“…how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him, God also bearing witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to His own will?” (Hebrews 2:3-4).
Biblically speaking, faith is not “believing something you know ain’t so” nor is it taking “a leap in the dark”. Rather, it is a life of tenacious trust in God and careful obedience which is rooted in the three essential, infallible proofs of the gospel.
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Jesus is the Son of God, Immanuel. He came as the Son of God when the prophesied virgin conceived and gave birth to a son (Luke 1:31-35). He was declared to be the Son of God with power—given all authority in heaven and earth (Matthew 28:18)—by His resurrection from the dead (Romans 1:4).
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God is. He bore witness of His own existence and to the true identity of His Son with signs, wonders, and various miracles. Jesus’ wondrous ability to cast out demons and unclean spirits was an irrefutable indication (i.e., sign) that the finger of God was at work and the kingdom of God had come to His generation (Luke 11:20)).
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The Holy Scriptures are God-breathed. The holy apostles and prophets—many of whom were eye- and ear-witnesses of the Christ—were moved by the Holy Spirit (2 Peter 1:21) and guided by Him into all truth (John 16:13). The miraculous gifts of the Spirit confirmed the divine origin of their spoken words and culminated in the perfect, inerrant written word of God (1 Corinthians 13:8-10).
In these last days, greater proofs and even better confirmatory evidence were used for the revelation of God’s word by His Son than when it was given via Moses and the prophets. Therefore, refusing to believe the gospel is inexcusable. Failing to live with tenacious trust and careful obedience to the gospel of Jesus Christ is utter folly.
Don’t neglect so great a salvation!
