Men, the opposite of faithfulness is faithlessness. Now here is something to really think about.
I believe that one of the reasons why Christianity is so weak and ineffective in this 21st century, compared to the Christianity of the 1st century early church is that today's church has separated faith from faithfulness. And what do we have left?
- Faith without fullness.
- Faith without works (James 2:20).
- Faith without commitment.
- Faith without adherence.
- Faith without Christian discipline.
- Faith without following.
When Jesus saw Simon Peter and Andrew casting their nets into the sea, He said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. And they straightway left their nets, and followed him" (Matthew 5:18-22). This is faith with commitment. This is faith which is legitimized by following.
In the Greek, the two words "faith" and "faithfulness" are the same, "pistos." Check the Strong's concordance 4102 and 4103.
Each one of us will have to give an account to God as to our faithfulness. In this dark hour God is calling for men who are like Himself, created in His own image. A big part of this image is FAITHFULNESS.
Revelation 3:14 says of Him, "These things saith the Amen, the FAITHFUL AND TRUE witness."
Be encouraged. Colin