‘NOW’ FAITH?

Be it unto me According To Your Word. – Luke 1:38

Ever heard of ‘Now’ Faith?

Basically put, ‘Now’ Faith is said to be Faith that insists on getting the miracle NOW; not tomorrow, or some indefinite “someday”, but now!

There is an element of truth in that; a person who doesn’t have a definite expectation for divine intervention in their life is not really walking in faith but just going through the motions.

The problem with this ‘Now’ Faith theology is that it hinges its scriptural backing on the opening two words of Heb 11:1 (“NOW FAITH is the substance of things hoped for...”)

However, the “Now” in that passage is there as an adverb, not as an adjective. The previous chapter ended by talking about faith (“the just shall live by faith”) and this chapter begins with “now” as a preface about that aforementioned "Faith".

Saying “Now Faith” as though the “now” there is describing a type of faith may seem harmless, but it violates a fundamental rule of faith. Biblical Faith is NOT what you make it to be, it is what God says it is.

If we expect to receive Divine intervention in our affairs through faith, then we should at least begin by taking God at His words and not twisting it to suit our fancy.

There’re are people who use the Scriptures like some legal document where they point out facts, precedents and lacunas. But the Bible is not a legal document with which we twist God’s arm, it’s a love letter filled with promises written long before we ever were saved at all.

For Faith to work, we must act according to the Words that came out of God’s mouth – and not the ones we put in it.

AMEN.

More Blessings await you today; you’ll not miss them in Jesus’ Name.

GREG ELKAN