"Faith" and "Faithfulness": What these SHOULD mean to you
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๐ FAITH AND FAITHFULNESS
Why True Belief Requires Obedience
Refuting the False "Grace Without Law" Doctrine
"Can one have true faith in the Messiah without being faithful to His Father?"
✝️ The Son and Father Are One in Purpose
Yahusha made it clear that His entire purpose was to do His Father's will — not to replace it.
"For I came down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of Him that sent me."
— Yochanon (John) 6:38
"My doctrine is not mine, but His that sent me."
— Yochanon (John) 7:16
So if we claim to have faith in Yahusha,
yet disregard the faithfulness He modeled toward His Father's commandments,
we are believing in a different Messiah — one of lawlessness, not the true Son of Elohiym.
๐ The Hebrew Connection: Faith = Faithfulness
The English word faith comes from the Hebrew root 'emunah (ืֱืืּื ָื)
This means not just belief, but:
- Steadfastness
- Trustworthiness
- Firmness
- Fidelity
In Hebrew thought:
To have faith ('emunah) is to be faithful ('aman)
Scripture Examples:
• "Moshe was faithful ('aman) in all Yahuah's house." — Bemidbar (Numbers) 12:7
• "The righteous shall live by his faith ('emunah)." — Chabaqquq (Habakkuk) 2:4
Belief without obedience is unbelief masquerading as faith.
✝️ Yahusha Taught Faithfulness as Proof of Faith
"If ye love Me, keep My commandments."
— Yochanon (John) 14:15
"Not every one that saith unto Me, 'Adonai, Adonai,' shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of My Father which is in heaven."
— Mattithyahu (Matthew) 7:21
"Why call ye Me, 'Adonai, Adonai,' and do not the things which I say?"
— Luqas (Luke) 6:46
Yahusha's definition of belief (faith) includes doing.
He never taught that "grace" replaced obedience —
rather, grace empowers obedience (Romans 6:1–2, 14–16).
๐ Paul Was Misunderstood — Not Lawless
Many twist Paul's writings to justify rebellion against Torah, just as Kepha (Peter) warned:
"...in all his epistles are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other Scriptures, unto their own destruction."
— 2 Kepha (2 Peter) 3:16
But Paul himself said plainly:
"Do we then make void the Torah through faith?
Yahuah forbid: yea, we establish the Torah."
— Romans 3:31
True faith in Messiah establishes the Torah — it confirms its righteousness and brings it to life within us by the Ruach Ha'Qodesh (Holy Spirit).
๐ก "Born Again" Writes the Law Inside You
The new birth fulfills the prophecy of the new covenant:
"I will put My Torah in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their Elohiym, and they shall be My people."
— Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 31:33, quoted in Hebrews 8:10
Thus, the "born again" believer is not freed from the Torah,
but freed to keep it from the heart rather than mere letter.
"For this is the love of Elohiym, that we guard His commandments: and His commandments are not grievous."
— 1 Yochanon (1 John) 5:3
⚖️ The False Doctrine of "Faith Without Law"
The Modern Pulpit Claims:
"We're saved by faith, not works; therefore the law no longer applies."
But Scripture Says:
"Even so faith, if it has not works, is dead, being alone."
— Ya'aqov (James) 2:17
"Be ye doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves."
— Ya'aqov (James) 1:22
(Mattithyahu 16:27; Revelation 22:12)
๐ Summary of Biblical Truth
| Biblical Truth | Scripture Reference |
|---|---|
| Faith ('emunah) = Faithfulness / Obedient trust | Habakkuk 2:4; Hebrews 11 |
| Yahusha obeyed and taught Torah | John 14:15; Matthew 5:17–19 |
| Born again = Torah written on heart | Jeremiah 31:33; Hebrews 8:10 |
| Grace empowers obedience, not sin | Romans 6:1–2, 15 |
| Faith without works is dead | James 2:17 |
| To know Messiah is to keep His commands | 1 John 2:3–4 |
๐ Conclusion
No one can claim true faith in the Son while being unfaithful to the Father,
because Yahusha is the express image of His Father's faithfulness (Hebrews 1:3).
To believe in Him is to walk as He walked — in perfect obedience to the Torah of Yahuah.
The "born again" believer doesn't discard the law; he fulfills it inwardly by the Spirit of Truth.
"Here is the patience of the qodeshiym (saints): here are they that guard the commandments of Elohiym and the faith of Yahusha."
— Chazon (Revelation) 14:12
That verse alone seals it:
Faith and faithfulness are one — and both are required to abide in the Kingdom.
๐ A Call to True Faith
Let us not be deceived by the false teachers who preach a lawless Messiah.
True faith produces faithful obedience.
True love keeps His commandments.
And true salvation transforms rebels into righteous servants of the Most High.
๐ Key Scripture References:
• John 6:38 — Yahusha came to do Father's will
• John 14:15 — Love = keeping commandments
• Matthew 7:21 — Doers enter kingdom
• Romans 3:31 — Faith establishes Torah
• James 2:17 — Faith without works is dead
• Jeremiah 31:33 — New covenant prophecy
• 1 John 5:3 — Love = commandment keeping
• 1 John 2:4 — Claims without obedience = lies
• Revelation 14:12 — Saints keep commands and faith
• Hebrews 1:3 — Yahusha = image of Father
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