The Patience of the Saints - Having the Faith of Jesus, Part 1

Having the "faith of Jesus" is an imperative distinction for the saints who are allowed to proclaim the third angel's message (see Revelation 14:12). In Desire of Ages, Ellen White writes about the extreme feelings Jesus experienced while on the cross of despair, that He had no hope of ever being resurrected, and thought that He would never see His Father ever again. Jesus, while on the cross, thought that the Father did not favor Him anymore.   But Ellen tells us that Jesus finally did overcome these feelings of despair, and the "sense of the loss of His Father's favor was withdrawn." How? Ellen tells us, it was by Jesus' faith. Faith in what? We might be quick to answer, faith in God. And yes, this would be true, but why did Jesus have faith in His Father? Because He was His Father? Actually, that is not one of the reasons Ellen gave. It's become common to think that we're supposed trust God purely based on the fact that He is God, or that we should believe Scripture purely based on the fact that it is Scripture. But really, that would just be another way of saying that we believe just because we believe. In other words... It wouldn't actually be providing a reason at all - it's only making an assertion of belief. Scripture doesn't support the idea that we should "just believe." Instead, it gives *reasons* to believe God. And Ellen gave these same reasons that Jesus had faith in God in His darkest hour.  Join us as we take a closer look at what it means to have "the faith of Jesus." For further study:   "Spiritual But Not Spiritualistic: Matter in Motion with Morals and Meaning" https://youtu.be/KGcp88ILAww "Should We Believe the Bible with Blind Faith?" https://youtu.be/BxUMl7JY_tE "Is Your 'Faith' Actually Presumption?" https://youtu.be/a2lvGLcF98k Sabbath School Q2 2023: Three Cosmic Messages - Week 11, "The Seal of God and Mark of the Beast Part 1"  A Branch Davidian Seventh-Day Adventist perspective on the Sabbath School lesson.  www.bdsda.com  Email us at [email protected] for comments and literature requests.