How Is The Faith Of God Different From Worldly Faith?

• Worldly faith is merely presumption or self-confidence.
• The faith of God is a gift from God.
  • As with all spiritual gifts, it flows from the Father.
  • It is a substance. Specifically, it is the substance of things hoped for.  Hope is also a gift from God, and true hope has eyes to see what God is going to do.  This is not, "I hope so" hope.
  • It is evidence. In fact, it is the very evidence of the things not seen.
  • It comes by hearing, but not by hearing just anything. You must hear a word from God.

John 7
38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
40 Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.

Lately, we have been hearing more and more about the glorification of the human spirit. To a member of the New Age or Secular religions, the human spirit is the source of salvation. There is another Spirit that is available to any person who will receive Him. This Spirit is the Spirit of God; it is the Spirit of Christ. All of New Age and all of Secularism is led and empowered by the human spirit. All of those who are following Jesus Christ are led and empowered by the Holy Spirit.