"Faith" may be the most popular word in the Christian vocabulary.
What is the "faith," by which the righteous are to live?
What is "presumption." How is presumption different from faith?
The Bible tells us about Satan placing Jesus on the roof of the Temple. Satan invited Jesus to jump off. Jesus refused, for two reasons. First, He would have been testing God unnecessarily. Second, He did not want to break His neck.
Why would jumping off the roof of the Temple not have been faith? Because God did not tell Jesus to do that.
Satan attempted to persuade Jesus to use the Scriptures as though they are the living God speaking. They are not. God said in the Book of Psalms that the individual dwelling in the secret place of the Most High would be supported by angels so he would not stumble over a stone.
But God was not speaking about Jesus jumping off the roof of the Temple!
So it is today. People quote, "By whose stripes you were healed." They say this means you already have been healed, whether you feel like it or not, because the Bible says you have been healed. Healing does not work this way!
Don't go around saying you were healed when you have not been healed. If you want to know if you have been healed, ask your doctor. And don't expect God to reach down and touch you when you are claiming you have been healed. Why should He if you say you already have been healed?
