthians 1:12-14 NASB, 2 Corinthians 13:14, Ephesians 1:13-14 NASB, Philippians 3:3, 1 Timothy 1:5, Hebrews 12:28).

Strong's Concordance

Greek: proskuneó: to do reverence to (Greek added)

Strong’s Number: G4352 Strong's number added)

Original Word: προσκυνέω

Part of Speech: Verb

Transliteration: proskuneó

Phonetic Spelling:(pros-koo-neh'-o)

Definition: to do reverence to

Usage: I go down on my knees to, do obeisance to, worship.

HELPS Word-studies

G4352 proskynéō (from G4314/prós, "towards" and kyneo, "to kiss") – properly, to kiss the ground when prostrating before a superior; to worship, ready "to fall down/prostrate oneself to adore on one's knees" (DNTT); to "do obeisance" (BAGD).

["The basic meaning of G4352(proskynéō), in the opinion of most scholars, is to kiss. . . . On Egyptian reliefs worshipers are represented with outstretched hand throwing a kiss to (pros-) the deity" (DNTT, 2, 875,876).

4352 (proskyneō) has been (metaphorically) described as "the kissing-ground" between believers (the Bride) and Christ (the heavenly Bridegroom). While this is true, 4352 (proskynéō) suggests the willingness to make all necessary physical gestures of obeisance.]

We come together to honor our Lord Christ Jesus and partake in the “Lord's supper” that was instituted by our Lord Christ Jesus for the remembrance (1 Corinthians 11:23-25), and celebration of His death, burial, and resurrection (John 19:20-20:18, 1 Corinthians 5:7-8, 1 Peter 1:3)

We are proclaiming the Lord’s death until He comes (1 Corinthians 11:26). By partaking of the Lord’s Supper, we are also proclaiming our freedom from the slavery of sin, Satan, and death. We are proclaiming redemption by God as we recall the sacrifice of our Lord and the covenant initiated to us by our Lord. We are not only sorrowful because of what our sins have done to Christ, but we are celebrating our standing with God because of Christ’s sacrifice. We are proclaiming to one another and to the outsiders that we are children of God, redeemed by the blood of the Lamb.

The bread represents the shame, the humiliation, and the suffering that Christ endured by coming in the form of a man and allowing His creation to put Him to death.

The fruit of the vine is for remembrance of the new covenant of His blood that He shed for us to redeem us, for the forgiveness of our sins, to ransom us from our futile ways.

(Cited West Pam Beach Church of Christ “The Purpose of The Lord’s Supper")

These are the truths surrounding the Lord's supper they are given to us in the inspired written word of God, (Matthew 26:26-32, Mark 14:22-25, Luke 22:18-20, Acts 20:28, Romans 3:21-26, Romans 5:1-11, 1 Corinthians 11:20-34, Ephesians 1:1-8, Ephesians 2:13-22 NASB,1 Timothy 2:5-6, Hebrews 9:11-24, 1 Peter 1:14-19, 1 John 1:5-7).

We come together in fellowship to share in our prosperity for the collection for the ministry of the gospel, to aid missionaries, to aid communities visited by calamity or disaster, and to aid those in need (Proverbs 3:27, Matthew 25:31-40, Romans 12:13, 1 Corinthians 16:1-2, 2 Corinthians 8:8-15, 2 Corinthians 9:5-15, Galatians 6:2-10, Ephesians 2:10, Philippians 4:10-13, 1 Thessalonians 5.8-18, Titus 2:11-14, Titus 3:4-8, Hebrews 6:9-12, Hebrews 13:15-16, James 2:14-24, 1 John 3:11-18).

In the Lord's church, the body, Church of Christ, in Christ, we gather together to fellowship and learn about God the Father, our Lord Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit with the teachings, and lessons from the inspired word of God (Acts 2:42, Romans 4:17-25, Romans 15:4, 1 Corinthians 9:9-10, 1 Corinthians 10:1-13, Ephesians 2:20, Philippians 4:8-9, Colossians 1:23, 2 Timothy 3:14-17, Hebrews 6:10-19, James 5:7-11, 2 Peter 3:1-2, Jude 1:20).

There is an invitation to visitors and listeners to be part of the body, the church, Church of Christ, in Christ, to begin a walk in newness of life being faithful until death (Matthew 16:26, Luke 8:15, Luke 21:19, Romans 5:1-5, Romans 8:18-25, Hebrews 10:35-39, Hebrews 12:1-17, James 1:3-4, James 5:10-11, 1 Peter 2:19-25, 1 Peter 3:14-17 KJV, 1 Peter 4:12-19, Jude 1:17-25, Revelation 2:10-11, Revelation 3:10-11).

There is also an invitation for any brother or sister in Christ that needs encouragement, prayers, or help with coming back to the Lord (Matthew 6:14-15, Matthew 18:21-22, Mark 11:25, 2 Corinthians 2:7-8, Colossians 3:12-14, 1 Thessalonians 5:14-15).

The day of celebration that has been given to us as written in the New Testament consists of one day that is celebrated fifty-two times a year known as the Lords Day, the First Day of the Week, Sunday (Matthew 28:1-10, Mark 16:1-16 NASB, Luke 24:1-26, John 20:1-20, Acts 2:42-44, Acts 20:7, Romans 12:1-13, Romans 16:16, 1 Corinthians 11:17-31, 1 Corinthians 16:1-2, 2 Corinthians 9:1-12, Galatians1:8-9, Hebrews 10:24-25, Revelation 1:10).

This is a day that brings about a joy and that joy comes from the Lord, a wonderful day to be thankful for all that God our Father, His Son our Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit have done, as well as what they are doing. This is a day that we are to be thankful, helpful, sharing the faith bringing Glory to God.

We need to be of sound and sober mind striving to live a life closer to the honor and glory that are part of the body, the church, Church of Christ, in Christ (Romans 2:1-10, 1 Corinthians 10:31-33, Ephesians 5:15-21, Colossians 3:1-24) and for the sake of our prayers along with keeping fervent in our spirit serving the Lord (Acts 18:25, Acts 20:19-21, Romans 12:11), and keeping fervent for our love for one another (1Peter 4:7-9 NASB).

In Matthew 5:13 our Lord Christ Jesus has given us guidance about being the salt of the earth.

In Matthew 5:14-16 we are to become the light of our Lord Christ Jesus to others.

In 1 Thessalonians 1:2-4 we need to be thankful for our brothers and sisters constantly in the body as we pray for them remembering their work of faith, and labor in love, and their steadfastness in hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the presence of God our Father.

In 1 Thessalonians 5:12-14 we are to respect our leaders who rule over us in the Lord in the church that admonish us and to esteem them very highly because of their work, and to be at peace among yourselves, also we are to admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak in faith, and be patient with them all.

In Hebrews 6:10-12 as written:
10 For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do. 11And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness to have the full assurance of hope until the end, 12 so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

In Hebrews 13:7 we are to remember our leaders that have passed away that you heard the word of God from and consider the outcome of their life and imitate their and faith.

In Hebrews 13:17 we are to obey our leaders and submit to them, for they watch over our souls. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning.

In 1 Timothy 2:1-3 KJV we are to strive to lead a peaceful and quite life, godly and honestly in every way.

In 3 John 1:11we are told to not to imitate evil but what is good. The one who does good is of God. The one who does evil has not seen God. Good is referenced here as good conduct and evil as bad conduct. Good conduct is also referenced being what is right that is eternal, and what is wrong being referenced as being unreconcilable. (Cited “Coffman Commentaries on the Bible 3 John 1” verse 11, StudyLight.org).

We also need to spend time in the word daily (Genesis 1:26, Genesis 2:7, Job 22:22, Job 32:8-9, Psalms 119:11, Psalms 119:105, Proverbs 2:6-7, Hosea 6:6, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 24:36-44, Acts 16:5, Acts 17:11, Romans 15:4, 1 Corinthians 15:1-2, Ephesians 1:13, Colossians 3:8-10, Hebrews 4:12-13, 2 Timothy 2:15, 2 Timothy 3:14-17 NASB, James 1:21, 1 Peter 2:2 NASB,

2 Peter 1:19-21 NASB) so that we can learn to understand how to walk in a manner that is worthy of our calling ((Matthew 10:37-39, Romans 8:28-30, Ephesians 4:1-2, Philippians 1:27-28, Colossians 1:10, 1 Thessalonians 2:12, Hebrews 3:1-6, 1 Peter 1:14-21) that our Lord Jesus Christ wants us to walk and to hold unto the gift of eternal salvation that has been offered to us (Acts 4:10-12, Romans 1:16, Romans 11:11, 2 Corinthians 5:20-6:2, 2 Corinthians 7:10, Philippians 2:12-16, 1 Thessalonians 5:8-9, 2 Timothy 2:10, 1 Peter 2:2-12, 1 Peter 1:3-9, 2 Peter 3:9-14) and not to be discouraged or lose heart (Luke 18:1, 2 Corinthians 4:1-7, Galatians 6:9 NASB, Ephesians 3:11-19, Colossians 3:21).

These are just but some of the scriptural verses and passages that are given to us to support the following statements.

The early Christians had a daily religion (Luke 24:50-53, Acts 2:41-42 NASB, Acts 5:42, Acts 20:17-21). (Cited La Vista Church of Christ “Daily Religion”).

Our Lord requires us to follow him daily (Mark 8:34-35, Luke 9:23, John 12:25-26, Romans 14:8, Ephesians 6:5-9, Colossians 2:6, Colossians 3:17, Colossians 3:23-24).

We also need to give ourselves daily in service (Acts 6:2-3, Acts 19:8-10, Romans 12:1 ASV, Romans 14:8, Ephesians 6:5-9, Colossians 3:17, Colossians 3:23-24, Hebrews 3:12-14, Hebrews 13:15, 1 Peter 2:15).

Our Lord Jesus Christ taught daily (Matthew 26:55, Mark 14:48-49, Luke 5:17, Luke 21:37, John 8:2, John 18:20-21).

We also need to try teaching daily (Matthew 12:30, Mark 9:40, Luke 9:50, 1 Thessalonians 2:12, 1 Timothy 1:3-6 NASB, 1 Timothy 6:2-11).

On all occasions our Lord Jesus Christ prayed (Matthew 14:23 NASB, Matthew 26:36, Mark 6:45-46, Luke 6:12, Luke 9:28, John 14:26, John 17:20 ASV).

We also need to pray daily and, on all occasions, (Psalms 55:16-17, Proverbs 8:33-35, Daniel 6:10, Luke 21:36, Acts 6:4, Acts 10:1-4, Romans 8:26-28, Romans 12:12 NASB, 1 Thessalonians 5:17-18, 1 Peter 4:7).

We also need to read and study daily (Matthew 11:29, Matthew 12:36, John 5:39, Acts 17:11, Colossians 1:10, 1 Timothy 4:11-16 ASV, 2 Timothy 2:15 NASB, James 1:19-26).

The churches were established daily and grew daily (Acts 2:41, Acts 2:46-47, Acts 16:5, 1 Corinthians 15:31, Ephesians 4:16-17).

We are born in their image they are our creator (Genesis 1:26-27, Ecclesiastes

12:1, Isaiah 40:28, Romans 1:25, 1 Corinthians 15:49, Colossians 3:10).

We also need to honor and show reverence to them (Psalms 2:1-12 NASB, Psalms 34:22, Romans 14:6, Ephesians 5:15-30 NASB, Hebrews 5:7, Hebrews 11:7, Hebrews 12:1, Hebrews 12:28).

They are holy as we must be holy as they command it (2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1, 1 Thessalonians 4:7-8, Hebrews 12:14, 1 Peter 1:14-16).

Whatever we do, we need to glorify God (1 Corinthians 10:31, Ephesians 5:22-30 NASB, Colossians 1:27-28 ASV, Colossians 3:17. 1 Peter 4:11 NASB).

They offer us refuge for our soul: (Psalms 2:12 NASB, Psalms 5:11, Psalms 18:2, Psalms 34:22, Psalms 62:8, Acts 14:21-22, Hebrews 6:18).

They offer us eternal life (Matthew 16:16-21, Matthew 25:46, John 3:36, John 5:22-24, John 11:25-26, John 20:31, Romans 2:6-11, Romans 6:23, 1 Timothy 6:12, 1 John 5:10-13).

These scriptural verses and passages are just but a few of the scriptural verses and passages that give us guidance on how we need to strive as we follow the examples that our Lord Jesus Christ has given us to follow (Matthew 7:12, Matthew 7:13-14, Matthew 7:21, Matthew 10:37-39, Matthew 16:24-27, Matthew 25:31-40, Romans 12:21, Ephesians 4:1-16, Ephesians 4:17-27, Ephesians 6:10-20, 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17, 2 Thessalonians 3:1-6, 1 Timothy 2:1-6 KJV, Hebrews 10:35-39, James 1:2-27, James 4:1-12 (ASV).

Our Lord gives us guidance to walk on the path of this life to be a child of God and that means to not listen to man, but listen to God's inspired word (2 Timothy 3:16 NASB) about the life and work of His beloved Son (Matthew 13:37-38, Matthew 28:18-20, Luke 1:1-4, John 14.15, Acts 1:1-4, Romans 10:17), His Apostles teachings (Acts 1:1-2, Acts 2:42, Romans 1:1-6, Hebrews 1:1-4), and the Lord’s brothers James and Jude (Matthew 13:55 NASB, 1 Corinthians 9:5, James 1:1, Jude 1:1), and the former teachings and examples of the Old Testament revealed by the Holy Spirit (John 16:5-15, Romans 15:4, 2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Peter 1:19-21 NASB).