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<blockquote>''<big>“</big> <small><sup>11</sup></small> And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people. <small><sup>12</sup></small> Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her. <small><sup>13</sup></small> And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. <small><sup>14</sup></small> And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. <small><sup>15</sup></small> And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother. <small><sup>16</sup></small> And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people. - [[Luke 7:11]], [[Luke 7:12|12]], [[Luke 7:13|13]], [[Luke 7:14|14]], [[Luke 7:15|15]], [[Luke 7:16|16]] <ref>King James Version (KJV)</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote>''<big>“</big> <small><sup>11</sup></small> And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people. <small><sup>12</sup></small> Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her. <small><sup>13</sup></small> And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. <small><sup>14</sup></small> And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. <small><sup>15</sup></small> And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother. <small><sup>16</sup></small> And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people. - [[Luke 7:11]], [[Luke 7:12|12]], [[Luke 7:13|13]], [[Luke 7:14|14]], [[Luke 7:15|15]], [[Luke 7:16|16]] <ref>King James Version (KJV)</ref></blockquote> | ||
It was faith for this widow mother to allow Jesus to interrupt the funeral procession and her grief. If faith wasn’t present, she and the others there would have reacted very differently. We just saw that if we were to ask the average person “Why isn’t everyone healed,” most people would answer, “Well, it’s because they don’t have enough faith.” It’s true that if a person isn’t operating in faith, it will hinder them from receiving, but that’s not what the Lord said. He said it was because they had unbelief. | |||
Certain versions of the Bible render [[Matthew 17:20]] inaccurately, saying, “Because you have so little faith.” If you were to look at the majority of the translations, especially the more literal ones, this verse is rendered “Because of your unbelief,” not “Because you have so little faith.” Most people have this concept that if they are believing God, that automatically means they don’t have any unbelief. This is not what the Word teaches: | |||
<blockquote>''<big>“</big> <small><sup>23</sup></small> For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. - [[Mark 11:23]] <ref>King James Version (KJV)</ref></blockquote> | |||
===Part Five: The Law of Faith=== | ===Part Five: The Law of Faith=== | ||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
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