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The Faithful Keep On Believing…
…waiting on God over time. “Through faith” implies patience if it's going to show itself as true faith. Eventually, we will receive the things of God. If everything were given to us at once, there’s no real test of faith, therefore, no faith required.

God glorifies Himself by sanctifying us!

“anneal” – Google.com
Heat (metal or glass) and allow it to cool slowly, in order to remove internal stresses and toughen it.

God Anneals Our Faith
Sanctification is like the annealing of metal. As believers, we must be “worked” to the glory of God. He bends us incrementally, adds heat under pressure, then gives us time to “cool down”. In the end, each iteration makes us stronger, more resolute in our faith.

Psa 37:5
Commit your way to the LORD,
Trust also in Him, and He will do it.

1 Peter 4:19
Therefore, those also who suffer according to the will of God shall entrust their souls to a faithful Creator in doing what is right.

God Anneals Our Faith
Sanctification is like the annealing of metal. As believers, we must be “worked” to the glory of God. He bends us incrementally, adds heat under pressure, then gives us time to “cool down”. In the end, each iteration makes us stronger, more resolute in our faith.

Perspective
God glorifies Himself by sanctifying us…a process that, at times, is both painful and edifying…by which, we benefit.

The Gift of Perseverance
One of the key areas of fruit-bearing for the truly faithful is perseverance…perseverance being a grace gift from God.

Charles Spurgeon
Or, “with perseverance, with continuance.” “He that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.” He is not converted at all who is not converted eternally. The work of man is temporary; the work of God is everlasting.

“the one who endures”
(As opposed to the Mt 24:10), Jesus was not implying that endurance is the pathway to salvation; rather, as He reiterated in myriad ways throughout His ministry, salvation is a grace gift that results in fruit-bearing (e.g., perseverance” - Lk 8:15).

What's The Spirit's Message?
It’s that “by grace through faith” we WILL endure, persevere, and therefore bring glory to God.

The Light in a Believer
He possesses some type of affection for Jesus Christ, because he truly believes He saved him from sin and death. He is set free, and wants that freedom to shine for others to see.

Perseverance Of the Saints
Simply stated, a true believer will always persevere by grace through faith (as opposed to an apostate, for example, who eventually fails due to lack of true faith).

“take care how you listen"
Those who refuse the Light in time will not have the opportunity at the great white throne judgment. It will be too late, and all Light will be removed from them as they are thrown into the outer darkness, the Lake of Fire.

Faith In the Rock
If there’s one outstanding quality of rock, it’s that it is solid in its standing - ’tis why we use the term ‘rock-solid’ to describe unwavering things. If your faith is in the Rock, you will persevere (just like a rock does). (e.g., Lk 6:47-49; 8:15)

Faith In the Rock
The more we learn about Jesus’ approach to the faith, the more we realize two fundamental things:
- True faith is simple - God saves.
- True faith is practical - God sanctifies.

Faith and Fruit
True faith always precedes godly fruit-bearing (ala Lk 6:43-44). Religion supposes that faith is the fruit of fruit-bearing, as if it is somehow achievable through works (supposed fruit-bearing). The latter is the work of the flesh.

Ro 1:16-17
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “BUT THE RIGHTEOUS man SHALL LIVE BY FAITH.”

Futility
The flesh wants to stake a claim to life, but it's dead, and therefore literally incapable of doing so. A corpse cannot get up and walk, can it? Trying to use human rationalism to “find your faith” is supposing this very thing!