Fighting the Battle of Faith

This post aims to define faith (via excerpts from Dr. J. Piper; and Dr. S. Ferguson). The excerpt by Piper is more about the battle of faith against unbelief; it provides insight into how unbelief derails a Christian; Piper also confronts a common social doctrine held by mainstream Christians; Ferguson’s 2 minute video provides the best definition of faith I have heard, it is an excerpt of a Ligonier Bible class. The 32 minute sermon from which the Piper excerpt was taken is also provided for those who would know more.

Despised and Rejected, by Pastor Patrick Ramsey

The true interpretation of the cross: Jesus is the Son of God, incarnate; the Messiah, the Christ, the Savior of the world, who willingly went to the cross; He came to be despised and rejected in order to deliver us from sin… So we would not be despised and rejected by God on judgment day, for our sin… He came to redeem us from the curse, by being a curse for us