19/01/2025
*YOU SHALL HAVE WHATSOEVER YOU SAY - 5*
*Mark 11:23 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.*
Jesus points out that when the faith of God is put to work, you shall say (instruct, command). but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith...
The word “believe” is used as passive here because that man who has the faith of God is a believer. It is his nature.
He has believed the Gospel (Mark 16:15-16). Hence he is called a believer
Acts 2:44 And all that believed were together, and had all things common;
The believer is not instructed to believe in the Epistles, it is his nature to do so.
Hence Jesus’ emphasis on speaking; "to say".
He puts the faith of God to work, instructs, issues a command…
The second use of the word 'say' in Mark 11:23 is to speak in affirmation.
This implies a consistency. It was translated from a word that describes a consistent, continuous systematic way of speaking.
The third use of the word 'say', is from an original word which describes that which exists.
Therefore, the text Mark 11:23 can be better put as:
Whosoever shall speak authoritatively and shall not doubt but shall believe that those things which he affirms shall come to pass, he shall have what he systematically builds.
In other words, this speaking about is not a once and for all speaking, rather speaking consistently. This therefore shows that the result may not be evident by the first speaking, hence the persistence.
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Therefore, in the working of the faith of God, the emphasis is on words, our use of words, our speaking, not a once and for all speaking but consistent. The believing is passive, and is seen, exercised in the speaking.
