Three Faiths

“For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope.” – Galatians 5:5 Yesterday, I emphasized that once we experience salvation, a deeper connection with Jesus is available to us through life in the Spirit. My former mentor Dallas Willard shared an interesting progression to this connection from the life of Job. He describes this as three faiths! Job was an obedient, godly man described as the most righteous man on earth. And because of that, Job received God’s blessing in health, life, friendship, and wealth. Job believed he was blessed because of his righteousness or obedience to God. This foundational faith is referred to as the faith of propriety. This often describes a new believer who knows what is right, and God blesses them, as the scripture attests. In the next season of Job’s life, he experiences events that he cannot fully explain. Suddenly,