In Touch, the teaching ministry of Dr. Charles Stanley.

Next on in touch, the stages of our faith. It's very clear in scripture that Jesus always honored faith and so he does today.

And if somebody asks you how much faith do you have, you really couldn't answer that. The only way you know how much faith do you have you really couldn't answer that the only

way you know how much faith you have is when you get it tested and it's tried there

storms in your life and difficulty and hardship and need and then you respond in a certain way.

Well, it's very evident in scripture that God honors faith because it honors him.

Not to believe him, it is to dishonor him.

And you know, it's interesting that Jesus said to his disciples in different ways,

have faith in God.

And they in turn responded well you know how do you how do we increase our

faith in there was give us faith what they didn't even understand really all that was going on in their lives when he was

talking about faith.

And so it's interesting how very important faith was in Jesus' mind, because if you turn

to the 16th chapter of Mark and in the 16th

chapter of course he'd already been resurrected and the scripture says in the 14th

verse, afterwards he appeared in the 14th verse,

afterwards he appeared to the 11 themselves

as they were reclining at the table.

And he reproached them for their unbelief

and hardness of heart because they had not believed those who had seen him after he had risen.

In other words, his heart was broken and he was saying, what is this with you all?

This is not one of those little, well I hope you all understand.

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