Malachi 3:6 “I the Lord do not change. So you, O descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed.”

One of the interesting arguments (excuses) I hear from those who do not study the Old Testament is, “The God of the Old Testament is mean, wrathful and harsh. But Jesus is full of love.” A closer examination of God reveals He is the same; He is unchanged from era to era.

Romans 10:17 – Consequently faith comes from hearing the message and the message is heard through the word of Christ.

Many issues in one's life can boil down to a lack of faith. Issues in relationships, marriage, overcoming sin, zeal, compassion, evangelism, etc... are faith driven activities and characteristics. We want our relationships to be strong, our marriages enjoyable and radiant, our sin eliminated and our evangelism effective. However, what are the typical routes we take to accomplish these goals? Work harder, get input from other Christians, counseling, guilt or feel bad about not accomplishing what we set out to do. We are not attacking the root of the problem; faith.