"The Common Faith"

     The faith of the justified is that “common faith” binding together every true believer. 
Titus 1:4 – “To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.” It is common in one sense only. It is found only in and exercised by those whom the Father sent the Son to redeem. It is wrought of God in the believer and is fixed on its object, the Lord Jesus Christ and His righteousness imputed as all the sinners’ salvation. All other faiths are counterfeit. There are three qualities common in the common faith: 


 (1) It sees no merit in the sinner. By nature, even God’s elect are all too ready to boast in 
their faith. This “common faith” looks away from the sinner to another for salvation. God given faith never commands the sinner to look to himself for any part of salvation. 
 

(2) It sees all merit in the Savior. God given faith looks only to “the LORD our 
righteousness” for all of salvation. The commandment is “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved.” Faith is the evidence, not the cause of salvation. Faith in my faith is a counterfeit faith and is deadly. 
 

(3) It is measured by the Spirit (Romans 12:3). Faith is a fruit of the Spirit and the gift of 
God. It was given to the saints in the everlasting covenant of grace made before time and ratified by the blood of Christ in time. It is made known in time to the elect in regeneration and conversion under the true gospel and measured to every common faith believer as God sees fit. 

May our prayer be, “Lord, I believe; help Thou mine unbelief."

 

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