Fundamentals of Faith

INTRODUCTION
It is often said, “if the purpose of a thing is not known, abuse is inevitable.” It is also true that if the source of a thing is not known, its relevance might be abused. Purpose will always answer to source. Relevance will always be dependent on source. Source defines the authenticity of a product. The best way to establish the quality of a product is to locate its source.
Try and look at it this way, there are many companies in the world today producing various products. There are manufacturers and distributors. For instance, windows software programs are produced by Microsoft Company. Microsoft Company is the source. If it must be authentic, it has to be sourced from Microsoft or any authorized dealer or agent. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. There are so many windows software in the market that does not have its source from manufacturer. They are called pirated copies.
The same is true with spiritual things. Earth is a reflection of what goes on in heaven. Man fell on earth because an angel fell in heaven. The fall of the angel in heaven brought about the fall of mankind on the earth.
There is the kingdom of heaven as well as the kingdom of heaven on earth. Earth mirrors what goes on in heaven.
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. Luke 11:2
This is the foundation for true spiritual understanding. You cannot confidently claim to understand spiritual realities if you are not in touch with this truth.
Heaven is a kingdom that stands as a source for everything the kingdom of heaven on earth would ever need. There are manufacturers, distributors and end – users. The kingdom of heaven is the manufacturer, the kingdom of heaven on earth is the authentic distributor or agent, while earth is the end – user.
Too many people in our world today have not yet understood the purpose for which God created heaven and the earth. A good understanding would help us appreciate the mind of the creator for earth.
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Genesis 1:1
This scripture establishes that fact that heaven and earth where created. This then brings me to a question I love to ask, “Where was God before he created heaven and earth?” We have always been told that God dwells in heaven, I am not here to debate that, but where was God standing, dwelling or located before creation began?
An attempt at unravelling this mystery is the first step in understanding the subject of this book – faith.

ORIGIN OF FAITH
Too many people read the bible with their minds closed. Salvation is not designed to suspend your mind; rather it is programmed to stretch your mind. On a certain day while I fellowshipped with the spirit of God in the shower, the voice of God came to me with the following words:
“Meditation is subjecting the mind to the dictates of the Holy Spirit.”
“Fasting is subjecting your body to the dictates of the Holy Spirit.”
“Speaking in tongues is subjecting your spirit man to the dictates of the Holy Spirit”
These three spiritual equations handed over to me had one constant – the Holy Spirit.
“And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. Genesis 1:2
This truth fertilized my mind and brought me to the realization that there are three realms in the kingdom structure. These are the spirit realm, heavenly realm and earthly realm. This brings back the question, “where was God before creating heaven and earth?” I have this simple answer, “He was in the spirit realm.”
Paraphrasing Genesis one, “In the beginning, standing in the spirit realm, God created the heaven and the earth.” This truth would destroy every hold of darkness around any life.
For those familiar with science fiction films, you see the space ships built in form of a kingdom. These space ships move across the galaxies. This gives a clear picture of what the spirit of God was like. God was within the spirit (space ship) while it moved across the deep. God somehow not too pleased with what He saw as he peeped out of the window had to make declarations. First, He desired a platform, so He declared heaven and earth into existence. Heaven and earth initiated the beginning, but there was still a problem.
“And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was
upon the face of the deep.” Genesis 1:2
God looked out of the space ship again and rather than complain about the situation, he did went after a solution. He did something about it.
“And God said, let there be light and there was light.” Genesis 1:3
In his quest to initiate form and fill up the void places, He called first for light. The call for light was to disarm the hold of darkness.