The following exchange was recorded for us in Chapter 6 of the book of John,
27 Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on him God the Father has set his seal.” 28 Then they said to him, “What must we do, to be doing the works of God?” 29 Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.
What Is The Work Of God?
Jesus answered that question in verse 29 of the 6th chapter of the book of John in the following words “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent”
How are we to understand them? In the book of Hebrews we are told in verse 6 of Hebrews 11:
Without faith, it’s impossible to please God because He who comes to Him must believe that He exists and rewards those who earnestly seek after him.
The seeking after God is the business of the truly converted man. Since without faith it’s impossible to please God then the logical answer to “ doing the work of God “ is Faith. But how do we acquire faith ? Scripture says in Romans 10:17 that faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God . So faith is a gift of God and faith comes from God so doing the work of God is impossible without the initial call or prompting or drawing work of the Holy Spirit. I’ll be covering this topic in its entirety in the video below and I strongly exhort you to watch it,
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My name is Tayib Salami and I started Tayibs.com for the sole purpose of exploring difficult questions about the Christian faith that most of us shy away from. In 2017, I entered a very dark time in my life and it’s only by the grace of the Living God that I’m still alive today. It led me to really go deeper in my faith and consider a myriad of questions that I never thought about asking myself or others before. Welcome and enjoy the ride with me.