tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794452.post4452181447805961054..comments2024-03-28T08:21:01.634-05:00Comments on The Faith Log: The Center of the GospelJeff Doleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06582602841064840774noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794452.post-6953393343355853622012-06-25T10:43:45.823-05:002012-06-25T10:43:45.823-05:00Thanks for your comment. I think biblical faith im...Thanks for your comment. I think biblical faith implies more than mere mental assent or agreement with some proposition. We are called, not just to believe <i>that</i> Jesus is God's Anointed King, but to believe <i>in</i> Jesus, God's Anointed King. That implies discipleship, as we entrust ourselves completely to Him. Discipleship is inherent to faith in King Jesus. Neither faith nor discipleship is once-and-done but is continuous. It is a way of life.Jeff Doleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582602841064840774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794452.post-39627377592304282632012-06-25T10:07:06.640-05:002012-06-25T10:07:06.640-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jeff Doleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582602841064840774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794452.post-75684877428344858182012-06-20T17:46:42.852-05:002012-06-20T17:46:42.852-05:00Since faith today often means simply believe, I th...Since faith today often means simply believe, I think it is important to say that believing in this King includes becoming a disciple and obeying this King. At the end of Jn. 3, there is a link between believing and obeying: Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him (3:36). A paraphrase of this verse might include: whoever is believing (continuously) into (union with, as a disciple of) the Son has (already) the life (of the age to come); but whoever is disobeying (continuously) the Son will not see (the) life (of the age to come), but the wrath of God is remaining (continuously) on him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com